…the patient has not kept a diary. The set up and the instructions decide whether the investigation will be usable. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM…

…determines its entire value: a poorly performed manoeuvre gives a falsely low FVC and thus a falsely normal FEV₁/FVC. Set aside time, coach actively…

…is tolerated at considerably worse values. Follow the local protocol. Preparation and equipment Ultrasound with a curved array or linear probe. Sterile clothing: gown, gloves…

Lungmedicin Akutsjukvård Lathundar Key messages Two things set the COPD exacerbation apart from many other causes of acute dyspnoea: oxygen must be titrated cautiously and…

…two different sets of piezoelectric crystals; one set for sending ultrasound and the other for analyzing reflected sound waves. The cardinal difference between continuous wave…

…the ventricles with the same rate. This occurs if ventricular stimulation is set to be triggered by the atrial impulse. Another cause of pacemaker mediated…

…the patient does not feel the pressure sore. Preparation and equipment Material Comment : : Stockinette Innermost against the skin, protects against the edges of the cast…

…the leaflet tips (1–3 mm axial length of SV) and sweep speed is set to 50 mm/s to 100 mm/s (Figure 1)…

…while minimizing battery consumption. Amplitudes are normally below 1.5 V and pulse duration (width) is usually set to 0.5 ms. The relationship between…

…exercise tests should not be maximal, which means that the clinician must set a lower goal regarding workload (e.g. reaching 70% of maximal pulse…

…Preparation and equipment Arterial catheter, usually 20 G in an adult; a smaller size in children. A set with an integrated guidewire (Seldinger technique) helps…

…Equipment A large bore peripheral cannula — at least 1.3 mm (green) for rapid transfusion, preferably two lines in a bleeding patient. A transfusion set…

…should be changed or removed once the situation has stabilised. Preparation and equipment A central line set with a triple lumen catheter, usually 7 Fr…

…does not increase ventilation at all . The backup rate is usually set at 12–16 breaths per minute. Regional protocols and the terminology used by…

…oral route may then be considered. Preparation and equipment A 12 lead ECG machine able to print at 100 mm/s . A sterile oesophageal electrode…

…a Venturi mask with a set of valves, and a high flow nasal cannula where available. Bag mask equipment for a patient who is not…

…choose a new site if in doubt Cellulitis over the insertion site Change the puncture site Preparation and equipment Ultrasound with a curved array probe…

…procedure, not before it. Preparation and equipment Ultrasound with a sector probe (the same probe as for echocardiography) and a sterile probe cover. Continuous ECG…

…Preparation and equipment Cannulae in several sizes, a tourniquet, chlorhexidine in alcohol 5 mg/mL, gauze, a transparent dressing, an extension set with a three…

…A decision to withhold further life sustaining treatment. Preparation and equipment Continuous core temperature measurement. An oesophageal probe or a urinary catheter with a temperature…

…with better discrimination. The missing ingredient has been a training set large enough to link raw waveforms to reliable cause of death data. The current…

…yields an activation. The pacemaker is then set to the minimum energy needed to activate myocardium (a safety margin is often used). Most pacemakers perform…

…activity below the base rate will trigger pacing. The base rate is usually set to 60 beats/min. The base rate is virtually always 50…

…doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehr488. Champsi S, et al. CHA₂DS₂ VASc or a non sex score (CHA₂DS₂ VA) for stroke risk prediction in atrial fibrillation…