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Hypoglycaemia: quick reference for emergency management

…can cause: difficulty concentrating irritability or abnormal behaviour slurred speech visual disturbance confusion focal neurological signs drowsiness or unconsciousness seizures coma The symptom threshold varies…

Acute severe asthma in adults: quick reference

…struggling may be about to stop breathing. Diminishing wheeze means improvement only if air entry, speech, work of breathing, level of consciousness and PEF improve…

Targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest

…fever threshold, since a device set at the fever threshold is always behind. Indications A patient who remains unconscious (with no meaningful response to speech…

Physics of ultrasound

…distance between two peaks. The wavelength of the sound waves of human speech is between 17 millimeters (mm) and 17 meters (m). The wavelength is…

Delirium in older adults: quick reference

…hallucinations More easily detected, but accounts for a minority of cases Hypoactive Lethargy, slow responses, reduced speech, immobility, poor food intake, reduced eye contact Common…

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