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Delirium in older adults: quick reference

…Hypoactive Lethargy, slow responses, reduced speech, immobility, poor food intake, reduced eye contact Common and particularly easy to miss. May be misinterpreted as fatigue, depression…

Physics of ultrasound

…is human speech. Humans speak by setting their vocal cords in motion. When vocal cords vibrate, they generate vibrations in the surrounding air and these…

Acute severe asthma in adults: quick reference

…sampling or cannulation delay inhaled treatment. 8. Reassess speech, work of breathing, level of consciousness and air entry repeatedly. 9. Measure PEF or FEV1 if…

Hypoglycaemia: quick reference for emergency management

…a change in behaviour, collapse or an acute neurological deficit. Hypoglycaemia can cause hemiparesis, aphasia and radiological changes resembling ischaemic stroke. Glucose measurement is therefore…

Targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest

…no meaningful response to speech) after the return of spontaneous circulation , whether the arrest occurred in or out of hospital and whatever the initial rhythm…

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