…has therefore not been abandoned, only redefined: continuous core temperature measurement and a target value that must never be exceeded, during the first 72 hours…

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…involve a surgeon The following locations must not be handled routinely in primary care or in the emergency department without contacting the appropriate specialty: Location…

…upper airway obstruction where laryngoscopy will not succeed; plan for a surgical airway or awake fibreoptic intubation. A difficult airway is anticipated in a stable…

… An unstable pulmonary embolism is a reperfusion problem; a stable pulmonary embolism is a diagnostic pathway. The unstable patient Hypotension (systolic < 90 mmHg for…

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…thickness unmeasurable and staging therefore impossible; a superficial punch in a case of bullous dermatosis misses the subepidermal split. Choose the technique according to the…

…defects from incidental findings. Guidance for Intervention : A Qp/Qs 1.5 often warrants surgical or percutaneous closure in ASD/VSD. Serial measurements track shunt…

…else is supportive. But the same compression applied to a limb with arterial insufficiency can cause necrosis and, in the worst case, amputation. The decisive…

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