…to identify cases with ST segment elevations, which demand urgent coronary angiography with the intent to perform PCI. The decision to transfer the patient to…

Critical care Myocardial ischemia and infarction Definition and Pathophysiology Cardiogenic shock is a state of inadequate tissue and end organ perfusion caused by cardiac insufficiency…

…with suspected acute heart failure, urgent hospital admission and referral to an expert centre with advanced heart failure care capabilities, including mechanical circulatory support and…

…Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is the commonest cause of vertigo in primary care and one of the few diagnoses that can be cured on the…

…and is linked to substantial mortality, even though incidence and prognosis vary widely between patient groups and care settings [2]. Practical first actions Do the…

…need for a vasopressor), obstructive shock or cardiac arrest with suspected pulmonary embolism. Urgent bedside echocardiography, looking for right ventricular strain. If CT pulmonary angiography…

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…

…intensive care and neurology; intubate as needed and start anaesthetic treatment with EEG After clinical cessation of the seizure Assess the recovery of consciousness. Urgent…

…benzodiazepine) is considered. IIa C Cardiac arrest Management Recommendation Level of evidence Urgent angiography is indicated in patients exhibiting ST segment elevation. I B TTM…

…Contact intensive care in circulatory compromise, serious arrhythmia, marked QRS widening, a sine wave pattern, or a need for repeated calcium treatment. Urgent investigations As…