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Urinary alkalinisation

…equipment for arterial sampling. Urinary catheter with hourly urine output measurement — the treatment cannot be guided without reliable measurement of urine output. Baseline tests: blood…

Urinary catheterisation

…when urethral injury is suspected. Indications Acute urinary retention. Chronic urinary retention with renal impairment or a large residual volume. A need for accurate measurement…

Chronic Kidney Disease as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor

…1.73 m², excess urinary albumin excretion—typically a spot urinary albumin to creatinine ratio (UACR) above 30 mg/g—or both. The eGFR is…

Acute kidney injury: quick reference for management

…urine dipstick and, where the cause is unclear or a renal cause is suspected, urine microscopy and urinary albumin or protein. 6. Perform an ECG…

Delirium in older adults: quick reference

…frail older patient an apparently small insult — sleep deprivation, urinary retention or a new sedative drug, for example — may be enough to precipitate the condition…

Edrophonium test

…EMG about 95 %). Contraindications Known hypersensitivity to edrophonium. Mechanical obstruction of the bowel or the urinary tract. Marked bradycardia, sick sinus syndrome or high grade…

Hypertensive crisis: drugs and doses

…cerebral hypoperfusion. Pain, anxiety, urinary retention, hypoxia, drug withdrawal and incorrect blood pressure measurement must be corrected before treatment is intensified [1,2]. The evidence…

Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders as Future Cardiovascular Risk

…maternal organ involvement. Proteinuria is defined as urinary protein excretion 300 mg over 24 hours or a protein–creatinine ratio ≥0.3. Preeclampsia may nevertheless…

Antibiotic dosing in renal impairment: quick reference

…course (no more than 7 days) may be given to selected patients with an eGFR of 30 40 mL/min for lower urinary tract infection…

Empirical antibiotic therapy: quick reference for common infections

…whatever the DS CRB65 score. Urinary tract Diagnosis Agent Dose Duration : : : : Afebrile UTI, women nitrofurantoin 50 mg × 3 5 days or pivmecillinam 400 mg × 2…

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