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ArticleAkutsjukvård
Anaphylaxis: quick reference for emergency management

…impaired consciousness or new onset marked weakness rapidly progressive symptoms from several organ systems severe abdominal pain or repeated vomiting after probable allergen exposure sudden…

ArticleProcedurer
Edrophonium test

…objectively verifiable fatigable symptoms. Assessment of whether residual weakness in a patient with known myasthenia responds to further cholinesterase inhibition. The test has a sensitivity…

ArticleEmergency medicine
Acute Coronary Syndrome: Definitions and Initial Triage

…both arms. Indigestion or heartburn, particularly when associated with nausea or vomiting. Persistent shortness of breath. Weakness, dizziness, light headedness, or loss of consciousness. No…

ArticleClinical medicine
Acute Limb Ischaemia: Recognition and Urgent Management

…reflect peripheral nerve ischaemia. Motor dysfunction ranges from weakness to paralysis and is a particularly important marker of threatened limb viability. Paralysis generally indicates severe…

ArticleCardiology
Primary Aldosteronism: Screening and Management

…cerebrovascular accident at a young age in the patient or family Hypertensive first degree relatives of patients with PA Patients with hypokalaemia may develop weakness…

ArticleCardiology
Blood Pressure Targets in Older and Frail Adults

…expectancy. Available randomized evidence has not demonstrated that frailty weakens the cardiovascular benefits of blood pressure lowering among the frailer participants enrolled in trials. In…