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…that these parameters are highly interdependent and rather complex. Indeed, myocardial mechanics constitute a whole research field. Cardiac function is also dependent on circulatory, pulmonary…

…to alteplase and is simpler to administer, since the whole dose is given as a bolus [1,2]. In a meta analysis of three phase…

…new event. Administration Ticagrelor can be administered with or without food. For patients who cannot swallow the tablets whole, they can be crushed, mixed in…

…is complemented by population level interventions. Population strategies aim to shift risk across the whole community through healthier environmental defaults, whereas individual level prevention focuses…

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…ventilation–perfusion matching, increased physiological dead space and the Haldane effect. It is therefore misleading to explain the whole phenomenon as abolition of the patie

…nutrition, drugs and fluid balance. Fluid administration can dilute the creatinine and mask the deterioration, while dehydration can concentrate it. In older, malnourished, amputee or…

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