Acute care of the medically sick adult
The World Health Organisation has published updated guidelines on drug treatment of Influenza A(H1N1)2009 and other influenza viruses. Their recommendations […]
Three diagnostic tests for acute left ventricular heart failure in dyspnoeic patients were compared, with the gold standard being the […]
Previous studies have suggested the following are necessary for a successful Valsalva manoeuvre with maximum vagal effect: Supine posturing Duration […]
In a study of 674 patients with altered mental status who received a CT scan of the brain, logistic regression […]
Based on a study of 453 consecutive patients undergoing their first transthoracic electrical cardioversion for atrial tachyarrhythmias, recommendations were developed to […]
A review article on pulmonary embolism in pregnancy reminds us that the mortality associated with untreated PE far outweighs the […]
International Consensus Recommendations on the Management of Patients With Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding have been published. Here is a summary […]
Previous work in severe sepsis/septic shock patients has shown that a decrease in lactate concentration by at least 10% during […]
In a randomised noninferiority trial the oral direct thrombin inhibitor dabigatran was compared with warfarin in patients with venous thromboembolic […]
Intralipid therapy is recommended for local anaesthetic toxicity and in some overdoses. After large doses of Intralipid, the results of […]
