Protocols
Protocols
MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA
Search Results Image result for MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a disease that causes a fast rise in body temperature and severe muscle contractions when someone with the MH gets general anesthesia. Malignant Hyperethemia is passed down through families. Hyperthermia means high body
HYPOTHERMIA
Hypothermia is a medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature. Normal body temperature is around 98.6 F (37 C). Hypothermia (hi-poe-THUR-me-uh) occurs as your body temperature falls below 95 F (35 C).
HYPOGLYCAEMIA
Hypoglycemia occurs when blood glucose levels fall below 4 mmol/L (72mg/dL). ... Hypoglycemia occurs when the level of glucose present in the blood falls below a set point.
HYPOCALCAEMIA
Hypocalcaemia, also spelled hypocalcemia, is low calcium levels in the blood serum. The normal range is 2.1–2.6 mmol/l (8.8–10.7 mg/dl, 4.3–5.2 mEq/l) with levels less than 2.1 mmol/l defined as hypocalcemia
HYPEROSMOLAR, HYPERGLYCAEMIC, NON-KETOTIC STATE (HHNS)
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state. Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) is a complication of diabetes mellitus in which high blood sugar results in high osmolarity without significant ketoacidosis. Symptoms include signs of dehydration, weakness, legs cramps, trouble seeing, and an altered level of consciousness.
HYPERKALAEMIA
Hyperkalemia is the medical term that describes a potassium level in your blood that's higher than normal. Potassium is a chemical that is critical to the function of nerve and muscle cells, including those in your heart. Your blood potassium level is normally 3.6 to 5.2 millimoles per liter (mmol/L).
HYPERCALCAEMIA
Hypercalcaemia is the most frequently encountered endocrine/electrolyte disorder in malignancy-associated hospitalised patients
HUMAN & ANIMAL BITES
Human and animal bites are relatively common and can result in minor injuries such as puncture wounds, scrapes, cuts or bruising.
HEAD INJURIES
A head injury is an injury to the brain, skull, or scalp. It can be hard to assess the severity of the injury just by looking.
HAND INJURIES
Hand injuries are common and can invlove a variety of structures such as the skin, tendons, nerves, blood vessels, bones and joints.
HAEMATEMASIS & MALENA
Haematemesis is the vomiting of blood, either bright or altered blood (so-called 'coffee grounds' vomitus), due to the action of acid on the blood.
GASTROENTERITIS IN CHILDREN
Gastroenteritis (gastro) is a bowel infection, usually caused by a virus. It causes runny, watery stool and sometimes vomiting.
