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Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders as Future Cardiovascular Risk

…obesity. Gestational hypertension is defined in the supplied guideline material as blood pressure 140/90 mmHg on two separate occasions after 20 weeks of gestation…

Post-Infarction Pericarditis and Dressler Syndrome

…than 1% of AMI cases and is seen predominantly after larger infarctions and/or delayed reperfusion. Its typical onset is 1–2 weeks after AMI…

Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

…infectious diseases physician early in a high risk course, in instability, with resistance problems, or with suspected fungal infection 10 Document the times of triag

Pulmonary embolism: quick reference for risk stratification and treatment

…10 micrograms/L (FEU). Check which unit and which reference system your own laboratory uses before applying it. The D dimer is raised in pregnancy…

Soft tissue corticosteroid injection

…and short acting, not a depot preparation, and gives a shorter duration of effect. Lidocaine 10 mg/mL without adrenaline , 2–5 mL. Needles: 21…

Amiodarone: Loading, Maintenance Dosing and Monitoring Schedule

…days as necessary. Supplemental infusions of 150 mg over 10 minutes can be utilized for breakthrough ventricular tachycardia (VT) or ventricular fibrillation (VF). IV infusions…

Drug-Eluting Coronary Stents: Evolution, Evidence and Stent Choice

…shorter DAPT regimens are used. BMS now account for less than 10% of contemporary PCI procedures according to the source material. First generation DES The…

Statin Intolerance and Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms

…should be distinguished from severe muscle injury. Myopathy is characterized by muscle symptoms accompanied by CK greater than 10 times the upper limit of no

Levosimendan (Simdax, Simendan) in acute heart failure

…at 2 6 weeks intervals, or more frequently, as individually appropriate. 3 Important study: Milrinone as Compared with Dobutamine in the Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock…

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Holter ECG

…The choice of recording is governed by the frequency of symptoms: Symptom interval Method : : Daily 24 hour Holter A few times per week 48–72…

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