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Cardiac arrest due to hypoxia and asphyxia

…arrest as a result of asphyxia or hypoxia is managed according to the standard CPR algorithm, except that interventions to reoxygenate the patient is of…

Primary Aldosteronism: Screening and Management

…particularly if spontaneous or diuretic induced, but it is absent in most diagnosed patients. Reliance on hypokalaemia alone therefore misses a substantial proportion of cases…

Complications of Coronary Angiography and Vascular Access Management

…There are no absolute contraindications to coronary angiography in the general sense; the decision depends on balancing the expected diagnostic or therapeutic benefit against the…

Blood transfusion and massive haemorrhage

…serious transfusion accidents rarely stem from laboratory errors but from the wrong blood being given to the wrong patient — a mislabelled tube, or an identity…

Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders as Future Cardiovascular Risk

…comprise chronic or pre existing hypertension, gestational hypertension, and preeclampsia. Collectively, they affect approximately 5–15% of pregnancies worldwide and are major contributors to maternal…

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (broken heart syndrome, stress induced cardiomyopathy)

…to it in recent years. Most cases (70%) of takotsubo cardiomyopathy occur in situations with extreme stress, such as car accidents, gun violence, threats, or…

Cardiac arrest in hyperthermia and malignant hyperthermia

…arises when heat production or acquisition surpasses the body's capacity for heat elimination. Hyperthermia can induce an inflammatory state similar to the Systemic Inflammatory…

Cardiac arrest during sepsis

…and can guide resuscitative efforts. If the patient presents with hypotension or has a lactate level exceeding 4 mmol/l, commence an intravenous fluid resuscitation…

Causes of sudden cardiac arrest

…cause does not fall into the other categories. Trauma Cardiac arrest caused by violence, accidents, burns, or other trauma. Drowning Cardiac arrest due to drowning…

Cardiac arrest in hypothermia (accidental hypothermia)

…severe hypothermia No signs of life <24 °C Actions in accidental hypothermia with cardiac arrest or cardiopulmonary depression Use HOPE Score to assess the prognosis…

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