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🟠 Prasugrel (Effient, Efient, Prasita)

…empty stomach may provide the fastest onset of effect. Do not crush or split the tablet . Warnings and Precautions Bleeding Risk In the phase 3…

Acute exacerbation of COPD: quick reference

…ceiling of care and the decision on intubation early. Initial assessment Confirm that the presentation fits an exacerbation A COPD exacerbation is an acute or…

Abscess incision and drainage

…incision in the emergency department the wrong move — in the hand, in the medial triangle of the face or perianally. Indications Fluctuant, tender, erythematous and…

Inpatient insulin therapy: quick reference

…pump and change to an infusion or injections Drugs for type 2 diabetes in inpatients Agent The acutely ill inpatient : : Metformin Stop in acute kidney…

Invasive Coronary Angiography: Indications and Vascular Access

…mechanism of an acute coronary syndrome or guide percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). ICA therefore has three principal roles: Defining the anatomical distribution and severity of…

Pericardial Effusion & Cardiac tamponade

…blood tests and other radiological examinations are most often required, in particular computed tomography (DT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Anatomy of the pericardium…

Eletrical alternans: the ECG in pericardial effusion & cardiac tamponade

…common cause of pericardial effusion is infections, such as viral, bacterial, and tuberculous infections. Post pericardiotomy syndrome. Acute transmural myocardial infarction. Rupture of the free…

Posterior acute myocardial infarction (STEMI)

Myocardial ischemia and infarction ECG Posterior (posterolateral) acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) The heart is rotated 30° to the left in the thorax. This positions the…

Diagnostic Criteria for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Cardiac troponins, ECG & Symptoms

…elevated levels of cardiac proteins in the blood. Diagnostic criteria for acute myocardial infarction A diagnosis of myocardial infarction is based on the following three…

🟠 Management of STEMI (ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction)

…with symptoms suggestive of acute myocardial infarction and at least one of the following criteria present: haemodynamic instability or cardiogenic shock recurrent or ongoing chest…

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