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Anticoagulants: quick reference for dosing, renal adjustment and reversal

…if at least two of: age ≥80 years, weight ≤60 kg, creatinine ≥133 µmol/L Rivaroxaban 20 mg once daily with food 15 mg once…

Ivabradine: Indications, Dosing and Heart-Rate Targets

…a survival benefit was observed. Inappropriate sinus tachycardia Treatment of inappropriate sinus tachycardia begins with assessment and management of reversible causes. Because the prognosis is…

Atrial fibrillation: ECG, classification, causes, risk factors & management

…statistical models in which adjustment has been made for confounders) individuals with atrial fibrillation are at five times increased risk of stroke and two times…

Opioids in acute pain: quick reference for dosing and conversion

…in renal failure, heart failure, a history of peptic ulcer, and old age Titrate according to the effect and the respiratory rate, not to a…

Pulmonary embolism: quick reference for risk stratification and treatment

…care Intermediate–high Stable Yes Raised Admission with monitoring. Be prepared for rescue thrombolysis Intermediate–low Stable One of the two positive Admission Low Stable…

🟠 Prasugrel (Effient, Efient, Prasita)

…Prasugrel can be taken with or without food. Administering a 60 mg loading dose on an empty stomach may provide the fastest onset of effect…

Antianginal Therapy: Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Nitrates, and Ranolazine

…should be reviewed after initiation and after each adjustment. Persistent symptoms despite appropriately titrated medical therapy should prompt consideration of coronary angiography and possible revascularization…

Sotalol: Initiation, QT Monitoring and Renal Dosing

…ventricle. It extends the A H interval, which serves as an index of AV nodal conduction, but does not significantly alter the H V interval…

Adenosine for tachyarrhythmias (AVNRT, AVRT, NCT)

…atrial fibrillation with impulses conducted via an accessory pathway [see Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome]); blocking AV node conduction may result in accelerated transmission of atrial…

🟠 Aorta, aortic stenosis (AS), aortic regurgitation (AR)

…of Native Valvular Regurgitation. A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography Developed in Collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. In Journal of…

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