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Reduction of dislocations

…shoulder dislocation, with an effect equivalent to sedation and fewer adverse effects Digital nerve block The standard in finger dislocation Procedural sedation Propofol, ketamine or…

🟠 Enalaprilat

…Enalaprilat lowers blood pressure by inhibiting ACE. Effects • The hypotensive effect of enalaprilat depends on plasma volume and plasma renin activity. Volume depletion and high…

🟠 Clevidipine

…selective for vascular smooth muscle cells and has little or no effect on myocardial contractility or conduction. Clevidipine reduces mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) by…

🟠 Esmolol

…perioperative tachycardia) and hypertension (including hypertensive emergency, perioperative hypertension). Mechanism of action • Relatively cardioselective (beta 1 receptor blocker) beta blocker with ultra short acting effect…

🟠 Hydralazine

…simultaneous administration of beta blockers). Effects Induces arteriolar vasodilation without effects on venous circulation. The reduction in systemic vascular resistance (SVR) is rapid and may…

Adenosine for tachyarrhythmias (AVNRT, AVRT, NCT)

…in patients on digoxin or verapamil, although this is not an established drug interaction. The half life of adenosine is 8 seconds. Adverse effects are…

Edrophonium test

…Observe pulse, blood pressure and muscle strength for a few minutes. 5. If the patient tolerates the test dose without troublesome adverse effects, give a…

Levosimendan (Simdax, Simendan) in acute heart failure

…ventricular and valvular function. Levosimendan drug is generally well tolerated. Severe adverse effects are less common. Levosimendan may be administered simultaneously with milrinone. The drugs…

Hypertensive crisis: drugs and doses

…the duration of effect, the dosing, the adverse effects and the important precautions. A hypertensive emergency is defined by a markedly raised blood pressure in…

🟠 Metoprolol

…oxygen consumption and myocardial contractility. Less pronounced blood pressure lowering effect than esmolol and labetalol. Time to onset of action 20 minutes Duration of action…

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