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Anticoagulation Strategies in Atrial Fibrillation

…and Drugs/alcohol. A crucial clinical pitfall is the misapplication of this score. A high HAS BLED score (≥3) indicates a need for closer clinical…

Alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens: quick reference

…varies between regions and units. Follow the local protocol for choice of drug, dosing, route of administration and criteria for intermediate care or intensive care…

Isoprenaline and Dopamine Infusions for Bradycardia

…bradyarrhythmic cardiac arrest or asystole may result from reversible systemic insults, including hypovolemia, hypoxia, cardiac tamponade, tension pneumothorax, preexisting acidosis, drug overdose, hypothermia, and hyperkalemia…

🟠 ATRIA (Anticoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation) Bleeding Risk Score

…65, and concomitant drug/alcohol use. Some studies suggest HAS BLED has comparable or slightly superior predictive capability for major bleeding compared to ATRIA. ORBIT…

Pleural aspiration and chest drain

…where the neurovascular bundle lies, and the drainage is stopped for coughing, chest pain, or when the volume limit is reached. Indications Diagnostic aspiration: a…

Acute vertigo: quick reference for HINTS and differential diagnosis

…a change in medication or an exposure Concussion, temporal bone injury, dissection, aminoglycoside toxicity, antiepileptic drugs, alcohol or sedatives Trauma and medication directed workup This…

Peripheral venous cannula and intraosseous access

…fails or is judged futile. Children in an emergency, where peripheral venous access often takes too long. Intraosseous access accepts all drugs, fluids and blood…

Poisoning: quick reference for antidotes and initial management

…time, and whether the intake was single or repeated a modified release preparation or a combination product concurrent drugs, alcohol and illicit substances weight, age…

🟠 Clonidine

…antidepressants reduces the effect of clonidine. • Clonidine increases the CNS depressive effects of alcohol and sedatives. Clonidine doses and administration in hypertension (hypertensive crisis/emergency).

Risk Factor Modification: The Evidence Base for Primary Prevention

…by non HDL cholesterol. For myocardial infarction, the leading contributors include high non HDL cholesterol, hypertension, smoking, abdominal obesity, and diabetes. Behavioural factors also make…

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