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Anaphylaxis: quick reference for emergency management

…to a drug, insect venom or another non food allergen 2. Acute airway, respiratory or circulatory compromise after exposure to a known or probable allergen…

Urinary catheterisation

…or prostatic surgery — contact a urologist before attempting Relative A known urethral stricture Relative Acute prostatitis or urethritis Relative Latex allergy (choose an all silicone…

Sepsis and septic shock: quick reference for the first hour

…output, respiration, chest findings, MAP and the response to every intervention Within 60 min Contact intensive care in shock, rapidly progressive organ dysfunction, respiratory failure…

ACE Inhibitor Cough and Angioedema: Practical Management

…tongue, and upper airway. Due to the risk of airway compromise, it represents a medical emergency. Evaluation and Physical Examination The evaluation of chronic cough…

🟠 QT Drugs: Drugs causing QT prolongation, torsade de pointes (TdP) and long QT syndrome (LQTS)

…or risk of torsade de pointes in PubMed. GnRH Antagonist Cancer (prostate) Synthetic decapeptide antagonist to gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH). <a href="http://www.ncbi…

Cardiac arrest due to anaphylaxis

…resuscitation (CPR) algorithm, incorporating an intravenous administration of 1 mg epinephrine. Predominant causes of anaphylactic cardiac arrest include food allergies, insect stings, and drug induced…

Opioid therapy in severe pain

…must be taken into account). Known allergy to the preparation — rare; itching and urticaria are usually due to histamine release, not allergy. Concurrent MAO inhibitor…

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Holter ECG

…with syncope Implantable loop recorder Contraindications None. Practical obstacles are skin disease or allergy to the electrode gel, and marked body hair that cannot be…

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