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ACE Inhibitor Cough and Angioedema: Practical Management

…it from classic allergic reactions. Clinical Presentation and Symptoms ACE Inhibitor Induced Cough ACE inhibitor induced cough occurs in 5% to 30% of patients taking…

Anaphylaxis: quick reference for emergency management

…a known or probable allergen , even if skin symptoms are absent [1,4]. Typical warning symptoms are: hoarseness, stridor, swelling of the tongue or throat…

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

…DrugBank search Aclarubicin Acrivastine QT prolongation has been described (see PubMed link). An antihistamine agent used for the symptomatic relief of seasonal allergic rhinitis, rhinorrhea…

Cardiac arrest due to anaphylaxis

…epinephrine administration, consider alternative vasopressors: Vasopressin Norepinephrine Phenylephrine Eliminate the causative allergen : discontinue any suspected medications and remove any remnants of allergens (e.g., insect…

Opioid therapy in severe pain

…phase. Severe breathlessness in the palliative phase (at lower doses than for pain). An opioid is rarely the right choice in nociplastic or neuropathic pain…

Urinary catheterisation

…impairment or a large residual volume. A need for accurate measurement of urine output in a critically ill patient. Perioperatively and postoperatively in longer procedures…

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Holter ECG

…the investigation will be usable. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) Indications Confirmation of newly detected hypertension — recommended before treatment is started . Suspected white coat hypertension…

Sepsis and septic shock: quick reference for the first hour

…A meta analysis of emergency department alert systems found an association with lower mortality, but most of the evidence was observational and the results must…

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