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

…symptomatic relief of seasonal allergic rhinitis, rhinorrhea, pruritus, lacrimation, and nasal congestion. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Acrivastine+AND+(%22QT%22…

ACE Inhibitor Cough and Angioedema: Practical Management

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

Anaphylaxis: quick reference for emergency management

…infusion or contrast medium. Remove a visible bee sting. Never delay adrenaline in order to identify or remove the allergen. 2. Give adrenaline 1 mg…

Cardiac arrest due to anaphylaxis

…in case of known allergy, when exposed to potent allergens (e.g. wasp stings, peanuts, etc.) and in case of swollen airways or dermatological symptoms…

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…

Urinary catheterisation

…can be hard to find in older women. Two things separate the safe catheterisation from the harmful one: never forcing against resistance, and never catheterising…

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Holter ECG

…recorder Contraindications None. Practical obstacles are skin disease or allergy to the electrode gel, and marked body hair that cannot be shaved. Set up 1…

Sepsis and septic shock: quick reference for the first hour

…is high 0 to 30 min Clinical assessment of the focus; check previous culture results, antibiotics, allergies, renal function, health care exposure and the risk…

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