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Alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens: quick reference

…to 12 hours Tremor, sweating, anxiety, insomnia, tachycardia, hypertension, headache, nausea and vomiting 8 to 24 hours Alcoholic hallucinosis, often visual, auditory or tactile hallucinations…

Hypertensive crisis: drugs and doses

…improve the prognosis and can cause hypotension, acute kidney injury, myocardial ischaemia or cerebral hypoperfusion. Pain, anxiety, urinary retention, hypoxia, drug withdrawal and incorrect blood…

Oesophageal ECG

…ECG can never achieve, and makes it visible even when it lies buried in the QRS complex or the T wave. The whole value of…

🟠 Management of STEMI (ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction)

…B In patients with inferior myocardial infarction, consider connecting V3R and V4R to detect concomitant right ventricular infarction. IIa B Routine blood sampling for serum…

Cardiac Rehabilitation After Myocardial Infarction

…post infarction patient may experience: Reduced exercise tolerance Physical deconditioning Activity related anxiety Depression or psychological distress Loss of confidence in resuming normal activity Difficulty…

Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: Diagnostic Pathways

…ACS). Other cardiopulmonary causes , including myopericardial disease, pulmonary embolism, aortic emergencies, and pneumothorax. Non cardiopulmonary causes , including gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and anxiety related disorders. The immediate…

Hypertensive Emergency and Urgency: Differentiation and Treatment

…and cerebral involvement. Catecholamine excess and drug related presentations Severe hypertension may result from phaeochromocytoma, monoamine oxidase inhibitor crisis, cocaine intoxication, or other sympathomimetic exposure…

Vasovagal Syncope: Diagnosis, Tilt Testing and Treatment

…posture. Specific triggers are well recognized and include: Provoked fear, pain, anxiety, intense emotion, the sight of blood, unpleasant sights and odors, and orthostatic stress…

Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT): ECG features & management

…impulse reaches the atrioventricular node when there are two pathways, one being refractory and the other capable of conducting the impulse, re entry may arise…

Cardiac arrest due to anaphylaxis

…anxiety. Dermatological: Pruritus Urticaria Respiratory: Dyspnea Bronchospasm, stridor, wheezing Hypoxia Life threatening edema involving the lips, tongue, and uvula causing airway obstruction Cardiovascular: Hypotension Circulatory…

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