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Blood transfusion and massive haemorrhage

… a higher threshold may be considered individually in ongoing ischaemia Upper gastrointestinal bleeding that has been stabilised 70 g/L — a more liberal strategy gives…

🟠 Clonidine

…cardiovascular disease or in those who are otherwise haemodynamically unstable. The benefit of its administration in these patients should be carefully balanced against the potential…

Antiplatelet Therapy in Secondary Prevention After Myocardial Infarction

…when an individualized post PCI strategy favours P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy. Clopidogrel Clopidogrel 75 mg once daily is an established alternative to aspirin. In patients with…

Physics of myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT, PET): Radiotracers, perfusion, blood flow and viability

…blood flow in milliliters per minute per gram of tissue (mL/min/g). This technique excels in detecting balanced ischemia. Such ischemia, seen in multivessel…

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding: quick reference

…soon as it is safe to do so after the endoscopy. Fluid and monitoring Use a balanced crystalloid in the first instance. Give small boluses…

Myocardial Perfusion Imaging With SPECT and PET

…assessment has an important limitation: it requires a normally perfused reference territory. In diffuse coronary disease, balanced multivessel disease, or global impairment of microvascular vasodilation…

Myocardial Ischemia & infarction: Cellular changes, ECG and symptoms

…Oxygen supply increases in parallel with increased oxygen consumption during exercise. Thus, supply and demand are balanced and no ischemia occurs. (Some individuals display a…

Blood gas interpretation: quick reference for acid-base disorders

Klinisk kemi & laboratoriemedicin Akutsjukvård Lathundar Basic principle Interpret the blood gas in the same order every time. Skipping a step is a common reason why…

Cardiovascular Prevention in the Very Elderly

…of life substantially influence both cardiovascular risk and the balance between treatment benefit and harm. Prevention in the very elderly therefore extends beyond reducing myocardial…

Coronary Anatomy and Segmental Classification for the Clinician

…is associated with increased sudden death risk, particularly in individuals younger than 35 years during or after vigorous exercise. Anomalous origin of the left coronary…

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