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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…

🟠 Calculate CHADS-VASc Score and evaluate indication for anticoagulation

…= 75 years Diabetes Mellitus Stroke/TIA/TE Vascular disease Age 65 74 years Sex category (female) Calculate Score CHA2DS2 VASc Score Result function calculateScore(…

Primary Aldosteronism: Screening and Management

…PA), also termed primary hyperaldosteronism or Conn syndrome, comprises disorders in which aldosterone secretion is inappropriately increased, relatively autonomous from angiotensin II and plasma potassium…

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…

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…

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