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🟠 HAS-BLED Score Calculator

…of oral anticoagulant used. Studies have shown that it performs similarly or superiorly to other bleeding risk assessment tools, such as HEMORR2HAGES, ATRIA, ORBIT, and…

Atrial fibrillation: quick reference for emergency management

…years ≥ 2 An oral anticoagulant is recommended A DOAC is preferred to warfarin except in a mechanical valve prosthesis and in moderate to severe mitral…

Targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest

…prevention has in practice no absolute contraindications. With active cooling to hypothermia , caution applies in: Ongoing uncontrolled bleeding or marked coagulopathy. Severe sepsis and septic…

Massive haemorrhage and transfusion: quick reference

…not delay transfusion or control of the bleeding in order to obtain a central venous catheter. 4. Take samples for blood grouping and cross matching…

Anticoagulants: quick reference for dosing, renal adjustment and reversal

…the on call coagulation service Always in parallel: mechanical control of bleeding, tranexamic acid where it is not contraindicated, and contact with the on call…

Blood transfusion and massive haemorrhage

…no one whose bleeding is not stopped, and it is the time to haemorrhage control that determines the outcome. Indications Symptomatic anaemia, or a haemoglobin…

Performing Echocardiographic Examinations

…reduced when studying distant objects). These concepts have been discussed in detail previously. The gain is regulated with TGC and gain control , as discussed earlier…

🟠 Esmolol

…minute) • Esmolol may also be used to control supraventricular tachycardia (rate control). • Esmolol may be used to reduce myocardial ischemia in the CCU or ICU…

Sepsis and septic shock: quick reference for the first hour

…health care exposure and the risk of resistant organisms 0 to 60 min Empirical intravenous antibiotics in septic shock or in certain or highly likely…

🟠 Nitroglycerin

…hypertension. Blood pressure control. Mechanism of action Nitroglycerin provides nitric oxide (NO) that induces vasodilatation (of both arterioles and veins) via generation of cyclic GMP…

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