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Opioids in acute pain: quick reference for dosing and conversion

Farmakologi & dosering Lathundar Conversion tables are approximate. When switching between opioids, cross tolerance is incomplete: reduce the calculated equianalgesic dose by 25–50 per cent…

🟠 Vernakalant (Brinavess)

…if hypotension or bradycardia occurs. A defibrillator should be immediately available as a precaution. Dosage of vernakalant Vernakalant is dosed by body weight, with the…

ACE Inhibitors: Initiation, Titration and Creatinine Monitoring

…CKD). These agents interfere with the renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS) by inhibiting the enzyme responsible for the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II…

Opioid therapy in severe pain

…started in an opioid naive patient, or when a conversion between drugs is made without reduction for incomplete cross tolerance. Indications Acute severe nociceptive pain…

Lipoprotein(a): Measurement and Clinical Implications

…a); individuals with cardiovascular disease that is not explained by major conventional risk factors; patients at moderate risk or close to a treatment threshold, when…

Sotalol: Initiation, QT Monitoring and Renal Dosing

…young adults with congenital heart disease. Initiation Strategies Because of its ability to significantly prolong the QT interval and cause torsades de pointes or provoke…

Cardiac troponin I (TnI) and T (TnT): Interpretation and evaluation in acute coronary syndromes

…No conversion formula (between troponin I and T) has been validated. The risk of interference with antibodies in the blood is higher for troponin I…

Blood pressure

…normal readings at home or on 24 hour recording. Masked hypertension: normal in the office but raised outside it — associated with the same risk as…

Cardiac arrest in hyperthermia and malignant hyperthermia

…with rate 500 ml/h). Cold shower. Ice packs. Heat stroke ( 40°C) Neurological symptoms, confusion, convulsion, tachycardia, hypotension, coma. As above but with lower temperatures…

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