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Poisoning: quick reference for antidotes and initial management

…clothing and wash the skin after external exposure A low Glasgow Coma Scale is not on its own an absolute indication for intubation. Assess ventilation…

ACE Inhibitor Cough and Angioedema: Practical Management

…When ACE is inhibited, the resulting accumulation of these peptides irritates afferent neural pathways in the respiratory tract. This process is not dose dependent. Similarly…

Atrial Flutter: Mechanisms, ECG Recognition and Management

…dependent on the CTI. Consequently, true atypical flutter is considered a post hoc diagnosis, confirmed only after the circuit has been fully outlined and dependence…

Transcutaneous and transvenous pacing

…Overdrive pacing in bradycardia dependent torsades de pointes. Standby pacing — pads applied but the device not switched on — in second degree AV block Mobitz type…

Perioperative Management of Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices

…Implantation history and current indication. Device function and battery status. Whether the patient is pacemaker dependent. Whether the device has been recently interrogated and whether…

Sotalol: Initiation, QT Monitoring and Renal Dosing

…which prolongs the plateau phase of the action potential. This action potential prolongation exhibits reverse use dependence, meaning the repolarization time is extended to a…

Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

…antibiotics within 60 minutes of triage or arrival. This is supported by international guidelines on neutropenic fever [2]. The direct evidence for exactly one hour…

Left Ventricular Function

…and rather complex. Indeed, myocardial mechanics constitute a whole research field. Cardiac function is also dependent on circulatory, pulmonary, renal and neurohormonal factors. These factors…

STEMI: Fibrinolysis, Indications, Contraindications and Rescue PCI

…ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a working diagnosis based on persistent ST segment elevation or an equivalent electrocardiographic pattern in a patient with…

Acquired QT Prolongation and Drug-Induced Arrhythmia

…imbalance ECG Definition and Pathophysiology Acquired long QT syndrome (LQTS) is characterised by an abnormal prolongation of the QT interval on the surface electrocardiogram (ECG)…

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