…A paretic limb — poorer absorption. Injection into an arm with a dialysis fistula. Preparation and equipment Hand disinfection; gloves where there is a risk of…

…urine stays acidic however much bicarbonate is given. Potassium replacement is not the management of a side effect; it is part of the treatment itself…

…Flush the cannula before and after every dose, otherwise the dose does not arrive until the next flush. Assess the pain both at rest and…

…of objectively demonstrating peripheral arterial disease, and it is needed more often than it is used — not only in claudication, but before every compression treatment…

…What determines whether the treatment is safe is not the starting dose but the system around the patient : that the weekly dose is adjusted in…

…s phenomenon, thromboangiitis obliterans. An arm with an AV fistula or with planned vascular access for dialysis. Previous vascular surgery in the area. Coagulopathy and…

…Haemodialysis, plasmapheresis or other extracorporeal therapy (requires a large bore dialysis catheter, not an ordinary triple lumen catheter). Measurement of central venous pressure and central…

…also does not bind every poison. With the following substances charcoal is ineffective and management is instead governed by the antidote, supportive treatment or dialysis:…

…AKI, is a syndrome of rapidly deteriorating renal function. Management is governed not by the creatinine value alone but by the course, urine output, volume…

…the patient to stop, keep the arm still and lowered at each measurement, and not to talk. Otherwise ordinary activities, including work. No showering or…

… check more frequently. Warfarin is often preferable <15 or dialysis DOACs are not recommended. Warfarin after individual assessment Rule of thumb for the monitoring interval…

…Confirm the potassium with a repeat sample, but do not delay treatment when there are ECG changes, circulatory compromise or a very strong clinical suspicion…

Akutsjukvård Lathundar Basic principle Manage the patient, not the list of poisons. Stabilisation according to ABCDE, the plasma glucose, a blood gas and an ECG…

…3 points) Severe Renal Disease: Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <30 mL/min or dialysis dependent (3 points) Age ≥75 years: (2 points) Prior Bleeding:…

…induce cardiac arrest or cause profound cardiopulmonary depression. Table 1 delineates substances for which specific antidotes are available. The detrimental effects of these substances can…

…not GFR Iohexol clearance The reference method for cytotoxic drug dosing and donor assessment For drug dosing: check which measure the dosing recommendation is based…

…week in the usual course. Severe AKI requiring dialysis is uncommon except in the presence of substantial pre existing CKD, particularly when congestive heart failure…