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Optimization of the ultrasound image

…These are the main adjustments made to improve image quality. Adjusting image depth and zoom Examinations in each echocardiographic view are initialized by identifying an…

Corticosteroids: quick reference for dose equivalents and stress dosing

…to the local protocol. Usually a bolus followed by repeated doses or an infusion Suspected adrenal crisis Give the corticosteroid immediately. Do not wait for…

Adenosine: Administration Technique, Dose Escalation and Precautions

…Specific dosing adjustments are required in certain patient populations: Pediatric patients: For patients weighing less than 50 kg, the dosing should be 0.05 to…

Opioid therapy in severe pain

…and pain in the palliative phase. Severe breathlessness in the palliative phase (at lower doses than for pain). An opioid is rarely the right choice…

Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease

…The resulting mild reduction in blood pressure is often accompanied by a compensatory rise in cardiac output. Although these changes are usually of limited clinical…

Anticoagulants: quick reference for dosing, renal adjustment and reversal

…50 Dose reduction as in the table above for rivaroxaban and edoxaban. Check every 6 months 15 30 Dabigatran contraindicated. The other DOACs are possible…

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…

Alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens: quick reference

…circulation and underlying disease are monitored [3]. The management of complicated withdrawal varies between regions and units. Follow the local protocol for choice of drug…

Drugs in the emergency setting

…and paediatric doses are given per kilogram with the stated maximum. Always check against the local guideline and the Swedish medicines compendium (FASS) before administration…

Inpatient insulin therapy: quick reference

…Not writing the prescription for hypoglycaemia. See the separate quick reference. Forgetting to review the dose as the corticosteroid is tapered. The dose must come…

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