Cardiology Substance : Adenosine Brand names : Adenocor Mechanism of action Adenosine works by slowing down the impulse transmission through the atrioventricular (AV) node, thereby interfering with…

…comes after the injury, not before — and that an edge or a fold presses on a bony prominence until the skin breaks down. An acute…

…Assess gait and truncal stability and investigate for a central cause. Acute vestibular syndrome is often caused by acute unilateral vestibulopathy, commonly called vestibular neuritis…

…to a minute or so, that are provoked by a change of position — turning over in bed, lying down, standing up, tilting the head backwards…

…the S3 segment. SGLT2 also mediates proximal tubular sodium reabsorption, with chloride following passively down the resulting electrochemical gradient. By inhibiting SGLT2, these drugs produce…

…by obstructive sleep apnea. The following bradyarrhythmias are considered normal findings during sleep: Sinus bradycardia down to 30 beats per minute. Sinus pause <3 seconds…

…single most important tool when intubation fails, since it restores oxygenation without requiring a view down into the larynx. The difficult airway rarely kills because…

…the patient's sick day rules) Vomiting or diarrhoea, unable to keep tablets down Parenteral hydrocortisone. The patient must have an emergency injection at home…

…days Hospital acquired pneumonia, non severe cefotaxime 1–2 g × 3 IV 8 days including oral step down Hospital acquired pneumonia, severe piperacillin–tazobactam 4…

…a 1–3 mm margin, down into the subcutis Never a shave — the depth must be measurable Basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma 3–4…