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Opioid therapy in severe pain

…slowly over at least a minute; a rapid injection causes nausea and a fall in blood pressure without better analgesia. Flush the cannula before and…

The Best Clinical ECG Book: ECG Made Easy or Complete?

…Recognizing that many visitors are interested in other books and online resources, we have plowed through more than 30 of the most popular ECG books…

STEMI: Primary PCI and System-of-Care Time Targets

…reduction of myocardial energy requirements and mitigation of reperfusion injury are complementary objectives of initial STEMI management. The principal acute complications fall into two broad…

Causes of sudden cardiac arrest

…heart disease, other medical conditions (pulmonary embolism, bleeding, stroke, etc.) as well as cases where the cause does not fall into the other categories. Trauma…

Ventricular Tachycardia

…Torsades de Pointes in Long QT Syndrome) [1] . Underlying Etiologies The etiology of VT is broadly dichotomized into structural heart disease (SHD) and structurally normal…

Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction: Types 1–5

…The injury is considered acute if there is a documented rise and/or fall of cTn values. However, myocardial injury alone is an entity in…

The Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction: Types 1–5

…myocardial injury , demonstrated by a rise and/or fall in cTn with at least one value above the 99th percentile URL; and Clinical evidence of…

Non-ST Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI) and Unstable Angina

…and/or fall of high sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs cTn), with at least one value above the 99th percentile upper reference limit (URL) in the…

Short and long-term prognostication in cardiac arrest

…reduction in cell metabolism and thus prolongs survival. Myocardial stunning starts to normalize within minutes after the hypoxia is relieved. However, full recovery of contractility…

Hyperkalaemia: quick reference for emergency treatment

…calcium in the presence of hyperkalaemic ECG changes or arrhythmia. 4. Shift potassium into the cells with insulin and glucose. Add high dose salbutamol in…

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