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Digoxin - ECG changes, arrhythmias, conduction defects & treatment

…with heart failure, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and in selected cases of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Due to its profound pro arrhythmic effects and lack of…

Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina: Provocation Testing and Treatment

…including myocardial infarction with non obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA). Ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death are important potential complications. Approximately one third of patients may…

Digoxin: Dosing, Therapeutic Range and Toxicity Management

…for ventricular rate control in atrial fibrillation, particularly when other therapeutic options cannot be pursued. Patients receiving digoxin may present with symptoms of digitalis toxicity…

Status epilepticus: quick reference for emergency treatment

…aims of treatment Convulsive status epilepticus in adults is present with: an ongoing generalised tonic clonic seizure lasting at least 5 minutes, or repeated generalised…

Anaphylaxis: quick reference for emergency management

…Acute onset of skin or mucosal symptoms , for example generalised urticaria, itching, flushing or angio oedema, together with at least one of the following: airway…

Edrophonium test

…in about 80 % of generalised and around half of ocular myasthenia, thereafter MuSK and LRP4 antibodies) and on neurophysiology (repetitive nerve stimulation with a decrement ≥…

Alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens: quick reference

…auditory or tactile hallucinations with a relatively clear level of consciousness and preserved orientation 12 to 48 hours Withdrawal seizures, usually generalised tonic clonic and…

Deceased donor organ donation

…to the next of kin. Active malignancy with a risk of transmission (an individual assessment; certain tumour types are not a bar). Untreated generalised infection…

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