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Anaphylaxis: quick reference for emergency management

…or circulation. Skin symptoms may be absent, and circulatory shock does not have to be present for the condition to be serious [1]. Intramuscular adrenaline…

Digoxin - ECG changes, arrhythmias, conduction defects & treatment

…is due to increased Vagus nerve activity caused by digoxin. Increased Vagus activity diminishes the automaticity in the sinoatrial node (which lowers heart rate) and…

Digoxin: Dosing, Therapeutic Range and Toxicity Management

…use has declined over time due to the advent of more efficacious agents with wider therapeutic to toxic windows, and its routine use in adult…

Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina: Provocation Testing and Treatment

…to myocardial infarction, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, or sudden cardiac death. Spasm may involve the epicardial coronary arteries, the coronary microvasculature, or both. Epicardial and…

Status epilepticus: quick reference for emergency treatment

…hypertension and tachycardia are common during a generalised seizure. In prolonged status the initial sympathetic response can give way to hypotension, hypoxia, hypoglycaemia and circulatory…

Edrophonium test

…time to diplopia on upward gaze, or the number of seconds the patient can hold the head lifted off the couch. Filming before and during…

Alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens: quick reference

…of consciousness and preserved orientation 12 to 48 hours Withdrawal seizures, usually generalised tonic clonic and sometimes several within a short period 24 to 72…

Deceased donor organ donation

…at retrieval Maintained up to retrieval Ceased; warm ischaemic time is the limiting factor The time critical element The diagnosis and the donor care The…

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