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🟠 Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Brilique)

…with Platelet Function Test for Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT): False negative results in platelet function tests (including HIPA test) for HIT have been reported in…

Cardiac arrest in intoxication (poisoning)

…this demographic on a global scale. Numerous substances possess the potential to induce cardiac arrest or cause profound cardiopulmonary depression. Table 1 delineates substances for…

Injection technique — intramuscular, subcutaneous and intradermal

…adrenaline in anaphylaxis, ceftriaxone, ferric carboxymaltose Rapid, 10–20 min Subcutaneous (SC) Insulin, low molecular weight heparin, GLP 1 analogues, methotrexate, biological agents, adrenaline (second…

🟠 Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid)

…by: Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin). Other non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Other contraindications: Hemophilia. Thrombocytopenia. Active gastric or duodenal ulcers. Liver cirrhosis. Severe heart failure…

Anticoagulants: quick reference for dosing, renal adjustment and reversal

…local protocol or the on call coagulation service. Bridging with low molecular weight heparin is rarely needed with DOACs. Reversal in major bleeding Drug Reversal …

Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

…B12 or folate deficiency when blood tests are insufficient. Contraindications Severe coagulopathy or ongoing anticoagulation — correct this first . Thrombocytopenia, by contrast, is not a contraindication…

Intensive care parameters

…Enteral nutrition Started within 48 h where possible Thromboprophylaxis Low molecular weight heparin unless contraindicated Head of the bed 30–45° Stress ulcer prophylaxis During…

Pulmonary embolism: quick reference for risk stratification and treatment

…and the local protocol. Low molecular weight heparin is the first choice in pregnancy and an alternative in cancer associated thrombosis. Warfarin in antiphospholipid syndrome…

Warfarin therapy

…70 % Venous thromboembolism 2.0–3.0 Overlap with low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) for at least 5 days Mechanical aortic valve 2.5–3…

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