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Anaphylaxis: quick reference for emergency management

Akutsjukvård Lathundar Basic principle Anaphylaxis is a rapidly developing systemic hypersensitivity reaction that can cause life threatening compromise of the airway, breathing or circulation. Skin…

🟠 Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Brilique)

…or a prior heart attack and a high risk of developing an atherothrombotic event. Contraindications Hypersensitivity to the active substance or any excipient. Active bleeding…

Edrophonium test

…Hz, sensitivity about 75 %; single fibre EMG about 95 %). Contraindications Known hypersensitivity to edrophonium. Mechanical obstruction of the bowel or the urinary tract. Marked bradycardia…

Injection technique — intramuscular, subcutaneous and intradermal

…a tattoo or skin disease at the injection site. Known hypersensitivity to the preparation. Intramuscular injection in marked coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia (< 50 ×10⁹/L…

Short Synacthen test

…treatment is given, and the test is performed later. Contraindications Known hypersensitivity to tetracosactide or ACTH. Marked atopic disease, particularly severe asthma and a history…

Soft tissue corticosteroid injection

…A joint prosthesis in the adjacent joint. Known hypersensitivity to the preparations. Relative: Poorly controlled diabetes — expect a raised blood glucose for 2–5 days…

🟠 Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid)

…with bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hay fever, or nasal polyps (increased risk of hypersensitivity reactions, such as asthma attacks, angioedema, or urticaria with…

🟠 Prasugrel (Effient, Efient, Prasita)

…intervention (PCI). Contraindications Prasugrel should not be used in the following situations: Hypersensitivity to the active substance or any of the excipients. Active pathological bleeding…

ACE Inhibitor Cough and Angioedema: Practical Management

…In recent years, the concept of a distinct "cough hypersensitivity syndrome" has emerged, emphasizing the putative role of sensitized sensory nerve endings and afferent neural…

Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina: Provocation Testing and Treatment

…flow limitation. The mechanisms are incompletely defined. Proposed contributors include hypercontractility or hypersensitivity of coronary vascular smooth muscle to vasoconstrictor stimuli, including adrenergic agonists, leukotrienes…

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