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Cardiac arrest in hyperthermia and malignant hyperthermia

…body's capacity for heat elimination. Hyperthermia can induce an inflammatory state similar to the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS). Body temperatures surpassing 40°C (104°F…

Cardiac arrest during sepsis

…Coimbra R. Open chest versus closed chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation in trauma patients with signs of life upon hospital arrival: a retrospective multicenter study. Crit Care…

Sinus node dysfunction (SND) and sick sinus syndrome (SSS)

…Hyperthermia Increased intracranial pressure Irreversible causes of sinus node dysfunction Age related degenerative disease (fibrosis) Myocardial ischemia/infarction Lesions due to heart surgery Myocarditis Collagen…

Cardiac arrest in hypothermia (accidental hypothermia)

…2° F) are not compatible with signs of life (Frei et al.). When hypothermia precedes cardiac arrest, the body has undergone cooling before circulatory cessation…

ECG J wave syndromes: hypothermia, early repolarization, hypercalcemia & Brugada syndrome

…hypercalcemia and hypothermia The J wave – also referred to as Osborn's wave – is defined as a wave occurring at the J point ( Figure 1…

Targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest

…or functional outcome; more arrhythmias with haemodynamic compromise in the hypothermia group HYPERION (2019) 33 °C for 24 hours versus 37 °C, with a non…

Atropine: Dosing in Bradycardia and Its Limitations

…pneumothorax, preexisting acidosis, drug overdose, hypothermia, and hyperkalemia. Clinical Presentation and Symptoms The clinical manifestation of bradycardia depends on the adequacy of cardiac output. Isolated…

Isoprenaline and Dopamine Infusions for Bradycardia

…tension pneumothorax, preexisting acidosis, drug overdose, hypothermia, and hyperkalemia. When bradycardia occurs in the context of inflammatory heart disease, it often reflects myocardial pathology that…

Drugs in the emergency setting

…mmol in hyperkalaemia or tricyclic poisoning 1 mmol/kg Reversible causes: hypoxia, hypovolaemia, hypo /hyperkalaemia and metabolic disturbance, hypothermia, tamponade, toxins, thrombosis (coronary or pulmonary)…

Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

…malignancy, stem cell transplantation, immunosuppressive drugs, radiotherapy, bone marrow failure and certain targeted cancer treatments. Fever is not obligatory Hypothermia, new confusion, tachypnoea, hypotension, rigors…

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