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🟠 Clonidine

…Dose Injection IV: • 150 μg in 1 ml vial. Dilute with 10 ml of normal saline and give by slow injection over 5 10…

🟠 Phentolamine

…Time to onset of action 1 to 2 minutes Duration of action 10 to 30 minutes Delivery IV Dose Bolus injection : 5 to 15 mg…

Endocarditis: definitions, causes, diagnosis, echocardiography & treatment

…Infections are difficult to heal because the heart valves are not vascularized and therefore it is difficult for the immune system to reach the bacteria…

Alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens: quick reference

…planned follow up , not merely detoxification. Benzodiazepines reduce the severity of withdrawal and the risk of seizures and delirium [1,2]. In delirium tremens the…

Cardiac arrest in intoxication (poisoning)

…apixaban) Andexanet alpha Benzodiazepines Flumazenil The Black Widow, Spider Bett Lactrodectus antivenom Botulism (botulinum toxin) Botulism Ininum antitoxin Beta blocker Glucagon IV Calcium flow inhibitor …

Liver parameters

…AMA, IgG subclasses, caeruloplasmin in people under 40, alpha 1 antitrypsin, TSH and coeliac serology , together with ultrasound of the liver and biliary tract . Go…

🟠 Labetalol

…bolus injections or as a constant dose infusion. Bolus regime : • 20 mg IV bolus over 2 minutes, followed by 20 to 80 mg every 10…

Injection technique — intramuscular, subcutaneous and intradermal

…the patient down. Injection Needle Angle Maximum volume per site : : : : Deltoid, adult 23–25 G, 25 mm 90° 1–2 mL Deltoid, BMI 35 or…

Soft tissue corticosteroid injection

…pain relief is a diagnostic finding — and appears to reduce the risk of a post injection flare. Lidocaine 10 mg/mL without adrenaline is used…

Short Synacthen test

…given dexamethasone. That is the practical key: the patient does not have to be left unprotected for the test to be interpretable. Procedure 1. Schedule…

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