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Edrophonium test

…3. Give atropine 0.5 mg intravenously (alternatively glycopyrronium 0.2 mg) to reduce the risk of a cholinergic vagal reaction with bradycardia. Wait 5…

Management and treatment of AV block (atrioventricular blocks)

…Binds to digoxin. Digitalis antidote (anti digoxin, Fab fragment). Given in case of suspected digoxin intoxication. Table 4. Pharmacological treatment of acute bradycardia. Atropine Evidence…

Transcutaneous and transvenous pacing

…myocardial ischaemia or syncope — that has not responded to atropine: Complete heart block (third degree AV block) and second degree AV block Mobitz type 2…

Cardiac arrest in intoxication (poisoning)

…In scenarios where an antidote is not available, it is essential to provide supportive care and maintain vital functions artificially until the substance undergoes renal…

Drugs in the emergency setting

…failure Digoxin 0.25–0.5 mg IV, repeated to a maximum of 1.5 mg/day 15 µg/kg Slow onset Atropine 0.5…

Injection technique — intramuscular, subcutaneous and intradermal

…is not in itself a bar to vaccination. Relative: Lymphoedema or previous axillary clearance on the same side. A paretic limb — poorer absorption. Injection into…

Soft tissue corticosteroid injection

…not be shorter than four weeks . Mix the corticosteroid and the lidocaine in the same syringe. The anaesthetic confirms that the injection has gone to…

Short Synacthen test

…is taken before the injection and handled chilled. 4. Inject 0.25 mg of tetracosactide intravenously , slowly. Intramuscular administration is an equivalent alternative where there…

🟠 Phentolamine

…to 30 minutes Delivery IV Dose Bolus injection : 5 to 15 mg every 5 to 15 minutes as necessary. Continuous infusion: Start infusion at 0…

Invasive Coronary Angiography: Indications and Vascular Access

…selective intracoronary contrast injection under fluoroscopy. The procedure is performed by advancing guidewires and diagnostic catheters from a percutaneous arterial access site to the aortic…

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