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Adenosine for tachyarrhythmias (AVNRT, AVRT, NCT)

…seconds. Case reports have indicated that the risk of high degree AV block and ventricular arrhythmias is greater in patients on digoxin or verapamil, although…

Management and treatment of AV block (atrioventricular blocks)

…iv. Antidote to CCBs. Digoxin antibodies Binds to digoxin. Digitalis antidote (anti digoxin, Fab fragment). Given in case of suspected digoxin intoxication. Table 4. Pharmacological…

Isoprenaline and Dopamine Infusions for Bradycardia

…varies widely and may involve intrinsic cardiac disease, extrinsic systemic conditions, or pharmacologic effects. Inflammatory heart disease, caused by infections (viral, bacterial, protozoal, fungal, parasitic)…

Cardiac arrest in intoxication (poisoning)

…and sodium thiosulfate) Dabigatran Idarucizumab Digitalis glycosides (digoxin, digitoxin, oleander) Digoxin specific Fab fragments Ethylene glycol Fomepizo 121:Ethylene Glycol 122:leethanol Heavy metals Chelating…

Drugs in the emergency setting

…below apply to adults unless otherwise stated, and paediatric doses are given per kilogram with the stated maximum. Always check against the local guideline and…

Injection technique — intramuscular, subcutaneous and intradermal

…oxygen, and the ability to lay the patient down. Injection Needle Angle Maximum volume per site : : : : Deltoid, adult 23–25 G, 25 mm 90° 1…

Soft tissue corticosteroid injection

Procedurer A corticosteroid injection into soft tissue gives rapid but time limited pain relief and rarely alters the natural history of the disease. In lateral…

Short Synacthen test

…respond to maximal ACTH stimulation, and it is rarely the injection itself that determines whether the result can be interpreted. What decides that is whether…

🟠 Phentolamine

…2 minutes Duration of action 10 to 30 minutes Delivery IV Dose Bolus injection : 5 to 15 mg every 5 to 15 minutes as necessary…

Invasive Coronary Angiography: Indications and Vascular Access

…and Clinical Role Invasive coronary angiography (ICA) is a catheter based investigation that visualizes the coronary arterial tree after selective intracoronary contrast injection under fluoroscopy…

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