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Corticosteroids: quick reference for dose equivalents and stress dosing

…use or a history of ulcer, not routinely Infection Consider Pneumocystis prophylaxis with high doses over a long period, according to the local protocol Psychiatric…

Deceased donor organ donation

…a risk of transmission (an individual assessment; certain tumour types are not a bar). Untreated generalised infection, or certain transmissible agents according to the current…

Pulmonary embolism: quick reference for risk stratification and treatment

…malignancy, infection, surgery, trauma and old age. A positive value is not a diagnosis. Risk grading in confirmed pulmonary embolism Risk Haemodynamics Right ventricular strain…

Pulmonary Hypertension: Classification and Treatment Principles

…therapeutic studies of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The threshold is not absolute: patient phenotype, risk factors for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, echocardiographic findings…

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…

Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

…A neutropenic patient with a suspected infection and organ dysfunction must therefore be managed as neutropenic sepsis even if the temperature criterion is not met…

Cardiac arrest in intoxication (poisoning)

…Currently, opioid overdose stands as a predominant etiological factor for cardiac arrest within this demographic on a global scale. Numerous substances possess the potential to…

Cardiovascular effects of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019)

…cancer, etc – are the most important risk factors for poor outcomes. The vast majority of infections with COVID 19 result in mild disease, with symptoms…

Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: Risk Assessment and Prevention

…causally responsible. This distinction is important because AKI after a contrast study frequently occurs in patients with several simultaneous renal insults. Infection, hypovolaemia, cardiac dysfunction…

Empirical antibiotic therapy: quick reference for common infections

…100 mg × 1 5–7 days Epiglottitis and other severe upper airway infection cefotaxime 1–2 g × 3 IV Depends on the diagnosis Always assess…

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