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Cardiac arrest in intoxication (poisoning)

…Opioids Naloxone Organophosphates Atropine Pralidoxime Sulfonylurea Octreotide Thallium Prussian blue Tricyclic Antidepressants Sodium Bicarbonate Unfractionated Heparin Protamine Valproic acid L carnitine (limited evidence) Warfarin Vitamin…

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…

Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

…at least 6–10, plus spreader slides — laid out and labelled before the puncture begins . Specimen tubes: EDTA and heparin tubes according to local instructions…

Pulmonary embolism: quick reference for risk stratification and treatment

…must not be used to rule it out The age adjusted D dimer in patients over 50: the threshold becomes age × 10 micrograms/L (FEU)…

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

…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

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

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…

Corticosteroids: quick reference for dose equivalents and stress dosing

…infection or gastroenteritis at home Double or triple the oral daily dose during the days of illness (the patient's sick day rules) Vomiting or…

Joint aspiration

…the samples are sent correctly. A corticosteroid must never be injected into a joint in which infection has not been excluded. Indications Acute monoarthritis in…

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