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Adenosine for tachyarrhythmias (AVNRT, AVRT, NCT)

…in the intensive care unit or coronary care unit. Adenosine injection must be administered quickly (1 2 seconds), followed immediately by a rapid saline flush …

Inclisiran and Emerging Lipid-Lowering Agents

…Pharmacology & dosing Definition and therapeutic rationale Inclisiran is a liver directed small interfering RNA (siRNA) designed to reduce production of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type…

Central venous catheter

Procedurer What determines the outcome of a central venous catheter insertion is decided before the needle goes in: the choice of site, the use of…

Common laboratory tests

…4–4.0 mIU/L Free T4 12–22 pmol/L Free T3 3.1–6.8 pmol/L TSH is logarithmically related to T4 —…

Gynaecological examination and cervical smear

…Sampling for a suspected sexually transmitted infection — although chlamydia and gonorrhoea can be tested on urine or a self taken vaginal sample without a speculum…

Injection technique — intramuscular, subcutaneous and intradermal

…of the muscle belly, within the inverted triangle formed between the acromion and the lower tip of the muscle insertion. 3. Stretch the skin with…

Soft tissue corticosteroid injection

…40 mm for subacromial and trochanteric injection; 25–27 G, 25 mm for the carpal tunnel, de Quervain's and trigger finger. Syringes of 3…

Short Synacthen test

…related rise in cortisol. 3. Take the baseline sample : cortisol and plasma ACTH. The ACTH sample is taken before the injection and handled chilled. 4…

🟠 Phentolamine

…IV Dose Bolus injection : 5 to 15 mg every 5 to 15 minutes as necessary. Continuous infusion: Start infusion at 0.1 mg/min and…

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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