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Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

…Fever of unknown origin or suspected granulomatous disease with marrow involvement. Work up of unexplained iron, B12 or folate deficiency when blood tests are insufficient…

Common laboratory tests

…the eGFR stages and albuminuria. Inflammation and infection Test Reference Comment : : : CRP < 3 mg/L Rises within 6–8 h, half life about 19…

Gastric lavage and activated charcoal

…in which the patient reaches hospital early. The benefit of both methods falls steeply with the time since ingestion, and both can harm the patient…

Liver parameters

…2–5 a mixed pattern. Orders of magnitude that direct the work up ALT 50 × the upper limit of normal: paracetamol poisoning, ischaemic hepatitis ("shock…

Cardiac arrest in intoxication (poisoning)

…121:Ethylene Glycol 122:leethanol Heavy metals Chelating substances Ionizing radiation Potassium iodide Iron Deferoxamine Isoniazid Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) Methanol Fomepizoleethanol Methemoglobin forming substances Methylene…

The 3-phase model of sudden cardiac arrest

…5 minutes of VF, approximately 50% of the ATP remained. Figure 1 . Myocardial ATP concentration after induction of ventricular fibrillation (cardiac arrest). As ATP concentration…

Injection technique — intramuscular, subcutaneous and intradermal

…For vaccination: adrenaline 1 mg/mL, an antihistamine, oxygen, and the ability to lay the patient down. Injection Needle Angle Maximum volume per site : : : : Deltoid…

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

…sample : cortisol and plasma ACTH. The ACTH sample is taken before the injection and handled chilled. 4. Inject 0.25 mg of tetracosactide intravenously , slowly…

🟠 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…

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