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Injection technique — intramuscular, subcutaneous and intradermal

…rolling up a sleeve creates a constriction that distorts the anatomy and tempts the operator to inject too high. 2. Palpate the acromion . The injection…

Soft tissue corticosteroid injection

…gone to the right place — immediate pain relief is a diagnostic finding — and appears to reduce the risk of a post injection flare. Lidocaine 10…

Short Synacthen test

…These thresholds are also assay dependent. Follow up of known HPA suppression to determine whether replacement can be stopped. The test is not the first…

🟠 Phentolamine

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

Invasive Coronary Angiography: Indications and Vascular Access

…selective intracoronary contrast injection under fluoroscopy. The procedure is performed by advancing guidewires and diagnostic catheters from a percutaneous arterial access site to the aortic…

Corticosteroids: quick reference for dose equivalents and stress dosing

…hydrocortisone. The patient must have an emergency injection at home Acute illness, trauma, surgery Parenteral hydrocortisone, at a dose according to the local protocol. Usually…

Joint aspiration

…and a fluoride tube for glucose and lactate. For injection: the corticosteroid drawn up in its own syringe, so that the same needle can stay…

🟠 Clonidine

…Catapress 150 μg tablets. Dose: 75 μg daily increased as required to up to 900 μg/day. Transdermal (one patch lasts for…

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (broken heart syndrome, stress induced cardiomyopathy)

…ventricle. Studies from the US and Japan has estimated that up to 2% of patients referred to PCI with a suspicion of STE ACS/STEMI…

Edrophonium test

…6. Assess the chosen finding continuously during the window of effect, 40 seconds to 5–10 minutes after the injection . 7. Stop the test in…

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