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Isoprenaline and Dopamine Infusions for Bradycardia

…assess AV conduction and may include the infusion of agents to stress the AV node and His Purkinje system, such as isoproterenol and/or procainamide…

Injection technique — intramuscular, subcutaneous and intradermal

…the ability to lay the patient down. Injection Needle Angle Maximum volume per site : : : : Deltoid, adult 23–25 G, 25 mm 90° 1–2 mL…

Soft tissue corticosteroid injection

…patellar tendon — do not inject into or beside them. Anticoagulant treatment is not a contraindication to these superficial injections. Preparation and equipment Chlorhexidine in alcohol…

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

…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

…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

…daily increased as required to up to 900 μg/day. Transdermal (one patch lasts for a week): • Catapress TTS 1 (0.1 mg/24hrs)…

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…

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