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Common laboratory tests

…15–50 % < 15 % indicates iron deficiency whatever the ferritin Vitamin B12 150–650 pmol/L Grey zone 150–250: add homocysteine or methylmalonic acid…

Corticosteroids: quick reference for dose equivalents and stress dosing

…longer corticosteroid treatment Risk Action : : Osteoporosis Calcium and vitamin D. A bisphosphonate with longer treatment and risk factors, according to the guideline Hyperglycaemia Glucose measurement…

Statin Intolerance and Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms

…a personal or family history of muscle disorders Acute infection Renal or hepatic impairment Hypothyroidism Vitamin D deficiency Concomitant interacting medications The SLCO1B1 rs4149056 polymorphism…

Cardiac arrest in intoxication (poisoning)

…leethanol Heavy metals Chelating substances Ionizing radiation Potassium iodide Iron Deferoxamine Isoniazid Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) Methanol Fomepizoleethanol Methemoglobin forming substances Methylene blue Methotrexate Leucovorin (folinic…

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

…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…

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…

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