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ArticleKunskapsbas
🟠 Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity

…NA sp ambiguous hypotension(Pediatric Use) mild BAL DIMERCAPROL Dimercaprol Mixed ar less tachycardia/blood pressure mild Trelstar TRIPTORELIN PAMOATE TRIPTORELIN PAMOATE Mixed wp most…

ArticleCardiology
Chronic Coronary Syndrome: Diagnosis and Initial Evaluation

…or cardiometabolic origin. Major clinical presentations The principal outpatient presentations include: Reproducible stress induced angina or ischaemia associated with obstructive epicardial coronary disease. Angina or…

ArticleCPR
Cardiac arrest due to electrolyte imbalance

…particularly before laboratory results are available. Notably: Both hyperkalemia and hypokalemia can induce life threatening arrhythmias and cardiac arrest, with hyperkalemia being the most prevalent…

ArticleEchocardiography
Artifacts in ultrasound imaging

…and appear brighter on the image. Structures with low echogenicity reflect less ultrasound and become darker in the image. Acoustic shadowing Some structures have very…

ArticleEchocardiography
The ultrasound transducer

…the transducer is an acoustic lens . This is the hard rubber that focuses the ultrasound waves, which results in less scatter of the waves and…

ArticleEchocardiography
Two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography

…PLAX). Structures that are closest to the transducer are placed at the top of the image. RV = right ventricle. LV = left ventricle. LA…

ArticleProcedurer
Edrophonium test

Procedurer Edrophonium is a very short acting cholinesterase inhibitor: the effect appears within less than a minute and has gone after 5–10 minutes. That…

ArticleEndokrinologi & metabolism
Inpatient insulin therapy: quick reference

Endokrinologi & metabolism Lathundar An inpatient has a different insulin sensitivity from at home: less food, more stress, often corticosteroids, often impaired renal function. Prescribe basal…

ArticleKunskapsbas
🟠 Labetalol

…alpha adrenergic blocker with rapid onset of action. Labetalol has less antihypertensive efficacy as compared with nicardipine. Labetalol is safe in patients with coronary artery…

ArticleKunskapsbas
🟠 Metoprolol

…myocardial oxygen consumption and myocardial contractility. Less pronounced blood pressure lowering effect than esmolol and labetalol. Time to onset of action 20 minutes Duration of…

ArticleCardiology
Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Outcomes

…beans, whole grains, nuts and seeds, yogurt, seafood and plant oils. They contain less refined grain, starch, added sugar, salt, trans fat, processed meat and…

ArticleCPR
Arrhythmias before and during cardiac arrest

…VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT). The bradyarrhythmias include all bradyarrhythmias, pulse less electrical activity (PEA), and asystole. Bradyarrhythmias are discussed in the chapter Management…

ArticleEchocardiography
Performing Echocardiographic Examinations

…possible due to the small distance between the heart and the ultrasound transducer, and because less air filled lung tissue covers the heart. In adults…

ArticleEchocardiography
Pericardial Effusion & Cardiac tamponade

…pericardial effusion and tamponade. Less common are cysts and tumors of the pericardium, as well as congenital malformations leading to an incomplete or absent pericardium…

ArticleCardiology
Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

…legs or pelvis. Thrombi formed in the deep veins in the legs or pelvis can detach and flow via inferior vena cava to the right…

ArticleReferensvärden
Blood pressure

…back and arm supported, legs uncrossed, no conversation Cuff width ≥ 40% of the upper arm circumference — a cuff that is too narrow gives a falsely…

ArticleProcedurer
Casting and immobilisation

…bony prominences Plaster bandages and plaster slabs (calcium sulfate) Mouldable, cheap, heavier, less strong, takes longer to set Synthetic cast material (fibreglass) Lighter, stronger, radiolucent…

ArticleProcedurer
Skin biopsy — punch, shave and excision

…not formalin Suspected vasculitis 4 mm punch from a lesion less than 48 hours old Also take a biopsy for immunofluorescence Panniculitis Excision or a…

ArticleGastroenterologi & hepatologi
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding: quick reference

…intestinal transit. Coffee ground vomiting is less specific than fresh haematemesis and can also be seen when the bleeding is slow or has stopped. The…

ArticleCardiology
Blood Pressure Targets in Older and Frail Adults

…progressive increases in systolic blood pressure (SBP), while diastolic blood pressure (DBP) rises less steeply and may remain stable or decline later in life. Consequently…

ArticleCardiology
Cardiovascular Prevention in the Very Elderly

…important therapeutic objectives. Evidence from randomized trials is often less applicable to very frail or multimorbid patients because these groups have historically been underrepresented. Consequently…

ArticleMyocardial ischemia and infarction
Colchicine and Anti-inflammatory Therapy in Coronary Disease

…Its cardiovascular effects therefore appear to reflect modulation of vascular inflammation rather than lipid lowering. Other anti inflammatory strategies have produced less favourable results. Canakinumab…

ArticleCardiology
Lipoprotein(a): Measurement and Clinical Implications

…with myocardial infarction and aortic valve stenosis; associations are less pronounced with peripheral arterial disease and heart failure, and weakest with ischaemic stroke and cardiovascular…

ArticleCardiology
PCSK9 Inhibitors: Indications, Efficacy and Access

…on residual LDL receptor expression. PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies are less effective in homozygous FH when residual LDL receptor function is limited. Clinical Indications PCSK9 inhibitors…

ArticleECG
Quiz: ECG in athletes

…B: Prolonged QT interval (QTc ≥ 480 ms for females) C: Incomplete Right Bundle Branch Block (rSR' pattern in lead V1 and qRS pattern in V6…

ArticleECG
Assessment of Pacemaker Malfunction

…with the electronics in the pulse generator or dislodgement or fracture of the leads. External causes are less common and include electrolyte disorders, metabolic disorders…