…Three questions come up again and again on call: which dose, how long to interrupt treatment before a procedure, and how to reverse in bleeding…

…effect or about suppression of the HPA axis, where a long half life produces more marked suppression. Stress dosing in known adrenal insufficiency A patient…

…or is judged futile. Children in an emergency, where peripheral venous access often takes too long. Intraosseous access accepts all drugs, fluids and blood products…

…samples were taken at the right times, and whether you know which decision threshold your own laboratory's method uses. In a suspected Addisonian crisis…

…instability. Fewer than 1% of patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who reach the catheterization laboratory are found to have complete LMCA occlusion, likely…

Procedurer Spirometry is the only investigation that distinguishes obstructive from restrictive impairment of lung function, and COPD cannot be diagnosed without it . The quality of…

…provide information on biomarkers or laboratory findings specific to the evaluation of bradycardia. Treatment and Management, Including Acute and Long Term Strategies The initial approach…

…age × 10 micrograms/L (FEU). Check which unit and which reference system your own laboratory uses before applying it. The D dimer is raised in…

…long QT syndrome (LQTS) & ventricular arrhythmias (torsade de pointes) due to prolonged QT interval The QT interval is the time interval from the beginning of…

ECG Please refer to the previous chapter: LQTS (Long QT Syndrome)