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Cardiac arrest in hyperthermia and malignant hyperthermia

…the cooling process. Malignant hyperthermia Malignant hyperthermia may manifest under two primary circumstances: Due to a genetic mutation in the RYR1 receptor, resulting in persistent…

QT duration & corrected QT (QTc) duration: ECG features & implications

…a higher incidence of malignant ventricular arrhythmias. It has been suggested that the high risk of ventricular arrhythmias is due to the vulnerability caused by…

Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

…also be caused by haematological malignancy, stem cell transplantation, immunosuppressive drugs, radiotherapy, bone marrow failure and certain targeted cancer treatments. Fever is not obligatory Hypothermia…

🟠 1-2-3-LQTS Risk Calculator

…In LQT3 patients, where arrhythmias often occur at rest due to late sodium current augmentation, the sodium channel blocker mexiletine has demonstrated efficacy in shortening…

🟠 Hypertensive emergency (crisis) - Drugs, doses & management

…heart failure. • Clevidipine can cause reflex tachycardia. • Contraindicated in severe aortic stenosis due to risk of hypotension. Clevidipine doses and administration in hypertension. Nicardipine Drug…

Hypertensive emergency (crisis)

…heart failure. • Clevidipine can cause reflex tachycardia. • Contraindicated in severe aortic stenosis due to risk of hypotension. Clevidipine doses and administration in hypertension. Nicardipine Drug…

🟠 1-2-3-LQTS Risk Calculator

…In LQT3 patients, where arrhythmias often occur at rest due to late sodium current augmentation, the sodium channel blocker mexiletine has demonstrated efficacy in shortening…

ECG manifestations of left main coronary artery (LMCA) occlusion and critical stenosis

…pulmonary edema, malignant arrhythmias, and rapid progression to cardiogenic shock. Ventricular fibrillation or asystole may occur early due to the massive ischemia. Complete LMCA occlusion…

Cryotherapy of skin lesions

…benign tissue requires about −25 °C for reliable cell death, malignant tissue about −50 °C. The outer limit of the ice front is only at…

Hypertensive crisis: drugs and doses

Kardiologi Akutsjukvård Intensivvård Lathundar Clinical use This overview is a quick reference to the intravenous antihypertensive drugs used in a hypertensive emergency. It summarises the…

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