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

Info This drug manual is provided for use in patients with hypertensive emergency (also referred to as hypertensive crisis or malignant hypertension ). Hypertensive emergency is…

Hypertensive emergency (crisis)

Cardiology This drug manual is provided for use in patients with hypertensive emergency (also referred to as hypertensive crisis or malignant hypertension ). Hypertensive emergency is…

🟠 Antiarrhythmic drugs in acute ventricular arrhythmias (ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation)

…Dofetilide, Ibutilide, Sotalol Class IV Non dihydropyridine L type Ca 2+ channel blockers Diltiazem, Verapamil Singh–Vaughan Williams classification of antiarrhythmic drugs. Bold text indicates…

Antiarrhythmic drugs in ventricular tachyarrhythmias

…Dofetilide, Ibutilide, Sotalol Class IV Non dihydropyridine L type Ca 2+ channel blockers Diltiazem, Verapamil Singh–Vaughan Williams classification of antiarrhythmic drugs. Bold text indicates…

🟠 Inotropes and Vasopressors

…drug manual for use in the CCU (coronary care unit), ICU (intensive care unit) or ER (emergency room). Careful electrocardiographic and hemodynamic monitoring with ECG…

Inotropes and Vasopressors: Doses, indications, contraindications and effects

…drug manual for use in the CCU (coronary care unit), ICU (intensive care unit) or ER (emergency room). Careful electrocardiographic and hemodynamic monitoring with ECG…

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Holter ECG

…Use the arm with the higher pressure, or the non dominant arm if the values are equal. Check against a manual measurement and document the…

Ankle-brachial index (ABI)

…in the preceding hour. Remove socks and any compression stockings. Avoid measuring the arm pressure on the side with a dialysis fistula, lymphoedema after axillary…

Otoscopy and ear syringing

…dish, a towel, suction. Manual technique: an operating otoscope or a head lamp with a loupe, a cerumen curette or loop, an angled hook, alligator…

Cardiac arrest during pregnancy and childbirth

…either within or outside the hospital, prompt communication with an obstetrician and neonatologist is critical. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) should generally adhere to the standard adult…

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