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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)

…use in an emergency setting. The manual includes the following sections (click to navigate to the section): Classification of antiarrhythmic drugs. Classification of ventricular tachyarrhythmias…

Antiarrhythmic drugs in ventricular tachyarrhythmias

…use in an emergency setting. The manual includes the following sections (click to navigate to the section): Classification of antiarrhythmic drugs. Classification of ventricular tachyarrhythmias…

🟠 Inotropes and Vasopressors

…frequently combined to achieve the desired hemodynamic outcome. Most agents exhibit both vasopressor and inotropic effects (Figure 1). Below follows a drug manual for use…

Inotropes and Vasopressors: Doses, indications, contraindications and effects

…frequently combined to achieve the desired hemodynamic outcome. Most agents exhibit both vasopressor and inotropic effects (Figure 1). Below follows a drug manual for use…

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Holter ECG

…tolerate repeated compression (for example marked thrombocytopenia). Set up and instructions Choose the cuff according to arm circumference ; a cuff that is too narrow overestimates…

Ankle-brachial index (ABI)

…the width should correspond to about 40 % of the circumference of the limb), a manual manometer, plastic film or a dressing to protect an ulcer…

Otoscopy and ear syringing

…An only hearing ear. Relative (choose a manual technique or refer to ENT): Condition Reason : : Diabetes, immunosuppression A risk of necrotising otitis externa Anticoagulant treatment…

Cardiac arrest during pregnancy and childbirth

…reduced, potentially leading to complete obstruction of venous return by the uterus. This can be remedied by manual displacement of the uterus to the left…

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