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Poisoning: quick reference for antidotes and initial management

…enhanced elimination. For many poisonings, well delivered supportive treatment matters more than the antidote [1,2]. Telephone your national or regional poison control centre , which…

Blood gas interpretation: quick reference for acid-base disorders

…or two opposing primary disorders It is therefore not enough to ask which of the pCO₂ and the HCO₃ deviates most. What matters is which…

Anticoagulants: quick reference for dosing, renal adjustment and reversal

…Drug Standard dose Reduced dose and criterion : : : Apixaban 5 mg twice daily 2.5 mg twice daily if at least two of: age ≥80 years…

Fractional Flow Reserve and Non-Hyperaemic Pressure Ratios

…Lesion location also matters: stenoses in the left main stem or proximal left anterior descending artery are more likely to affect flow because they supply…

Peripheral venous cannula and intraosseous access

Procedurer In acute circulatory failure it is not the number of cannulae that matters but the flow per unit time . A large bore, short cannula…

The ECG leads: Electrodes, limb leads, chest (precordial) leads and the 12-Lead ECG

…is obtained using 10 electrodes. These 12 leads consist of two sets of ECG leads: limb leads and chest leads. The chest leads may also…

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Massive haemorrhage and transfusion: quick reference

…injury or disease, the response to initial treatment and the expected continued bleeding matters more than an exact estimate of blood loss [1]. Strong indications…

Wound suturing

…drinking quality tap water or sodium chloride 9 mg/mL. The volume matters more than the fluid; irrigate under pressure through a 20 mL syringe…

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