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Amiodarone: Loading, Maintenance Dosing and Monitoring Schedule

…and incompletely absorbed after oral administration, with systemic bioavailability ranging from 25% to 65% and minimal hepatic first pass extraction. Following a single oral dose…

Unstable Angina: Definition and Contemporary Management

…UA) is an acute coronary syndrome characterized by myocardial ischaemia occurring at rest or with minimal exertion, without evidence of acute cardiomyocyte injury or necrosis…

Drugs in the emergency setting

…is available; in VF/VT only after the 3rd defibrillation 0.01 mg/kg (0.1 mL/kg of 0.1 mg/mL), maximum 1…

Spirometry

…coach actively, and do not accept a trace you would not be prepared to show a colleague. Indications Investigation of chronic cough, dyspnoea, wheeze or…

🟠 Inotropes and Vasopressors

…with ECG, central vein catheter and intra arterial catheter (A line) is warranted. Overview of vasopressors and inotropes Inotropes and vasopressors. Table 1. Drug manual…

Acute Coronary Syndrome: Definitions and Initial Triage

Emergency medicine Myocardial ischemia and infarction Definition and pathophysiology Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) comprises a spectrum of clinical presentations caused by suspected acute myocardial ischaemia…

Coronary CT Angiography and CAD-RADS Reporting

…should be reassured, and non atherosclerotic causes of symptoms should be considered. When plaque is present but stenosis is minimal or mild, symptoms are also…

De-escalation and Shortened Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients at High Bleeding Risk

…denotes treatment with aspirin plus a P2Y12 receptor inhibitor. In the setting of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), DAPT is used to reduce recurrent myocardial infarction…

Digoxin: Dosing, Therapeutic Range and Toxicity Management

…AV nodal refractoriness. Its electrophysiologic effects on the His Purkinje system and ventricular muscle are minimal, except in cases of toxic concentrations. In most patients…

High-Sensitivity Troponin: 0/1-Hour Rule-In and Rule-Out Algorithms

…at rest or with minimal exertion, lasting at least 10 minutes unless promptly treated Severe chest pain, pressure, or discomfort An accelerating pattern of angina…

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