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Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina: Provocation Testing and Treatment

…with intermediate lesions that do not produce physiologically significant flow limitation. The mechanisms are incompletely defined. Proposed contributors include hypercontractility or hypersensitivity of coronary vascular…

Blood gas interpretation: quick reference for acid-base disorders

…Skipping a step is a common reason why mixed acid base disorders are missed. The blood gas describes the physiology at the moment of sampling…

Cardiovascular Risk in Inflammatory and Autoimmune Disease

…mixed connective tissue disease, Sjögren syndrome, SLE and APS. Some patient groups have a two to three fold greater prevalence of asymptomatic atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease…

Ivabradine: Indications, Dosing and Heart-Rate Targets

…current is a mixed inward Na⁺/K⁺ current activated by hyperpolarisation and contributes to spontaneous diastolic depolarisation. By inhibiting the intracellular portion of its transmembrane…

Liver parameters

…upper limit of normal). An R 5 indicates hepatocellular injury, R < 2 cholestatic injury, and 2–5 a mixed pattern. Orders of magnitude that…

Poisoning: quick reference for antidotes and initial management

…Contact the centre early in serious, unusual or unclear poisoning, with modified release preparations, mixed poisoning, pregnancy, children, a need for an antidote or dialysis…

🟠 Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity

…Mixed ar less patients with pre existing cardiovascular disease/cardiac arrest Solu Cortef HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE Heart Damage wp less elevation of…

🟠 Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Brilique)

…who cannot swallow the tablets whole, they can be crushed, mixed in half a glass of water, and consumed immediately. The mixture can also be…

Vasovagal Syncope: Diagnosis, Tilt Testing and Treatment

…paradoxical vasodilation with hypotension occur, often accompanied by bradycardia. Most cases involve a mixed response of both hypotension and bradycardia. However, some patients exhibit a…

Delirium in older adults: quick reference

…Delirium is common but often missed. On medical and geriatric wards a substantial proportion of older patients are affected, and the incidence is particularly high…

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