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Delirium in older adults: quick reference

…A simple check is to ask the patient to recite the months of the year backwards. A normal result does not exclude delirium, however, and…

Blood gas interpretation: quick reference for acid-base disorders

…with respiratory compensation, or a mixed metabolic and respiratory alkalosis if the pCO₂ is too low Normal Abnormal Abnormal A compensated simple disorder, or two…

Cardiovascular Risk in Inflammatory and Autoimmune Disease

…systemic sclerosis, vasculitides, mixed connective tissue disease, myositis, Sjögren syndrome, gout and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Collectively, these disorders are associated with excess cardiovascular disease (CVD…

Ivabradine: Indications, Dosing and Heart-Rate Targets

…Long term efficacy data remain limited, and the possibility that chronic If channel blockade could increase sympathetic activity, with adverse remodelling or pro arrhythmic c

Liver parameters

…R < 2 cholestatic injury, and 2–5 a mixed pattern. Orders of magnitude that direct the work up ALT 50 × the upper limit of…

Poisoning: quick reference for antidotes and initial management

…release preparations, mixed poisoning, pregnancy, children, a need for an antidote or dialysis, and whenever the clinical course deviates from what was expected. The poison…

🟠 Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity

…most major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) severe ARISTADA ARIPIPRAZOLE LAUROXIL aripiprazole lauroxil Mixed wp less hypotension/ tachycardia mild Signifor LAR PASIREOTIDE PASIREOTIDE Arrhythmia wp most…

🟠 Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Brilique)

…mixed in half a glass of water, and consumed immediately. The mixture can also be administered via a nasogastric tube. Warnings and Precautions Increased risk…

Vasovagal Syncope: Diagnosis, Tilt Testing and Treatment

…cardiac output and a potential paradoxical vasodilation with hypotension occur, often accompanied by bradycardia. Most cases involve a mixed response of both hypotension and bradycardia…

Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state: quick reference

…L Stupor or coma may occur Mixed picture of DKA and HHS Overlap is common. Treat as mixed DKA and HHS if the patient has…

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