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Poisoning: quick reference for antidotes and initial management

…ECG monitoring. Fluid where hypovolaemia is likely, but avoid repeated blind boluses in cardiogenic toxic shock D Plasma glucose immediately. Assess the level of consciousness…

🟠 Management of STEMI (ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction)

…monitoring should start immediately and a defibrillator must be ready. I B Consider connecting leads V7, V8 and V9 in patients with high suspicion of…

Management of bradycardia (bradyarrhythmia)

…pressure ECG monitoring D Disability AVPU: Alert Voice responsive Pain responsive Unresponsive Limb movements Pupillary light reflexes Blood glucose E Exposure Identify signs of heart…

Targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest

…catheter, ECG monitoring, blood gases. Drugs for sedation, analgesia and control of shivering. Procedure 1. Start temperature management early — within the first hour after ROSC…

Acute stroke and thrombolysis: quick reference

…monitoring, complications and when thrombectomy should be considered. The doses and Swedish thresholds below are based on the national guideline for the management of reperfusion…

Sepsis and septic shock: quick reference for the first hour

…the first dose of antibiotic, the cultures, the fluid bolus and the start of the vasopressor. Time Action : : 0 to 5 min ABCDE, continuous monitoring…

Transcutaneous and transvenous pacing

…pain of transcutaneous pacing. It is a bridge to a permanent pacemaker or to resolution of the underlying cause. Contraindications Hypothermia with a body temperature…

Epidemiological aspects of cardiac arrest

…explain the marked differences in characteristics and outcomes across the data sources for out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and in hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA…

Sotalol: Initiation, QT Monitoring and Renal Dosing

…maintenance of sotalol therapy. The drug prolongs the QT interval and the PR interval, while leaving the QRS duration largely unchanged. Continuous ECG monitoring is…

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Holter ECG

…the investigation will be usable. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) Indications Confirmation of newly detected hypertension — recommended before treatment is started . Suspected white coat hypertension…

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