…estimate it as (age in years + 4) × 2 kg , but use a length based tool if one is available. This page is a rapid guide…

…patient's usual saturation. Previous exacerbations and hospital admissions. Current inhaled treatment and adherence. Opioids, benzodiazepines and other sedating drugs. Thromboembolic risk, for example immobilisation…

Procedurer Opioids have no standard dose. The effect varies tenfold between individuals, and the only way to find the right level is to give a…

Farmakologi & dosering Lathundar Conversion tables are approximate. When switching between opioids, cross tolerance is incomplete: reduce the calculated equianalgesic dose by 25–50 per cent…

…Currently, opioid overdose stands as a predominant etiological factor for cardiac arrest within this demographic on a global scale. Numerous substances possess the potential to…

…saturation, chest movement and a blood gas. Ventilate by mask in opioid induced respiratory depression while naloxone is prepared C Pulse, blood pressure, peripheral perfusion…

…time, a slow technique Underestimated. Methods such as Cunningham's work best with no sedation at all Oral or intravenous analgesia An intravenous opioid, titrated…

…airway equipment. Analgesia and sedation: an opioid (morphine or fentanyl) combined with a benzodiazepine (midazolam or diazepam) is the commonest combination; propofol is used in…

…release preparations, anticholinergics, opioids and salicylate — where gastric emptying is delayed — may justify charcoal later, in some cases up to 6 hours or more. Discuss…

…or PaO2 < 60 mmHg. I C Pain Titrated i.v. opioids. IIa C Anxiety Tranquillizer (e.g benzodiazepine) is considered. IIa C Cardiac arrest…