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Abscess incision and drainage

…block in healthy skin around the abscess instead of injecting into it, and expect the procedure to hurt even so. Offer nitrous oxide, oral or…

Bempedoic Acid: Evidence and Clinical Use

Cardiology Pharmacology & dosing Definition and pharmacological rationale Bempedoic acid is an oral, small molecule lipid lowering agent used to reduce low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL…

Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Duration After Acute Coronary Syndromes and Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Myocardial ischemia and infarction Pharmacology & dosing Definition and pathophysiology Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is the combined use of aspirin and an oral P2Y12 receptor inhibitor…

SGLT2 Inhibitors for Cardiovascular and Renal Protection

…pharmacological basis Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are a class of oral agents initially developed for glucose lowering in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM…

Amiodarone: Loading, Maintenance Dosing and Monitoring Schedule

…route of administration. Intravenous (IV) amiodarone generally acts within 1 to 2 hours. Oral onset is delayed, typically requiring 2 to 3 days, and often…

Corticosteroids: quick reference for dose equivalents and stress dosing

…of adrenal insufficiency. Prophylaxis during longer corticosteroid treatment Risk Action : : Osteoporosis Calcium and vitamin D. A bisphosphonate with longer treatment and risk factors, according to…

Empirical antibiotic therapy: quick reference for common infections

…10–14 days including oral step down or gentamicin 4.5 mg/kg IV as a single dose Urosepsis with complicating factors cefotaxime 1 g…

Hypertensive crisis: drugs and doses

…no absolute threshold defines the condition. A rapid rise in blood pressure can cause serious organ damage even at lower levels, particularly in pregnancy [1…

Hypertensive crisis: quick reference for acute blood pressure lowering

…factors can affect the pressure, but emergency department studies show that raised values often persist after the visit and predict future hypertension and cardiovascular risk…

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