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Acute severe asthma in adults: quick reference

…3. Give oxygen in hypoxaemia. 4. Start an inhaled short acting β2 agonist immediately. 5. Add ipratropium in a severe or life threatening attack. 6…

Ezetimibe: Place in Therapy and Expected LDL-C Reduction

…Definition and pharmacological basis Ezetimibe is a non statin lipid lowering agent that inhibits the Niemann–Pick C1 like 1 (NPC1L1) transporter in the intestine…

Levosimendan (Simdax, Simendan) in acute heart failure

…than by a distinct advantage of one drug over the other. Mathew et al. Milrinone as Compared with Dobutamine in the Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock…

Two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography

…activation of the piezoelectric crystals. The crystals are activated from one side to the other, as illustrated in Figure 2. The sequence of activation goes…

Continuous Wave Doppler (CW Doppler)

Echocardiography Continuous Wave Doppler In continuous wave Doppler (CW Doppler), ultrasound waves are continuously emitted from the transducer and the reflections of these waves are…

Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

…abdominal pain or a rapid deterioration in general condition may be the only signs of infection. Corticosteroids and other immunosuppressive treatments can blunt the febrile…

Pediatric aspects of ECG leads & anatomy

…line, on level with V4. V6: placed on level with V4 and V5, in the mid axillary line. V4R: placed on the right medioclavicular line…

Stroke Volume, VTI (Velocity Time Integral) & Cardiac Output

…To calculate flow across a valve, the Doppler line is placed in the valve orifice. The ultrasound machine displays the recorded flows as the spectral…

Indications and contraindications for myocardial perfusion imaging

…risk of CAD. In patients with a high to very high risk of CAD, invasive coronary angiography is the first line option. Coronary computerized tomography…

Digoxin: Dosing, Therapeutic Range and Toxicity Management

…Its primary clinical utility in contemporary practice is late line therapy for patients who remain profoundly symptomatic despite optimal neurohormonal blockade and adequate volume control…

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