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Hypoglycaemia: quick reference for emergency management

…to rise by the time it is measured, for example after relatives have given carbohydrate or glucagon. In a person without diabetes, a hypoglycaemic disorder…

Familial and Genetic Screening in Premature Cardiovascular Disease

…phenotypic expression complicate risk prediction. Familial clustering may also reflect shared environmental or behavioural factors rather than a single gene disorder. This distinction is important…

Primary Aldosteronism: Screening and Management

…hyperaldosteronism or Conn syndrome, comprises disorders in which aldosterone secretion is inappropriately increased, relatively autonomous from angiotensin II and plasma potassium, and resistant to suppression…

🟠 QT Drugs: Drugs causing QT prolongation, torsade de pointes (TdP) and long QT syndrome (LQTS)

…with meprobamate for the treatment of sleep disorders. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Aceprometazine+AND+(%22QT%22+OR+Torsad " PubMed search…

🟠 Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Brilique)

…syndrome (ACS) or a prior heart attack and a high risk of developing an atherothrombotic event. Contraindications Hypersensitivity to the active substance or any excipient…

De-escalation and Shortened Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients at High Bleeding Risk

…those applicable to elective PCI. Clinical presentation and symptoms The source material does not describe a distinct symptom complex caused by shortened or de escalated…

Atrial fibrillation: ECG, classification, causes, risk factors & management

…in the brain, limbs or other organs. However, the increased risk in mortality is not completely explained by the increased risk of stroke; people with…

Sinus bradycardia: definitions, ECG, causes and management

…following circumstances: During sleep . Well trained individuals display SB at rest due to high vagal tone. These individuals have developed a highly efficient left ventricle…

Delirium in older adults: quick reference

…to delirium. Symptoms are often worse in the evening and at night, but diurnal variation is not a diagnostic requirement. Hallucinations, usually visual, disturbed sleep…

Acute Coronary Syndrome: Definitions and Initial Triage

… or angina occurring after a recent MI. Myocardial injury is separate from MI. It refers to cardiac troponin release that does not fulfil the criteria…

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