23 träffar

DrugHigh-potency glucocorticoid with long duration
Betamethasone

…child with croup or a patient with an allergic reaction to receive a full steroid dose without an injection, and the long biological duration means…

DrugConcentrated carbohydrate solution for acute hypoglycaemia
Glucose (concentrated, IV)

…and in whom intravenous access is available. The effect arrives within a minute but is also short-lived — the bolus reverses unconsciousness but does not…

DrugAminobisphosphonate
Alendronate

…preventing treatment in primary care. Efficacy for vertebral and hip fractures is well established, but depends on the patient's ability to follow the administration…

DrugCardiac glycoside
Digoxin

…AV-node slowing. Rate control fails under adrenergic stress — making it a poor choice for the active patient and a reasonable one for the bedridden.

DrugNon-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker (benzothiazepine)
Diltiazem

…formulations were withdrawn from the Swedish market in 2025 — only a rectal ointment remains registered — so oral and intravenous diltiazem require a named-patient licence…

DrugSynthetic catecholamine, β₁-agonist (inotropy)
Dobutamine

…effect means that stroke volume increases while systemic vascular resistance falls at low doses — good in the cold, hypoperfused patient with an acceptable blood pressure…

DrugPancreatic hormone, glycogenolytic agent and inotrope
Glucagon

…can give when the patient cannot swallow and intravenous access is unavailable — the effect arrives within ten minutes through hepatic glycogenolysis. In beta-blocker intoxication…

DrugNMDA-receptor antagonist, dissociative anaesthetic
Ketamine

…makes ketamine the first choice for induction in the bleeding, septic, or otherwise preload-dependent patient, and the bronchodilation makes it valuable in life-threatening…

DrugSyntetiskt tyroideahormon (T4)
🇸🇪 Levothyroxine

…att patienten tar tabletten rätt. Ung och hjärtfrisk patient kan starta på full substitutionsdos omkring 1,6 μg/kg, medan äldre och patienter med…

DrugKarbapenem
🇸🇪 Meropenem

…i dag i huvudsak är förskonat från. Indikationen är verifierad eller starkt misstänkt ESBL, svikt på bredspektrumpenicillin, eller sepsis hos patient med känd multiresistent flora.

DrugIntravenöst anestetikum, GABA-A-potentierare
🇸🇪 Propofol

…blodtryckssänkning som är själva priset för den kontrollen. Propofol är inte analgetiskt: en patient som rör sig under ingreppet har ont, inte för lite propofol…

DrugFyrfaktorkoncentrat med faktor II, VII, IX och X
🇸🇪 Prothrombin complex concentrate

…och förstahandsval när warfarineffekt måste hävas omedelbart. Full effekt inom tio minuter och i en volym som en blödande patient tål, till skillnad från plasma…

DrugSynthetic vasopressin analogue (V2 agonist)
Desmopressin

…for the V2 receptor means it lacks the vasoconstrictive effect of vasopressin. The danger is not the drug itself but the fluid the patient drinks…

DrugIndirect thrombin and factor Xa inhibitor via antithrombin
Heparin (unfractionated)

…is the first choice in severe renal failure, in the bleeding-prone patient, and when surgery or thrombolysis may become necessary at short notice. The…

DrugSelective If-channel inhibitor in the sinus node
Ivabradine

…rhythm: in atrial fibrillation the rate control sits in the AV node and ivabradine is ineffective. Its place in treatment is the symptomatic patient with…

DrugKompetitiv opioidreceptorantagonist
🇸🇪 Naloxone

…naloxon klingar av långt före metadon, depotoxikodon och de flesta fentanylanaloger, och en patient som vaknat till kan sjunka tillbaka i apné en halvtimme senare.

DrugIcke-selektiv COX-hämmare, propionsyraderivat med lång halveringstid
🇸🇪 Naproxen

…fyra doser. Naproxen har den mest gynnsamma kardiovaskulära profilen bland NSAID och är därför förstahandsval när ett NSAID måste ges till patient med hjärt-kärlsjukdom.

DrugDirect thrombin inhibitor (factor IIa)
Dabigatran

…within minutes, which weighs heavily in patients who may need emergency surgery. The price is that approximately 80 % of absorbed drug is eliminated renally, so…

DrugBroad-spectrum tetracycline
Doxycycline

…It is the standard choice in pneumonia in penicillin-allergic patients and in atypical pneumonia, but the age limit of 8 years and pregnancy significantly…

DrugSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
Escitalopram

…at 20 mg for adults and 10 mg for patients over 65 years. In the elderly, hyponatraemia is the adverse effect most often causing discontinuation.

DrugUltra-short-acting β₁-selective blocker
Esmolol

…life of 9 minutes and the effect gone 20–30 minutes after the infusion ends, it is useful in patients where beta-blockade is desirable…

DrugHigh-potency first-generation antipsychotic (butyrophenone)
Haloperidol

…The drug has two entirely different dosing worlds: a few milligrams in acute psychotic agitation in younger patients, and tenths of a milligram in delirium…

DrugSecond-generation H₁-antihistamine
Cetirizine

…not entirely free of sedation: a distinct minority of patients become drowsy, and this should be asked about in professional drivers. Renal function governs the…