23 träffar

DrugSynthetic catecholamine, β₁-agonist (inotropy)
Dobutamine

Dobutamin Hameln Synthetic catecholamine, β₁-agonist (inotropy) Pure inotropy when the problem is the pump and not vascular tone. Strong β₁ effect with marked β₂…

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

…not treat the cause. What determines management is the underlying aetiology: long-acting insulin and in particular sulphonylurea require follow-up infusion and hours of…

DrugHigh-potency glucocorticoid with long duration
Betamethasone

…formulation: the soluble tablet allows a child with croup or a patient with an allergic reaction to receive a full steroid dose without an injection…

DrugSynthetic vasopressin analogue (V2 agonist)
Desmopressin

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

DrugSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
Escitalopram

…The most selective of the SSRIs and one of the best tolerated for depression and generalised anxiety disorder. What governs dosing is not efficacy but…

DrugSecond-generation H₁-antihistamine
Cetirizine

…the blood-brain barrier poorly, but it is not entirely free of sedation: a distinct minority of patients become drowsy, and this should be asked…

DrugAminobisphosphonate
Alendronate

…is well established, but depends on the patient's ability to follow the administration instructions and on adequate calcium and vitamin D status. After five…

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…formulations were withdrawn from the Swedish market in 2025 — only a rectal ointment remains registered — so oral and intravenous diltiazem require a named-patient licence…

DrugPancreatic hormone, glycogenolytic agent and inotrope
Glucagon

…mg intramuscularly is the treatment that a family member can give when the patient cannot swallow and intravenous access is unavailable — the effect arrives within…

DrugNMDA-receptor antagonist, dissociative anaesthetic
Ketamine

…for induction in the bleeding, septic, or otherwise preload-dependent patient, and the bronchodilation makes it valuable in life-threatening asthma. Respiratory drive and laryngeal…

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…

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

…prone patient, and when surgery or thrombolysis may become necessary at short notice. The disadvantages are continuous infusion, an unpredictable dose–response relationship due to…

DrugSelective If-channel inhibitor in the sinus node
Ivabradine

…the symptomatic patient with HFrEF who remains above 70 beats per minute despite maximally tolerated beta-blockade, where SHIFT demonstrated reduced risk of heart failure…

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

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

DrugUltra-short-acting β₁-selective blocker
Esmolol

…short-acting β₁-selective blocker The beta-blocker to choose when reversibility matters. With a half-life of 9 minutes and the effect gone 20…

DrugHigh-potency first-generation antipsychotic (butyrophenone)
Haloperidol

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