…as an add on Slow onset. Dose reduction in renal failure and in old age Amiodarone In severe haemodynamic compromise where the above cannot be…

…to the anticoagulation clinic, and a decision on who will dose during the first week. Written patient information: the Waran booklet (the Swedish warfarin patient…

…the value of echocardiographic examination depends on the pre test probability, which is the probability that the patient actually has endocarditis (this the probability should…

…Patient preference and the balance of risk and benefit determine whether treatment is initiated. High 3 9 As above. Very high Oral anticoagulation (warfarin or…

…monitoring. The onset of action depends on the route of administration. Intravenous (IV) amiodarone generally acts within 1 to 2 hours. Oral onset is delayed…

…infection or gastroenteritis at home Double or triple the oral daily dose during the days of illness (the patient's sick day rules) Vomiting or…

…bacteriuria. The exceptions are pregnancy and the period before a urological procedure. A positive urine dipstick in an older patient is difficult to interpret. Skin…

…difficulties that prevent the patient from cooperating. Suspected base of skull fracture or marked coagulopathy argues against the nasal route; the oral route may then…

…1 % suggests a prerenal cause, above 2 % acute tubular necrosis — but the value is unreliable during diuretic therapy, where a fractional excretion of urea below…

…not cross react in the cortisol assay and can be given as steroid cover during the test Oestrogen and the combined oral contraceptive These raise…