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Oxygen therapy

Procedurer Oxygen is a drug and must be prescribed as one: with an indication, a route of administration and a target range for the saturation…

ACE Inhibitors: Initiation, Titration and Creatinine Monitoring

…which ACE inhibitors are prescribed. Evaluation and Physical Examination Prior to initiating an ACE inhibitor, it is essential to evaluate the patient's volume status…

Antianginal Therapy: Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Nitrates, and Ranolazine

…optimal initial combination strategy remains uncertain. A beta blocker combined with a dihydropyridine CCB is appropriate for many patients. Long acting nitrates or ranolazine may…

Hypertension: Initial Combination Therapy and Drug Selection

…every patient with isolated hypertension. Single Pill Combinations Fixed dose, single pill combinations are preferred whenever combination treatment is used. The number of prescribed tablets…

Secondary Hypertension: When and How to Investigate

…may include directly observed treatment or detection of prescribed medications in blood or urine samples. In patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate below 30…

Opioid therapy in severe pain

…a fixed dose is given without assessment, when a modified release preparation is started in an opioid naive patient, or when a conversion between drugs…

Urinary catheterisation

Procedurer Catheterisation is straightforward in most patients and dangerous in a few. The male urethra is about 25 cm long with two curves and a…

Aspirin in Primary Prevention: Current Recommendations

…drugs Corticosteroid therapy Other antiplatelet or antithrombotic drugs Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors Patient selection Aspirin should not be prescribed routinely to individuals without established ASCVD…

Cardiac Rehabilitation After Myocardial Infarction

…and infarction Definition and Purpose Cardiac rehabilitation is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary secondary prevention intervention for patients with cardiovascular disease, including those recovering from myocardial infarction…

Ezetimibe: Place in Therapy and Expected LDL-C Reduction

…Place in lipid lowering therapy General treatment sequence High intensity statin therapy remains the foundation of lipid lowering treatment for patients with chronic coronary syndrome…

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