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Perioperative Management of Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices

…a patient who has little or no reliable intrinsic rhythm may develop prolonged pauses. Pacing dependent patients therefore require protection against inhibition during the period…

Antibiotic dosing in renal impairment: quick reference

…73 m². Recalculate in patients who are markedly larger or smaller than average. Higher doses may be required in the critically ill patient. Intravenous antibiotics…

Care after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC)

…Among those who survive to hospitalization, 50 65% die within 24 hours ( Soar et al ). The causes of death among these patients are complications related…

Interpretation of ECG after ROSC (Return of Spontaneous Circulation)

…trials studied patients with ROSC who did not display ST segment elevations and randomized them to urgent angiography. These trials did not show any benefit…

Gynaecological examination and cervical smear

…menstrual status, previous smear results and any previous conisation. Procedure Inspection The patient lies in the lithotomy position, well covered. Say what you are do

Cardiac tumors

…of the patient, the size and localization of the mass are indicative in diagnostics. A patient who exhibits an ecotdense mass entrenched in the endocardium…

Interpretation of Pacemaker ECG

…which enables the clinician to examine intracardiac ECGs at any time. However, most clinicians who encounter patients with pacemakers only have access to conventional surface…

🟠 HAS-BLED Score Calculator

…widely recognized and validated tool used to assess the one year risk of major bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who are taking anticoagulants…

Lipid-Lowering Therapy: Statins as First-Line Treatment

…L). Non statin treatment for patients who are statin intolerant. Possible concurrent initiation of ezetimibe with maximally tolerated statin therapy during ACS hospitalization. European recommendations…

Atrial Fibrillation in the Critically Ill Patient

…long term prognosis are worse than in patients who remain in sinus rhythm. Several mechanisms may account for apparent ischaemic electrocardiographic changes during rapid AF…

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