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Cardiac arrest during pregnancy and childbirth

…a cardiac arrest in a pregnant patient, immediate consultation with an obstetrician, neonatologist, and anesthesiologist is essential. Figure 1 . When a pregnant woman is supine…

🟠 Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid)

…cerebrovascular diseases, such as: Transient ischemic attacks (TIA). Stroke Contraindications Cross reactivity: Do not administer to patients with a history of asthma, rhinitis, or urticaria…

Hypertensive Emergency and Urgency: Differentiation and Treatment

…organ damage. Although BP reduction is required, these patients generally do not need hospital admission or intravenous treatment. Some patients with acute pain, anxiety, or…

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

…time during pregnancy or after delivery. The clinical context is particularly important. SCAD should be considered in a young or middle aged woman with ACS…

Noradrenaline, Dobutamine and Levosimendan: Practical Infusion Use

…congestion. In pregnant patients presenting with suspected acute heart failure, urgent hospital admission and referral to an expert centre with advanced heart failure care capabilities…

Warfarin therapy

…what happens when the INR runs away or the patient bleeds. In Sweden the treatment is usually managed from an anticoagulation clinic with dosing support…

Massive haemorrhage and transfusion: quick reference

…loss if there is physiological compromise. Do not wait for hypotension in young, pregnant or previously athletic patients. Beta blockade, a pacemaker and autonomic neuropathy…

Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders as Future Cardiovascular Risk

…symptoms are particularly important because of the increased risk of cerebrovascular complications. Seizures in a patient with preeclampsia indicate eclampsia. Postpartum disease is clinically important…

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Holter ECG

…Hypertension in pregnancy. Contraindications There are no absolute contraindications. Refrain or adapt in atrial fibrillation with a rapid and irregular ventricular rate (oscillometric measurement becomes…

Hypertensive crisis: drugs and doses

…creatinine, acid–base status and signs of myocardial ischaemia must be monitored during treatment [4,6]. Important exceptions Condition Overall strategy Common first choices : : : Acute…

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