…in poisoning — it rarely alters the course and adds a risk of aspiration. Repeated doses of charcoal are given in serious poisoning with agents that…

…The benefit of alkalinisation over fluids alone is disputed and practice differs between units. Poisoning with other weak acids where the poison control centre recommends…

…when every pacing spike is followed by a wide QRS complex and a pulse that can be felt. The other predictable error is forgetting that…

…tumour, primary biliary cholangitis, drugs Mixed Both raised Drug induced liver injury is the commonest cause Isolated bilirubin Unconjugated, the others normal Gilbert's syndrome…

…surroundings Other cognitive disturbance Disorientation, memory impairment, disorganised thinking, language disturbance or perceptual disturbance Organic cause The condition can be linked to illness, drugs, poisoning…

…breathing and circulation. 2. Assess the neurological symptoms and at the same time exclude other acute causes, for example hypoglycaemia, poisoning, stroke, meningitis and a…

…litres on a reservoir mask and drifts off into a respiratory acidosis. Treatment is guided by the saturation and the blood gas, not by the…

…be used on its own to declare the patient well. Clinical findings, the ECG and targeted concentration measurements carry more weight. Where serious poisoning is…

CPR Poisoning and drug toxicity In adolescents and young adults, intoxication events leading to cardiac arrest are notably prevalent, primarily due to the misuse of…

…verified by an approved method, and auscultation is not such a method. Indications Decompression in ileus, subacute obstruction or gastric retention — the commonest indication on…

…period, for example after poisoning, since this is not compatible with a DCD process. The assessment of medical suitability is made by the transplant team…

…1 J/kg in a child (2 J/kg at the second attempt). Vasoactive infusions Drug Dose range Primary effect Used in : : : : Noradrenaline 0.05…

…respiratory depression was no more common — and sometimes less common — after a benzodiazepine than with continued untreated status [3,4]. In parallel with the drug…

…with a daily wake up trial shortens the time on the ventilator. See the article on confusion for the management of delirium in intensive care…