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Noradrenaline, Dobutamine and Levosimendan: Practical Infusion Use

…secondary to known cardiac conditions; in these patients, symptoms may be challenging to differentiate from normal physiological changes of pregnancy. Evaluation and Physical Examination The…

Atropine: Dosing in Bradycardia and Its Limitations

…failure. The pathophysiology of these events may stem from reversible causes, including hypovolemia, hypoxia, cardiac tamponade, tension pneumothorax, preexisting acidosis, drug overdose, hypothermia, and hyperkalemia…

Lipid-Lowering Therapy: Statins as First-Line Treatment

…recommendations support intensification of pre existing lipid lowering therapy during the index ACS admission. In treatment naïve patients unlikely to achieve the LDL C goal…

Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders as Future Cardiovascular Risk

Cardiology Clinical medicine Definition and clinical classification Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy comprise chronic or pre existing hypertension, gestational hypertension, and preeclampsia. Collectively, they affect approximately…

Atrial Fibrillation in the Critically Ill Patient

…syndromes (ACS) and is also a common tachyarrhythmia requiring treatment in decompensated heart failure (DHF). In the critically ill patient, AF may be pre existing…

Acquired QT Prolongation and Drug-Induced Arrhythmia

…as an increase in the frequency of a pre existing arrhythmia, the sustenance of a previously non sustained arrhythmia, or the development of an entirely…

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock

…venous hypertension, and pulmonary congestion. Hemodynamic deterioration is more likely with larger infarcts, anterior infarction, advanced age, delayed or unsuccessful revascularization, and pre existing diabetes…

ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Diagnosis and ECG Criteria

…ischaemia and whether infarction has occurred The extent and degree of myocardial involvement The anatomical territory, including anterior, inferoposterolateral or right ventricular involvement Pre existing…

Statin Intolerance and Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms

…at least in part, the nocebo effect : negative expectations, contextual cues and attribution of pre existing symptoms to the medication. No single diagnostic test can…

🟠 Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity

…no no INFED IRON DEXTRAN IRON DEXTRAN Mixed ar less patients with pre existing cardiovascular disease/cardiac arrest Solu Cortef HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM…

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