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ApoB and Non-HDL Cholesterol in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

…used. Risk in these circumstances appears to track more closely with apoB. Discordantly high apoB is especially associated with metabolic syndrome and mildly elevated triglycerides…

Isoprenaline and Dopamine Infusions for Bradycardia

…or physical reactions (radiation therapy), frequently involves the conduction system. In these conditions, involvement of the AVN and the conduction system occurs more often than…

ACE Inhibitor Cough and Angioedema: Practical Management

…distinguishing it from classic allergic reactions. Clinical Presentation and Symptoms ACE Inhibitor Induced Cough ACE inhibitor induced cough occurs in 5% to 30% of patients…

Digoxin - ECG changes, arrhythmias, conduction defects & treatment

…positive inotropic effect and a negative chronotropic effect, enhancing ventricular contractility while lowering heart rate. The positive inotropic effect is due to the inhibition of…

Drugs in the emergency setting

…treatment; biphasic reactions occur. Everyone must go home with an adrenaline auto injector and written instructions. Patients taking beta blockers may respond poorly to adrenaline…

Cardiac arrest due to anaphylaxis

…1 2 mg of glucagon intravenously. Currently, there is insufficient evidence to support the use of steroids and antihistamines during cardiac arrest due to anaphylaxis.

Anaphylaxis: quick reference for emergency management

…reaction that can cause life threatening compromise of the airway, breathing or circulation. Skin symptoms may be absent, and circulatory shock does not have to…

Exercise stress test (exercise ECG): protocols, evaluation & termination

…the reliability and thus usefulness of the test will be inadequate. The whole purpose of the exercise ECG is to provoke physiological reactions that are…

Introduction to exercise stress testing (treadmill test, exercise ECG)

…imaging methods, namely exercise capacity (and VO2 max , see below). In addition to exercise capacity, stress testing also provides information on electrocardiographic (ECG) reaction, the…

🟠 Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid)

…increasing plasma levels. Monitor levels and adjust doses as needed. Valproic acid: Acetylsalicylic acid may reduce valproate binding to serum albumin, increasing free plasma levels…

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