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Opioid therapy in severe pain

…effect varies tenfold between individuals, and the only way to find the right level is to give a small dose, wait until it has worked…

In-Stent Restenosis: Mechanisms and Treatment

…recurrent narrowing within a previously implanted coronary stent. It represents a form of arterial hyperplastic disease arising after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). In contemporary practice…

Poisoning: quick reference for antidotes and initial management

…around the clock for health care professionals. Contact the centre early in serious, unusual or unclear poisoning, with modified release preparations, mixed poisoning, pregnancy, children…

Metabolic Syndrome: Definition and Clinical Significance

…lipoprotein and remnant clearance. The resulting atherogenic dyslipidaemia is characterized by elevated triglycerides, reduced HDL cholesterol and increased small, dense LDL particles. Increased apoB containing…

Skin biopsy — punch, shave and excision

…Contraindications There are no absolute contraindications. Take care in: Anticoagulant therapy — this rarely needs to be stopped for small biopsies, but have diathermy or aluminium…

Unstable Angina: Definition and Contemporary Management

…infarction (AMI), in which myocardial ischaemia is accompanied by cardiomyocyte necrosis and cardiac troponin release meeting the criteria of the universal definition of MI. Clinically…

Gastric lavage and activated charcoal

…preparations: in practice within about 1 hour. Tablets and solid preparations: up to about 2 hours. Modified release preparations, anticholinergics, opioids and salicylate — where gastric…

Hyperkalaemia: quick reference for emergency treatment

…a dialysis patient, in severe acute kidney injury, in treatment failure or in ongoing massive potassium release. In cardiac arrest with suspected hyperkalaemia, advanced life…

Acute Coronary Syndrome: Definitions and Initial Triage

…injury is separate from MI. It refers to cardiac troponin release that does not fulfil the criteria for ischaemic myocardial infarction. It may be acute…

Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: Diagnostic Pathways

…is myocardial ischaemia caused by an acute coronary process. Myocardial injury leads to release of cardiac troponin, but troponin elevation is not specific for myocardial…

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