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Anaphylaxis: quick reference for emergency management

…Grade Clinical picture Management : : : Mild allergic reaction Skin or mucosa only, stable breathing and circulation Observation, a non sedating antihistamine for symptoms Anaphylaxis Objective airway…

De-escalation and Shortened Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients at High Bleeding Risk

…PCI), or medical management. The standard post ACS regimen is DAPT for 12 months, generally consisting of low dose aspirin and a potent P2Y12 inhibitor…

Massive haemorrhage and transfusion: quick reference

…is uncertain and the evidence for non traumatic bleeding is weaker [2,3,4]. Do the following immediately: 1. Call for help using the words…

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy / Dysplasia (ARVC, ARVD)

…is defined by the gradual loss of myocardial cells, which are replaced by fat and fibrous tissue. This process begins in the epicardium and gradually…

A new ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death

…and non specific for SCD. Most people who die suddenly never had an ejection fraction measured before death, and among those who did, only a…

Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Duration After Acute Coronary Syndromes and Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

…30–60 minutes and persists for up to 7 days after discontinuation because platelet inhibition is irreversible. Aspirin acts through only one platelet activation pathway…

Premature ventricular contractions (premature ventricular complex, premature ventricular beats)

…Refer to Figure 1 for an example. The premature ventricular impulse replaces a sinus beat and induces a delay to the next sinus beat (the…

Ventricular Tachycardia

…is replaced by dense collagenous scar, interspersed with surviving bundles of myocytes that form the slow conducting isthmuses critical for re entry [6] . Non ischemic…

Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

…Aspirate and biopsy answer different questions and do not replace one another: the aspirate shows cellular morphology and provides material for flow cytometry and genetics…

Transcutaneous and transvenous pacing

…Transcutaneous pacing takes seconds to start and can keep a patient alive until a transvenous lead is in place — but only if it is working…

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