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Corticosteroids: quick reference for dose equivalents and stress dosing

…perforation. Sources Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of primary adrenal insufficiency. The summary of product characteristics for each glucocorticoid preparation…

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy / Dysplasia (ARVC, ARVD)

…more malignant in men, the reason for which remains elusive. Gene mutations can be confirmed in roughly 60% of individuals with ARVC. Mutations in the…

Short Synacthen test

…These thresholds are also assay dependent. Follow up of known HPA suppression to determine whether replacement can be stopped. The test is not the first…

Urinary alkalinisation

…same time reduces the passage of salicylate into the central nervous system. Contact your national or regional poison control centre for advice on the treatment…

🟠 Clonidine

…g in 1 ml vial. Dilute with 10 ml of normal saline and give by slow injection over 5 10 minutes. Dilute immediately before use…

Cardiac amyloidosis

…or those undergoing aortic valve replacement [1, 5, 10]. A history of increasing frequency of hospitalizations and visits for heart failure without disease recognition in…

Cardiac arrest in hyperthermia and malignant hyperthermia

…typical range of 36.5 37.6°C (97.7 99.7°F). It arises when heat production or acquisition surpasses the body's capacity for heat…

Tricuspid stenosis

…Guidelines for Valvular Heart Disease (2018). Filsoufi F, Anyanwu AC, Salzberg SP, Frankel T, Cohn LH, Adams DH. Long term outcomes of tricuspid valve replacement…

Acute kidney injury: quick reference for management

…for at least 12 hours 3 At least 3.0 times baseline, or a creatinine of at least 353.6 µmol/L, or renal replacement…

Intensive care parameters

…on the ventilator. See the article on confusion for the management of delirium in intensive care. Renal replacement therapy Absolute indications: refractory hyperkalaemia, refractory acidosis…

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