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Blood gas interpretation: quick reference for acid-base disorders

…failure. A peripheral venous blood gas is easier to obtain and can often be used for an initial assessment of pH and the metabolic component…

Inpatient insulin therapy: quick reference

…with correction doses alone according to the glucose value, without basal insulin (a so called sliding scale), gives poorer control and is not recommended as…

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

…involve: reducing the duration of DAPT; stopping aspirin and continuing P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy; switching from a potent P2Y12 inhibitor to clopidogrel; reducing the dose of…

Smoking Cessation: Pharmacotherapy and Cardiovascular Benefit

…and, where possible, other inhaled nicotine products. In cardiovascular medicine, the objective is not merely to reduce cigarette consumption but to achieve complete abstinence from…

Statin Intolerance and Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms

…contextual cues and attribution of pre existing symptoms to the medication. No single diagnostic test can distinguish a pharmacological SAMS effect from a nocebo response…

Introduction to Coronary Artery Disease (Ischemic Heart Disease)

…symptoms disappear within minutes after stopping the activity. The greater the stenosis, the lower the level of myocardial workload required to elicit ischemia and symptoms…

Standard Transthoracic Echocardiogram: Complete Imaging Protocol

…away from the orientation marker. Angle : The transducer is kept at the same location on the chest, and the sound beam is directed to show…

Anticoagulants: quick reference for dosing, renal adjustment and reversal

… see the acute stroke quick reference. Stopping the drug and forgetting to restart it after the procedure. Document the restart date in the medical record…

Corticosteroids: quick reference for dose equivalents and stress dosing

…with proximal weakness Red flags and pitfalls Stopping a corticosteroid abruptly after longer term treatment. Not giving a stress dose to a patient with adrenal…

Oesophageal ECG

…and adjust the gain so that the atrial deflections are clear without clipping. 4. Estimate the depth of insertion by measuring from the ala of…

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