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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

…five years of stopping but may remain elevated thereafter. The overall health benefit is greater still when reductions in non cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are…

Statin Intolerance and Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms

…responses and immune activity. Statin intolerance refers to adverse effects attributed to statin treatment that improve or resolve after reducing the dose or stopping therapy…

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

…rotating, sliding, rocking and angling. Tilt : The transducer maintains the same axis orientation to the heart but moves to a different imaging plane. Rotate : The…

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

…Set the filter: a frequency range of about 15–40 Hz , and adjust the gain so that the atrial deflections are clear without clipping. 4…

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