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Acute exacerbation of COPD: quick reference

…5. Give a systemic corticosteroid if the exacerbation is more than mild. 6. Assess the indication for antibiotics on the basis of sputum purulence, the…

Acute vertigo: quick reference for HINTS and differential diagnosis

…most important dangerous differential diagnosis. Clear focal neurological findings are absent in roughly half of patients with a central cause. A normal routine neurological examination…

Electrical cardioversion

…falling level of consciousness. Unstable monomorphic VT with a pulse. Pre excitation with atrial fibrillation and a very rapid ventricular rate. Elective or subacute: Symptomatic…

Nasogastric tube

Procedurer The insertion itself is rarely the difficult part — it is the confirmation of the position that determines whether the tube is safe. A misplaced…

🟠 Antiarrhythmic drugs in acute ventricular arrhythmias (ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation)

…prevent or treat acute and subacute ventricular arrhythmias. The Singh Vaughan Williams classification fails to clarify that the majority of these agents exert effects on…

Immediate Management of Type A and Type B Aortic Dissection

…days. Subacute: 15–90 days. Chronic: more than 90 days. The central clinical danger is progressive aortic wall disruption, rupture and compromise of branch vessels…

Post-Infarction Pericarditis and Dressler Syndrome

…possible subacute cardiac rupture, particularly when the effusion develops in the early post infarction period. Clinical presentation and symptoms The characteristic clinical syndrome consists of…

Stent Thrombosis: Timing, Causes, Diagnosis, and Prevention

…platelet rich because they form under high shear conditions. Disruption of an atherosclerotic plaque or injury associated with PCI exposes thrombogenic material, promoting platelet activation…

Antiarrhythmic drugs in ventricular tachyarrhythmias

…prevent or treat acute and subacute ventricular arrhythmias. The Singh Vaughan Williams classification fails to clarify that the majority of these agents exert effects on…

Approach to patients with chest pain: differential diagnoses, management & ECG

…numerous other causes of chest pain, but the other causes are either subacute or non acute. The history taking must be systematic and accurate because…

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