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Alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens: quick reference

…zero, and several syndromes can overlap [1,4]. Time after a clear reduction or the last intake Common clinical picture : : 4 to 12 hours Tremor…

🟠 Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid)

…consumption may increase the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. Serious skin reactions (e.g., Stevens Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, DRESS syndrome) have been rarely reported…

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI): Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management

…response to endothelial injury [2] . The process initiates with endothelial dysfunction, a state provoked by systemic risk factors such as hypertension, hyperglycemia, smoking, and turbulent…

Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease

…Progressive dilation can subsequently impair left ventricular ejection fraction. Enlargement of the left ventricle predisposes to atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. In advanced alcohol related cardiomyopathy…

Myocardial ischemia and infarction: lack of oxygen or imbalance between supply/demand

…same Virchow who unraveled thrombosis). He used te term to describe a reduction of blood flow to tissues and organs. A few decades later Cohnheim…

Hypertensive Emergency and Urgency: Differentiation and Treatment

…sufficient Severe elevation Acute HMOD Present Absent clinically Symptoms Often present and related to the affected organ May be absent or nonspecific Treatment setting Usually…

Digoxin: Dosing, Therapeutic Range and Toxicity Management

…use has declined over time due to the advent of more efficacious agents with wider therapeutic to toxic windows, and its routine use in adult…

Gastric lavage and activated charcoal

…the ingestion of a potentially toxic dose of a substance that binds to charcoal, when it can be given early and the patient has an…

Poisoning: quick reference for antidotes and initial management

…authoritative local source for the current indication, dosing, sampling and duration of treatment. International guidelines must be adapted to the antidotes, analytical methods and treatment…

Spirometry

…scleroderma, and during treatment with pulmonary toxic drugs. Contraindications Forced expiration raises the pressure in the thorax, the abdomen, the skull and the eyes. Postpone…

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