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Alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens: quick reference

…clear reduction or the last intake Common clinical picture : : 4 to 12 hours Tremor, sweating, anxiety, insomnia, tachycardia, hypertension, headache, nausea and vomiting 8 to…

🟠 Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid)

…Severe heart failure. Doses 100 mg/day during the third trimester of pregnancy. Dosage Acute myocardial infarction: Initial loading dose: 300–500 mg as soon…

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

…debris, modern vascular biology has redefined atherosclerosis as a dynamic, immune mediated fibroproliferative response to endothelial injury [2] . The process initiates with endothelial dysfunction, a…

Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease

…60 minutes after ingestion. Elimination follows zero order kinetics at low to moderate concentrations and first order kinetics at higher concentrations. Ethanol is water soluble…

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

…complicated topic. The term ischemia was coined in 1858 by Virchow (the same Virchow who unraveled thrombosis). He used te term to describe a reduction…

Hypertensive Emergency and Urgency: Differentiation and Treatment

…acute organ injury is decisive. The pathophysiology reflects failure of vascular autoregulation during a rapid or severe rise in BP. This may produce acute injury…

Digoxin: Dosing, Therapeutic Range and Toxicity Management

…first described by William Withering in 1775, is the oldest pharmacologic agent in the heart failure armamentarium. Its use has declined over time due to…

Gastric lavage and activated charcoal

Procedurer Emptying the stomach has gone from routine to exception. Activated charcoal — in Sweden usually called medicinal charcoal — is the first line measure in decontamination…

Poisoning: quick reference for antidotes and initial management

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

Spirometry

…systemic disease, for example rheumatoid arthritis or scleroderma, and during treatment with pulmonary toxic drugs. Contraindications Forced expiration raises the pressure in the thorax, the…

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