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ArticleArrhythmias and arrhythmology
Sinus tachycardia & Inappropriate sinus tachycardia

…coffee, anticholinergic drugs, beta adrenergic agonists). In all of these conditions, sinus tachycardia is merely an expression of an underlying disease or substance effect, which…

ArticleProcedurer
Nasogastric tube

…the confirmation of the position that determines whether the tube is safe. A misplaced tube in the airway produces no reliable symptoms in a patient…

ArticleProcedurer
Exercise stress test on cycle ergometer

…abrupt withdrawal carries a risk of rebound. The referring physician should have made this decision; document which applies. Nitroglycerin is continued; note it in the…

ArticleAkutsjukvård
Delirium in older adults: quick reference

…drugs, poisoning, withdrawal, surgery or several concurrent factors. A diagnosis of delirium is therefore the beginning of the investigation, not the end. In a frail…

ArticleProcedurer
Deceased donor organ donation

…donor care The time from withdrawal of treatment to circulatory arrest Indications An intensive care patient with severe brain injury in whom total brain infarction…

ArticleKardiologi
Hypertensive crisis: drugs and doses

…Lathundar Clinical use This overview is a quick reference to the intravenous antihypertensive drugs used in a hypertensive emergency. It summarises the mechanism of action…

ArticleKunskapsbas
🟠 Clonidine

…The benefit of its administration in these patients should be carefully balanced against the potential risks resulting from hypotension. • Withdrawal of clonidine may lead to…

ArticleProcedurer
Joint aspiration

…part of the diagnostic work up. Haemarthrosis after trauma. A symptomatic effusion causing pain or restricted movement (therapeutic aspiration). Intra articular corticosteroid injection in verified…

ArticleProcedurer
Oesophageal ECG

…wide or narrow complex tachycardia in which the mechanism needs to be documented before referral to an arrhythmia unit. Assessment of the effect of adenosine…