A practical guide to the management of medical emergencies - part 7 pdf
A practical guide to the management of medical emergencies - part 7 pdf
... liver failure; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; IVC, inferior vena cava. CHAPTER 67 433 Diabetic ketoacidosis TABLE 67. 4 Potassium replacement in diabetic ketoacidosis* Plasma ... infection of the paranasal sinuses particularly associated with DKA, and should be suspected in patients with headache, ocular or facial pain. Seek an urgent ears, nose and t...
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A practical guide to the management of medical emergencies - part 1 ppt
... frequent/severe • Associated cardiac disease 38 COMMON PRESENTATIONS Narrow complex tachycardia TABLE 6.3 Intravenous therapy to terminate supraventricular tachycardia (AV nodal re-entrant tachycardia and AV ... 462 Dermatology/rheumatology 74 Cellulitis, 469 75 Acute arthritis, 473 76 Acute vasculitis, 478 Narrow complex tachycardia 6 Narrow complex tachycardia 33 See p. 18 for genera...
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A practical guide to the management of medical emergencies - part 2 pot
... 99 Arterial blood gases, oxygen saturation and oxygen therapy Feature Comment Respiratory failure Arterial hypoxemia is defi ned as an arterial PO 2 <10 .7 kPa, and respiratory failure as an ... known cardiac disease or is aged >60 years Arrhythmias Due to toxin or metabolic complications Check arterial gases and pH, and plasma potassium, calcium and magnesium. Renal failure...
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A practical guide to the management of medical emergencies - part 4 doc
... microscopy Further reading American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association. Guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease (2006). American College of Car- diology ... ventricular tachycardia and ICD casing and/or another (VT) electrode VT is managed in one of four ways: • Observation with no action • Antitachycardia pacing (burst pacing at...
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A practical guide to the management of medical emergencies - part 5 docx
... give high-fl ow oxygen • Call an anesthetist: endotracheal intubation may be needed to allow suctioning of the airway and adequate ventilation • Put in a large-bore IV cannula and take blood ... Society. Guidelines for the management of adults with hospital- acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 2005; 171 : 388–416. 41 Pne...
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A practical guide to the management of medical emergencies - part 6 doc
... fever/bacteremia Extradural hematoma Rare complication of warfarin anticoagulation Prolapse of cervical or Suspect if there is spinal pain thoracic intervertebral accompanied by root pain disc Atlantoaxial ... Unable to walk • Admit other patients to a general ward for observation and further investigation. Monitor vital capacity, respiratory rate, heart rate and blood pressure 8...
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A practical guide to the management of medical emergencies - part 8 ppt
... MCV < ;75 fl in beta-thalassemia normal in alpha- trait thalassemia trait and abnormal in beta- thalassemia trait and other thalassemia syndromes Continued CHAPTER 74 471 Cellulitis Disorder ... and beta-lactam antibiotics. Also seen in advanced renal failure and myelodysplasia Coagulation factor See Table 78 .6 defi ciency or inhibitor Acquired inhibitors are antibodies to coa...
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A practical guide to the management of medical emergencies - part 9 doc
... ciencies Musculoskeletal Myopathy Fractures Hematological Macrocytosis Anemia Thrombocytopenia Leucopenia TABLE 87. 3 Management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome and Wernicke encephalopathy Problem Features Management Alcohol ... cation of most ventilators Other methods of Peritoneal dialysis active rewarming Esophageal thermal probe Cardiopulmonary bypass Alcohol-related proble...
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A Practical Introduction to Structure, Mechanism, and Data Analysis - Part 7 pdf
... in the chromatograph and compares it to a calibration curve of the area under the peak as a function of mass for a standard sample of the analyte of interest. Let us again use the reaction of dihydroorotate ... signal as a function of time. The length of time between application of the sample to the column and appearance of the signal maximum, r...
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