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Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
Medications Used ... CHF also causes ... failure is chronic Drug ... #Medications #Action ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Temp • ACS • Drugs ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Heart block Medications ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology #BRADI
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Pharmacologic Treatment ... in Pregnancy Drug ... , tachycardia, nausea ... - Urapidil - Nausea ... #Pharmacology #Medications
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... disease or CHF) ... Treat underlying cause ... disease or CHF) ... #management #cardiology
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
Bradycardia 1) ... AMS, SOB from CHF ... sedative & pain medication ... Patients DIE: Drugs ... differential #management #cardiology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... could have made a drug ... Consider known drug ... causes (eg. remifentanil ... Management #Workup #Cardiology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
palpitations, bradycardia ... Etiology: • Medications ... Na delivery): CHF ... only if no clear cause ... STOP offending medications
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
PALPITATIONS: Medications ... • Serotonergic drugs ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... disease • Severe bradycardia ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
circulation If drugs ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary ... Alcohol • Type B2: Drugs ... - HIV/HAART medications
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... /Drug toxicity, ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... with AEDs until cause