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Useful Intravenous Antihypertensive Agents
- Nicardipine
- Clevidipine
- Labetalol
- Esmolol
- Nitroglycerin

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#Antihypertensive #Agents #Hypertensive #Emergency #Pharmacology
#Hypertensive #Emergency ... #Pharmacology # ... Intravenous #IV #CriticalCare ... BloodPressure #Management
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
the upper GIT (esophagus ... Presentation • Management ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare ... #pharmacology # ... management
Emergency Laryngectomy Management

This algorithm is paired with the red bed-head sign and indicates that the patient
Emergency Laryngectomy ... Management This ... speech via the oesophagus ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Laryngectomy #Emergency
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Diagnosis and Management ... of Achalasia - ... Botulinum toxin • Pharmacologic ... #Diagnosis #Management ... ACG #Guidelines #gastroenterology
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
two-thirds of the esophagus ... • Jackhammer esophagus ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #gastroenterology ... #esophageal #esophagus
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Extrinsic to esophagus ... disorder such as achalasia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #gastroenterology