Administration of the first dose or doses of acyclovir, with or without antibiotics or steroids, as quickly as possible; the standard for acute bacterial meningitis is initiation of treatment within 30 minutes of arrival Consideration of an ED triage protocol to identify patients at risk for HSV ...
Administration of vasoconstrictors (eg, octreotide [agent of choice in acute variceal bleeding], vasopressin) Endoscopic therapy (variceal ligation [EVL] [preferred], injection sclerotherapy) Balloon-tube tamponade Percutaneous transhepatic embolization (PTE) Endoscopic administration of cyanoacrylate monomer...
Dr. Gurbel:There are randomized dta from one study to suggest that if you are non-responsive to clopidogrel by a point-of-care test, administration of tirofiban showed a reduction in periprocedural events (Slide 4). But this was one study, the numbers are not large, but it makes physiolog...
Antibiotic selection, route of administration, and duration of therapy for Lyme disease are guided by the patient’s clinical manifestations and stage of disease, as well as the presence of any concomitant medical conditions or allergies. Treatment of Lyme disease is as follows: Adult patients ...
The maker of the novel stent intends to use the results from the BioNIR Ridaforolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System in Coronary Stenosis (BIONICS) trial to file for approval of the device with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to Dr David E Kandzari (Piedmont Healthcare,...
Practice Essentials Chronic kidney disease (CKD)—or chronic renal failure (CRF), as it was historically termed—is a term that encompasses all degrees of decreased kidney function, from damaged–at risk through mild, moderate, and severe chronic kidney failure. [1] CKD is a worldwide public ...
A nurse is preparing to assist with the administration of peritoneal dialysis to a client. In Which order should the nurse take the following steps? (Move the steps into the box on the right,placing them in the order of performance. Use all the steps.) *Record the client's vital signs....
The intervention arm (arm 1) is an oil formulation of THC/CBD 10 mg/200 mg/mL for oral administration (LG Pharma Pty Ltd.) to be delivered over the dose range of THC:CBD 2.5 mg/50 mg (0.25 mL once daily) to THC:CBD 30 mg/600 mg per day (1 mL three times daily). The place...
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On the first ward day, the patient experienced a sudden collapse. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was initiated, and the Intrahospital Emergency Team (IET) detected pulseless electrical activity. Return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) was achieved after two rhythm analyses and administration of ad...