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If intravenous access has not been established, consider the intranasal route for atomised delivery of diamorphine or ketamine. Consider ketamine in analgesic doses as a second‑li...
It can damage the blood vessels. Ketamine Other names K, vitamin K, super K, special K, green, donkey dust, ket. How is it taken?
Cystitis - ketamine abuse can cause inflammation of the bladder lining, leading to frequency, urgency and nocturia (ketamine bladder syndrome). [ 12 ] Severe sight impairment - may be ...
These (for example, ketamine injections) may be an option if the above medicines do not help. Ketamine is normally used as an anaesthetic but at low doses it can have a pain-relievin...
Gabapentin - this can help to relax the nerve supply to the muscle under your lungs that helps you breathe in (the diaphragm). Ketamine - an intravenous anaesthetic - is sometimes effecti...
However, a vast list of psychoactive substances has been identified and linked with the development of HPPD, including magic mushrooms, ketamine, dextromethorphan, MDMA and MDA, and cannabis ...
Many other recreational drugs such as amfetamines, cocaine, ketamine and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) can trigger a schizophrenia-like illness. Diagnosing schizophrenia Schizophr...
Corticosteroid, or local anaesthetic/corticosteroid combination, trigger point injections. Ketamine. Local anaesthetics (topical or intravenous). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug...
Anti-sialogogues (eg, glycopyrrolate intramuscularly or IV) are rarely needed but may be indicated for awake fibre-optic intubation or before ketamine anaesthesia [ 2 ] . Anti-sialogogues may...
In patients with severe, intractable hiccups, ketamine and intravenous lidocaine have also been used in a specialist setting. [ 20 ] Parenteral midazolam may be appropriate for patients with ...
Other substances - some more dangerous than others - have been found contaminating tablets, including the amphetamine variants methyl diethanolamine (MDEA) and methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), lysergi...
Whilst fatalities occur with isolated GHB use, co-ingestion of other drugs (eg, ketamine or ethanol) creates a more complex clinical picture and greater risk. [ 17 ] Where patients are u...
N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in the postsynaptic area of the neuron have a role in the conduction of pain and NMDA receptor agonists, such as ketamine and methadone, may be useful a...
Sedatives: Ketamine [ 10 ] Short-acting barbiturates Miscellaneous: Rauwolfia alkaloids Alpha-agonists Flutamide Procarbazine Medication withdrawal: benzodiazepine or alcohol wi...
The evidence for their use is inconclusive but if they reduce pain (as opposed to simply producing a sympathetic block) they can provide a less painful 'window of opportunity' for rehabilitati...
Supraventricular tachycardia treatment and management [ 1 ] Acute management of SVT is primarily based on use of vagal manoeuvres and/or electrical or chemical cardioversion: [ 6 ] Synchr...
Etomidate is an intravenous agent associated with rapid recovery without a hangover effect. Ketamine is used rarely. It is used mainly for paediatric anaesthesia, particularly when repeate...
Mood stablising treatment such as lithium and certain antiepileptics can reduce suicidal thoughts, and ketamine is under research as an option for future [ 17 ] . Counselling. Cognitiv...
Corticosteroid, or local anaesthetic/corticosteroid combination, trigger point injections. Ketamine. Local anaesthetics (topical or intravenous). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug...
It may be a side-effect of some drugs, including phenytoin, lamotrigine, zolpidem, opioids and ketamine. Anatomy of eye movements There are six external ocular muscles - two are supp...