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ECG parameters

…to adults in sinus rhythm, recorded at a paper speed of 50 mm/s with 1 mV = 10 mm. At 50 mm/s a…

Liver parameters

…pregnancy or malignancy. A markedly raised GGT with the other tests normal is most often enzyme induction by alcohol or drugs and is often of…

🟠 Right ventricle, pulmonary artery, pulmonary artery pressure

…FUNCTION (MEASURED IN A4C) RV diastolic area, cm2 11–28 29–32 33–37 38 RV systolic area, cm2 7.5–16 17–19 20…

Complications of Coronary Angiography and Vascular Access Management

…ostia. It remains the reference standard for defining the extent of coronary artery disease because it provides anatomical information while permitting functional assessment and, when…

Cardiac arrest in hypothermia (accidental hypothermia)

…with or without shivering 28 31°C Severe hypothermia Unconscious, with signs of life <28 °C Very severe hypothermia No signs of life <24 °C Actions…

Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy

…of tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy is 8–10% among patients with atrial tachycardia (Medi et al, Ju et al). The corresponding figure in children is 28…

Common laboratory tests

Referensvärden Reference ranges are statistical: by definition they encompass 95 % of a healthy reference population, which means that one healthy value in twenty falls outside…

Echocardiography

…indexed Aortic annulus 20 31 mm 12 14 mm/m2 Sinuses of Valsalva 29 45 mm 15 20 mm/m2 Sinotubular junction 22 36 mm…

Gastric lavage and activated charcoal

…in which the patient reaches hospital early. The benefit of both methods falls steeply with the time since ingestion, and both can harm the patient…

Oxygen therapy

…on the valve 24, 28, 31, 35, 40 or 50 % Gives a fixed, known FiO2 independently of the patient's breathing pattern. The first choice…

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