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

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…Method of interpretation Heart rate Heart rhythm The P wave The PR interval The QRS complex The ST segment The T wave The U wave…

…early diastolic early diastolic holodiastolic Quantification of regurgitant jet Mild regurgitation Moderate regurgitation Severe regurgitation Jet width / LVOT width < 0,25 0,25 0…

…4.5) 0.5–18 (6.5) 0.5–22 (8) 0.5–28 (9.5) 0.8–30 (11) 1–30 (12) 2–33…

…4.5) 0.5–18 (6.5) 0.5–22 (8) 0.5–28 (9.5) 0.8–30 (11) 1–30 (12) 2–33…

…7–2.5 2.6–2.8 2.9–3.1 3.2 1.7–2.5 2.6–2.8 2.9–3.1…

…High 9.7 7 High 11.2 8 High 10.8 9 High 12.2 Table 1. Interpretation of CHADS VA score References Lip GY…