…up to 2 weeks after a heart attack. The larger the infarction, the higher the troponin level and the longer the duration of elevated troponin…

CPR Hyperthermia and malignant hyperthermia Hyperthermia is characterized by a body temperature exceeding the typical range of 36.5 37.6°C (97.7 99.7°F)…

…and the local care programme applies. In practice the cooling device is set to a target of around 37.0–37.5 °C , that is…

…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…

…has a protective function, and the commonest complication of ear syringing is that someone syringes an ear that did not need syringing. The second commonest…

…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…

…2015): Recommendations for cardiac chamber quantification by echocardiography in adults: an update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging…

…2004). A comparison of commonly used QT correction formulae: the effect of heart rate on the QTc of normal ECGs. Journal of Electrocardiology , 37, 81…

…156) 129 (103, 163) 135 (106, 176) Electrical (QRS) axis (degres) Male 97 (75, 140) 87 (37, 138) 66 (–6, 107) 68 (14, 122) 64…