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ArticleEchocardiography
Pericardial Effusion & Cardiac tamponade

…or absent pericardium. In case of suspicion of pericardial disease, it is important to conduct a careful investigation as several conditions may affect hemodynamics and…

ArticleCPR
Cardiac arrest due to pneumothorax

…by a lack of lung tissue) and its impact on cardiac function. Clinically, patients may present with: Absent breath sounds on the affected side Crepitus…

ArticleProcedurer
Eye examination and corneal foreign body

…epithelium is absent. Vertical, linear scratch marks suggest a foreign body under the upper eyelid. 7. Seidel's sign: apply fluorescein generously and look under…

ArticleCardiology
Primary Aldosteronism: Screening and Management

…blood pressure and potassium balance. The principal sporadic subtypes are: Aldosterone producing adrenal adenoma Bilateral adrenal hyperplasia Primary or unilateral adrenal hyperplasia Rare aldosterone producing…

ArticleEchocardiography
Stress Echocardiography: Protocols and Interpretation

…after at least 24 hours of stabilization, provided that active ischaemia and haemodynamic or electrical instability are absent. A resting transthoracic echocardiogram is useful before…

ArticleCPR
Basic Life Support (BLS) in cardiac arrest

…For laypeople, confirming absent or abnormal breathing is sufficient to alert the emergency service and commence CPR. Agonal breathing before apnea A cardiac arrest occurs…