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Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

…to adults with neutropenia related to cancer treatment. Children, pregnant women, patients after allogeneic stem cell transplantation and patients treated with CAR T cells or…

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy / Dysplasia (ARVC, ARVD)

…Palpitations, syncope or cardiac arrest–particularly during physical activity–in a young adult with T wave inversions in V1–V4, or other ECG changes (see…

Brugada syndrome: ECG, clinical features and management

…genetic mutations have been associated with the Brugada syndrome. These mutations are located in genes encoding potassium and calcium channels of the outer cell membrane…

🟠 Reference values for adult ECG

…not clearly visible: look for retrograde (inverted) P waves, which can be located anywhere between the J point and the terminal part of the T…

Paediatric and neonatal ECG interpretation

…The P wave The PR interval The QRS complex The ST segment The T wave The U wave The QT interval (QTc) Neonatal reference values…

Cardiac arrest during pregnancy and childbirth

…positioned as standard, and defibrillation energy levels should remain consistent with those used for non pregnant adults. The fetus is not harmed by defibrillation, amiodarone…

Interpretation of neonatal and pediatric electrocardiograms (ECG)

…T wave U wave QT (QTc) interval Pediatric and neonatal electrocardiograms differ markedly – in terms of rhythm, morphology, normal findings, normal variants, etc – from adult…

Long QT (QTc) interval, long QT syndrome (LQTS) & torsades de pointes

…the QRS complex to the end of the T wave. This interval represents the total time taken to depolarize and repolarize the ventricles ( Figure 1 )…

Laryngeal mask and difficult airway

…an adult: choose the larger , since a mask that is too small leaks and gives a poorer seal. Procedure Insertion of the laryngeal mask 1…

Cardiac arrest due to hypoxia and asphyxia

…et al. Hanging associated out of hospital cardiac arrests in Melbourne, Australia. Emerg Med 2013;30:3842. Luna GK, Pavlin EG, Kirkman T, Copass MK…

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