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Otoscopy and ear syringing

…A small or uncooperative child Movement causes injury Preparation and equipment Otoscopy: an otoscope with a charged battery and clean disposable specula in several sizes…

Peripheral Artery Disease: Diagnosis, Ankle–Brachial Index and Risk Management

…and mortality, as well as limb complications. Atherosclerotic lesions generally affect large and medium sized arteries. Pathological features include plaque formation with calcium deposition, medial…

Injection technique — intramuscular, subcutaneous and intradermal

…Anticoagulant treatment is not in itself a bar to vaccination. Relative: Lymphoedema or previous axillary clearance on the same side. A paretic limb — poorer absorption…

Arterial line

…Preparation and equipment Arterial catheter, usually 20 G in an adult; a smaller size in children. A set with an integrated guidewire (Seldinger technique) helps…

Endotracheal intubation

…cm) : : : Adult woman 7.0–7.5 21 Adult man 7.5–8.0 23 Child, cuffed tube age/4 + 3.5 tube size × 3…

Laryngeal mask and difficult airway

…gel type have no cuff to inflate and are chosen on weight alone. When in doubt between two sizes in an adult: choose the larger …

Lipoprotein(a): Measurement and Clinical Implications

…enhancement of a prothrombotic state. Its atherogenic and inflammatory effects may be mediated partly by oxidized phospholipids carried on the particle. Genetic and Mendelian randomization…

STEMI: Fibrinolysis, Indications, Contraindications and Rescue PCI

…ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a working diagnosis based on persistent ST segment elevation or an equivalent electrocardiographic pattern in a patient with…

Cardiac tumors

…studies in the future. Hemodynamic effects of cardiac tumors The hemodynamic effect of the tumor depends on its size and location. Tumors can reduce cardiac…

LDL Cholesterol Targets Across Cardiovascular Risk Categories

…C, regardless of the drug used to achieve it. Absolute benefit depends on baseline cardiovascular risk and the magnitude of LDL C reduction. Thus, even…

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