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Acute exacerbation of COPD: quick reference

…sputum in particular that exceeds the patient's normal variation and requires a change of treatment. Common precipitants are viral infection, bacterial infection and air…

Cardiac arrest due to pneumothorax

…Pneumothorax is characterized by the presence of free air in the thoracic cavity. While this can occasionally be benign and manifest even in healthy individuals…

Acute severe asthma in adults: quick reference

…has become calm, quiet in the chest and stopped struggling may be about to stop breathing. Diminishing wheeze means improvement only if air entry, speech…

Performing Echocardiographic Examinations

…between the heart and the ultrasound transducer, and because less air filled lung tissue covers the heart. In adults, however, the distance between the heart…

Physics of ultrasound

…g air, water, metal, or tissue and fluids in the human body. Sound waves arise when a sound source generates mechanical vibrations in the particles…

Risk Factor Modification: The Evidence Base for Primary Prevention

…air pollution, family history, ethnicity, and frailty. Primary prevention is complemented by population level interventions. Population strategies aim to shift risk across the whole community…

Capnography (end-tidal carbon dioxide measurement, ETCO2) during cardiac arrest

…of carbon dioxide in exhaled air represents the sum of ventilation, metabolic activity, and perfusion. Increased aerobic metabolism, perfusion, and ventilation result in a higher…

Arterial line

…an AV fistula or with planned vascular access for dialysis. Previous vascular surgery in the area. Coagulopathy and thrombolytic treatment are relative contraindications and are…

Blood gas interpretation: quick reference for acid-base disorders

…The differences increase in severe circulatory failure and marked respiratory failure [3,4]. Question Appropriate sample : : Metabolic acidosis or alkalosis in a haemodynamically stable patient…

Central venous catheter

…controlled. Contraindications In life threatening conditions all contraindications are relative — but they govern which site is chosen. Infection, burns or trauma over the insertion site…

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