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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…

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

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

Physics of ultrasound

…When vocal cords vibrate, they generate vibrations in the surrounding air and these vibrations propagate in the form of a sound wave. If the sound…

Risk Factor Modification: The Evidence Base for Primary Prevention

…pressure, non HDL cholesterol, diabetes, body mass index, and current smoking—account for more than half of the population attributable risk of cardiovascular mortality and…

Performing Echocardiographic Examinations

…supine position. In order to obtain the best possible image quality, patient safety and ergonomics for the operator, special examination tables are used. These tables…

Arterial line

…mask and cap. Lidocaine 10 mg/mL for local anaesthesia in the awake patient — the anaesthetic also improves the chance of success by counteracting vascular…

Central venous catheter

…venous pressure and central venous oxygen saturation. Repeated blood sampling during intensive care. Exhausted peripheral venous access during prolonged intravenous therapy. The need for central…

Laryngeal mask and difficult airway

…airway pressures, for example severe ARDS, marked obesity or a stiff chest wall. Glottic or subglottic obstruction — the mask sits above the obstruction and solves…

Oxygen therapy

…place for days without anyone asking why, or the patient at risk of carbon dioxide retention is given 15 litres on a reservoir mask and…

Sepsis and septic shock: quick reference for the first hour

…a high mortality [1,2]. Give antibiotics immediately and aim for administration within one hour in septic shock, or when sepsis is judged certain or…

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