Articles & courses

Articles
Skin biopsy — punch, shave and excision

…Mark the biopsy site. In an inflammatory dermatosis: the active edge , not the burnt out centre. 2. Clean the skin and infiltrate the anaesthetic intradermally…

Leg ulcers — wound debridement and compression therapy

…three to six months during ongoing compression therapy, and always in the event of new or increasing pain. Preparation and equipment Doppler for the ankle…

Cryotherapy of skin lesions

…cell carcinoma — these can be treated with cryotherapy by an experienced practitioner in selected cases, but surgery is the standard. Dark skin: a risk of…

Primary Aldosteronism: Screening and Management

…induces expression of aldosterone responsive genes. Although the kidney is a major target—where MR activation promotes sodium transport—MRs are also present in cardiac…

Pulmonary stenosis

…which results in right ventricular hypertrophy. The valve is usually thickened and during systole leaflet doming appears. The proximal part of the pulmonary artery is…

Pulmonary regurgitation

…The regurgitation results in blood flowing back from the pulmonary artery into the right ventricle during diastole. The most common cause of abnormal pulmonary regurgitation…

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR/TI)

…1). Carcinoid heart disease. Endocarditis (common in intravenous drug addicts). Myxomatous degeneration. Rheumatic heart disease. Dilatation of the right ventricle. Dilatation of the right atrium…

Mitral valve stenosis

…dilation. Atrial dilation causes a significantly increased risk of atrial fibrillation. The increase in left atrial pressure may also propagate backward to the pulmonary circulation…

Media

No matches.

Tests

Tools