…e.g., CYP2C9 variants) (1 point) E xcessive fall risk (1 point) S troke (1 point) HEMORR₂HAGES Score Risk category Incidence of major bleeding (per…

…to explain why neuronal cell death begins within 5–6 minutes (Lipton et al). Survival in cardiac arrest is highly dependent on the initial rhythm…

…cellular functions, such as contraction and relaxation. Increasing cardiac workload by increasing heart rate and contractility (i.e contractile force), results in increased metabolism. Cardiac…

…compromises the endothelial barrier, upregulating the expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM 1) and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM 1), and increasing the…

…a small chin, tumour, an irradiated neck E valuate 3 3 2 3 fingerbreadths of mouth opening, 3 fingerbreadths from chin to hyoid, 2 fingerbreadths…

…S, Smith JE, Gwyther R, Kirkman E. Closed chest compressions reduce survival in an animal model of hemorrhage induced traumatic cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2019;140…

…the evidence is often conflicting. Many recommendations are therefore based on observational data, expert opinion, or extrapolation from other fields (e.g. sepsis research) or…

…an atherosclerotic plaque may also release atherosclerotic debris downstream, causing microvascular embolization (i.e occluding smaller vessels downstream). The thrombosis causes occlusion of the artery…

…To coordinate these two tasks, the heart has an intrinsic pacemaker–i.e. the sinus node–and an electrical conduction system composed of specialized myocardial…

…in a reduction of coronary blood flow and this causes subendocardial ischemia (i.e ischemia that only affects the subendocardium). STEMI, on the other hand…

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