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Endotracheal intubation

…hyoid, 2 fingerbreadths from hyoid to the upper border of the thyroid cartilage M allampati Class III–IV indicates increased risk O bstruction/Obesity Stridor…

Post-Infarction Mechanical Complications: Ventricular Septal, Free-Wall, and Papillary Muscle Rupture

…Its typical presentation is: Sudden severe dyspnoea. Acute pulmonary oedema. Hypotension. Progressive heart failure. Cardiogenic shock. Complete transection of a papillary muscle may cause immediately…

Vasovagal Syncope: Diagnosis, Tilt Testing and Treatment

…transient loss of consciousness was due to syncope, identify the cause, and assess the risk for future episodes and serious harm. This evaluation should include…

NSTEMI (Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction) & Unstable Angina: Diagnosis, Criteria, ECG, Management

…Although ECG changes in NSTEMI and unstable angina have been discussed previously (refer to Classification of Acute Coronary Syndromes, and Ischemia and the ST Segment…

Cryotherapy of skin lesions

…with interchangeable nozzles, or a cryoprobe for contact technique. Cotton buds for small lesions (these give a more superficial and less controllable depth of freeze…

The ECG in assessment of myocardial reperfusion

…infarction process is more or less completed. Post ischemic T wave inversions emerge at the earliest 4–6 hours after an episode of ischemia/infarction…

Performing Echocardiographic Examinations

…cause of pain and sickness absence for ultrasound practitioners (Harrison et al). When performing emergency echocardiography, or any examination without a proper examination table, it…

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusions: Indications and Outcomes

…incorporate the clinical profile, coronary anatomy, left ventricular ejection fraction, procedural factors and anticipated outcomes. The supplied material does not describe specific physical signs of…

Sepsis and septic shock: quick reference for the first hour

…and less certain in sepsis without shock [3,4]. The first hour, in order The measures should in practice overlap. Document the time of the…

Junctional rhythm (escape rhythm) and junctional tachycardia

…in the AV node is junctional rhythm , which may also be referred to as junctional escape rhythm . Junctional tachycardia is less common. Basic knowledge of…

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