…both are predictable. Indications Inability to protect the airway: reduced level of consciousness, loss of pharyngeal reflexes, vomiting with a risk of aspiration. Inadequate oxygenation…

…rupture causes abrupt severe MR. Its typical presentation is: Sudden severe dyspnoea. Acute pulmonary oedema. Hypotension. Progressive heart failure. Cardiogenic shock. Complete transection of a…

…The initial evaluation of a patient with suspected syncope aims to determine whether the transient loss of consciousness was due to syncope, identify the cause…

…on the other hand, is caused by a complete coronary artery occlusion, which results in the complete stop of blood flow and thus more extensive…

…lesions (these give a more superficial and less controllable depth of freeze). A size 15 scalpel or a pumice stone to pare down hyperkeratotic lesions…

…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…

…This is possible due to the small distance between the heart and the ultrasound transducer, and because less air filled lung tissue covers the heart…

…a less compelling basis for intervention. The source material does not provide a distinct symptom profile, physical examination pattern or biomarker signature specific to CTOs…

…for complete diagnostic certainty. Sepsis is defined as life threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Clinically this usually corresponds to…

…of His. If there are cells (with automaticity) distal to the block, an escape rhythm may arise in those cells. For example, consider a complete…