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Casting and immobilisation

…protective sheeting Hot water gives faster setting and more heat production — a risk of burns Document the distal neurovascular status before casting : sensation, motor function…

Wound suturing

…local anaesthetic : distal sensation, motor function, capillary refill and pulse, and active movement of every tendon crossing the wound. A tendon injury can be painless…

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock

…bridge. Clinical Presentation and Symptoms Symptoms of STEMI The usual symptom is severe, prolonged ischemic discomfort. It is commonly described as heavy, squeezing, or crushing…

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Diagnosis and Electrocardiographic Criteria

…squeezing, and crushing, though it may occasionally be reported as stabbing or burning. It resembles the discomfort of angina pectoris but typically occurs at rest…

Approach to patients with chest pain: differential diagnoses, management & ECG

…a period of) stress? Symptoms related to body position or respiration? Ischemic chest pain is usually described as pressure, squeezing, or a crushing sensation across…

Introduction to Coronary Artery Disease (Ischemic Heart Disease)

…which is synonymous with ischemic heart disease, is the most common form of cardiovascular disease. It has been the number one killer in Western and…

ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Diagnosis and ECG Criteria

…myocardial infarction as the final diagnosis. The underlying process usually involves acute thrombotic obstruction of an epicardial coronary artery. A vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque and thrombogenic…

Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Outcomes

Cardiology Clinical medicine Definition and Pathophysiology Dietary patterns are the overall combinations of foods habitually consumed rather than isolated nutrients considered independently. For cardiometabolic health…

Spirometry

…coach actively, and do not accept a trace you would not be prepared to show a colleague. Indications Investigation of chronic cough, dyspnoea, wheeze or…

Peripheral Artery Disease: Diagnosis, Ankle–Brachial Index and Risk Management

…promote atherosclerosis. The principal anatomical distributions are: Abdominal aorta and iliac arteries, involved in approximately 30% of symptomatic patients. Femoral and popliteal arteries, involved in…

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