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ArticleContinous medical discussion: the ECG blog
A new ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death

…waveforms to reliable cause of death data. The current study This paper supplies that ingredient. The authors trained a convolutional deep learning model on population…

ArticleCardiology
Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

…of patients with pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis experience a second thrombotic event within 10 years ( Goldhaber et al, Kearon et al ). Epidemiology of…

ArticleProcedurer
Abscess incision and drainage

…malignancy differential Surgeon or mammography Sole of the foot Deep compartments Orthopaedic surgeon Close to large vessels, in the groin or on the neck Bleeding…

ArticleProcedurer
Ankle-brachial index (ABI)

…Assessment of healing potential in ulcers and before deciding the level of amputation. Contraindications There are no absolute contraindications. Refrain or modify in: Deep vein…

ArticleProcedurer
Endotracheal intubation

…and respiratory acidosis, or a markedly increased work of breathing with impending exhaustion. Threatened airway obstruction: inhalation injury, anaphylaxis, deep neck infection, an expanding haematoma…

ArticleProcedurer
Exercise stress test on cycle ergometer

…or ongoing unstable angina. Uncontrolled symptomatic arrhythmia. Symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. Decompensated heart failure. Acute pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis. Acute myocarditis, pericarditis or…

ArticleProcedurer
Lumbar puncture

…Contraindications Clinical signs of herniation — deep unconsciousness with unreactive pupils, an altered breathing pattern, a rising blood pressure with bradycardia. A known or suspected intracranial…

ArticleProcedurer
Wound suturing

…good function or cosmesis without apposition. A wound that bleeds because the edges are held apart. A wound through the full thickness of the dermis…

ArticleCardiology
Ventricular Tachycardia

…or underlying channelopathies (e.g., Torsades de Pointes in Long QT Syndrome) [1] . Underlying Etiologies The etiology of VT is broadly dichotomized into structural heart…

ArticleEchocardiography
Two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography

…a 90° wide and 15 cm deep image requires approximately 40 milliseconds (ms). Increasing the number of ultrasound lines or image depth will reduce the…