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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)

…a cascade of hemodynamic alterations which may culminate in cardiac arrest. Pulmonary embolism is causally related to deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Approximately 70% of individuals…

ArticleProcedurer
Abscess incision and drainage

…of the face (nasal root, alae nasi, upper lip) Venous drainage towards the cavernous sinus Surgeon or ENT; often antibiotics Palm, fingers, tendon sheaths Deep…

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

…laryngeal mask of the correct size as a rescue airway, and surgical airway equipment (a size 10 scalpel, a bougie, a size 6.0 tube)…

ArticleProcedurer
Exercise stress test on cycle ergometer

Procedurer The value of the exercise test lies not in ST depression alone but in the overall picture : exercise capacity, symptoms, blood pressure response, heart…

ArticleProcedurer
Lumbar puncture

…drainage in idiopathic intracranial hypertension and in assessment before shunt surgery. Contraindications Clinical signs of herniation — deep unconsciousness with unreactive pupils, an altered breathing pattern…

ArticleProcedurer
Skin biopsy — punch, shave and excision

…report. A shave biopsy of a pigmented lesion that turns out to be a melanoma can make the Breslow thickness unmeasurable and staging therefore impossible…

ArticleProcedurer
Wound suturing

…rule left open. Facial bites can be sutured after careful debridement because of the cosmesis, often with antibiotic prophylaxis. Deep puncture wounds , where the base…

ArticleCardiology
Ventricular Tachycardia

…current state of VT management for the practicing cardiologist. It meticulously details the classification, pathophysiological subtypes, and clinical presentation of VT, with a deep dive…

ArticleEchocardiography
Two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography

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