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

…A deep learning ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death: what the new Nature study shows Low risk (blue) versus high risk (red) ECG morphs in…

ArticleCardiology
Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

…Mortality in pulmonary embolism is up to 20%, and roughly 30% of patients with pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis experience a second thrombotic event…

ArticleProcedurer
Abscess incision and drainage

…the foot Deep compartments Orthopaedic surgeon Close to large vessels, in the groin or on the neck Bleeding, vascular injury, pseudoaneurysm Surgeon, ultrasound first Other…

ArticleProcedurer
Ankle-brachial index (ABI)

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

ArticleProcedurer
Endotracheal intubation

…anticipated, whether the position and the equipment are in order, and whether there is an explicit plan for what happens when the first attempt fails…

ArticleProcedurer
Exercise stress test on cycle ergometer

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

ArticleProcedurer
Lumbar puncture

…CT is performed first. Preparation and equipment Informed consent, coagulation status and an up to date medication list. A sterile fenestrated drape, chlorhexidine in alcohol…

ArticleProcedurer
Skin biopsy — punch, shave and excision

…thickness unmeasurable and staging therefore impossible; a superficial punch in a case of bullous dermatosis misses the subepidermal split. Choose the technique according to the…

ArticleProcedurer
Wound suturing

Procedurer The result of a repair is determined before the first needle goes in. A wound that has not been irrigated clean, has not been…

ArticleEchocardiography
Cardiac thromboembolism: cardiac sources of embolism

…ischaemic stroke, resulting from the occlusion of small penetrating arteries that provide blood to deep structures. Lacunar stroke results in five classical lacunar syndromes, namely…

ArticleCardiology
Ventricular Tachycardia

…clinical presentation of VT, with a deep dive into the underlying etiologies ranging from benign idiopathic variants to complex scar related and genetic substrates. Furthermore…

ArticleEchocardiography
Two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography

…processed in the machine determines the frame rate. As mentioned above, using 200 ultrasound lines to create a 90° wide and 15 cm deep image…