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Overview of the ECG Waves, Deflections, Intervals, Durations

…to as a QRS complex . In other words, if ventricular depolarization only generates a Q wave and an R wave, that complex may still be…

The Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction: Types 1–5

…Pathologically, infarction represents myocardial cell death caused by prolonged ischaemia. The first cellular abnormalities of ischaemia include depletion of glycogen, relaxation of myofibrils, and disruption…

Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: Risk Assessment and Prevention

…contrast study frequently occurs in patients with several simultaneous renal insults. Infection, hypovolaemia, cardiac dysfunction, haemodynamic instability, anaemia and other nephrotoxic exposures may contribute to…

Delirium in older adults: quick reference

…and the incidence is particularly high after hip fracture, major surgery and intensive care [1,2]. The condition is associated with falls, aspiration, pressure sores…

🟠 Hypertensive emergency (crisis) - Drugs, doses & management

Info This drug manual is provided for use in patients with hypertensive emergency (also referred to as hypertensive crisis or malignant hypertension ). Hypertensive emergency is…

Hypertensive emergency (crisis)

Cardiology This drug manual is provided for use in patients with hypertensive emergency (also referred to as hypertensive crisis or malignant hypertension ). Hypertensive emergency is…

Oesophageal ECG

…atrial depolarisation with an amplitude the surface ECG can never achieve, and makes it visible even when it lies buried in the QRS complex or…

STEMI: Fibrinolysis, Indications, Contraindications and Rescue PCI

…infarction (STEMI) is a working diagnosis based on persistent ST segment elevation or an equivalent electrocardiographic pattern in a patient with symptoms of myocardial ischaemia…

Basic cardiac pacing, pacemaker functions and settings

…R Given that voltage (V) is constant and battery depletion must be minimized, most pacemakers use lead tips with high resistance (400 to 1200 Ω)…

The physiology of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

…compression rate and depth. They reported that the ideal combination was 107 compressions per minute with a depth of 4.7 cm. This combination was…

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