…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…

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

…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…

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…

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…

…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…

…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…

…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)…

…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…

…depends on plasma volume and plasma renin activity. Volume depletion and high plasma renin activity increase the effect of enalaprilat, and may cause severe hypotension…

…action potential, excitability, and contractile function are all compromised by ATP depletion. Myocardial necrosis (infarction) commences within 20 minutes of circulatory collapse. The electrical phase…