…or when the volume limit is reached. Indications Diagnostic aspiration: a new pleural effusion of unclear cause. An effusion not confidently explained by heart failure…

…is based on the following three components: Cardiac troponins – Elevation of cardiac troponins in peripheral blood is mandatory to establish a diagnosis of myocardial infarction…

…such as connective tissue disease. No single pain descriptor is diagnostic. The severity of pain also has limited discriminatory value. Features suggesting myocardial ischaemia Ischaemic…

…NSTEMI and unstable angina. Management begins in parallel with the diagnostic work up. Obtain an interpretable 12 lead ECG within 10 minutes of first medical…

…commonest error in paracentesis is not performing it. Every patient admitted with ascites should undergo a diagnostic paracentesis , because spontaneous bacterial peritonitis often lacks abdominal…

… An unstable pulmonary embolism is a reperfusion problem; a stable pulmonary embolism is a diagnostic pathway. The unstable patient Hypotension (systolic < 90 mmHg for…

…An ABI ≤ 0.90 is diagnostic of peripheral arterial disease and at the same time indicates a substantially increased risk of myocardial infarction and stroke…

…Sepsis is a dynamic condition. Investigation and treatment must therefore proceed in parallel and must not wait for complete diagnostic certainty. Sepsis is defined as…

…punch in a case of bullous dermatosis misses the subepidermal split. Choose the technique according to the diagnostic question, not according to what is quickest…

…in symptoms or clinical signs, with or without diagnostic electrocardiographic abnormalities and with or without an acute rise in cardiac troponin. The spectrum ranges from…

…course you will learn all about the normal ECG, normal variants and diagnosis of pathological findings. A total of 8 lessons will guide you through…