…obstructive sleep apnoea, social determinants of health, air pollution, family history, ethnicity, and frailty. Primary prevention is complemented by population level interventions. Population strategies aim…

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…

…to bleeding and alcohol use. A high bleeding risk score should prompt correction of modifiable risk factors and closer surveillance; it does not, by itself…

…cardiologist, mastering the nuances of anticoagulation requires an intimate understanding of the underlying pathophysiology, which is classically framed by Virchow’s triad: blood stasis, endothelial…

…Paper speed 25 mm/s. Calculate the heart rate by dividing 300 by the number of large boxes between R waves. There are approximately 3…

…not their actual trigger. The fact that continuous dizziness becomes worse when the patient moves the head is therefore not evidence of BPPV. Step 2:…

…intubation, and prolonged ICU admissions. Pending the correct level of care, the following actions can be performed. CPR Initiate CPR in adherence to standard guidelines…

…the vast majority of these arrests are caused by ventricular arrhythmias (ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation), whose occurrence is highly stochastic. This is evident from the…

…there is a risk of blood contact. An alcohol or chlorhexidine swab. Let the skin dry completely before inserting the needle — alcohol carried in with…

ECG Myocardial ischemia and infarction Pathological Q waves are evidence of myocardial infarction Myocardial infarction – particularly if extensive in size – typically manifests with pathological Q…