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Interpretation of neonatal and pediatric electrocardiograms (ECG)

…wave U wave QT (QTc) interval Pediatric and neonatal electrocardiograms differ markedly – in terms of rhythm, morphology, normal findings, normal variants, etc – from adult electrocardiograms…

Sinus arrhythmia (respiratory sinus arrhythmia)

…the same phenomenon. Sinus arrhythmia fulfill all criteria for sinus rhythm except from the fact that the rhythm is slightly irregular ( Figure 1 ). This is…

Capnography (end-tidal carbon dioxide measurement, ETCO2) during cardiac arrest

…Baseline) : Reflects inhaled air devoid of CO 2 . Phase II (Rapid Expiration) : Represents the transition of air from anatomical dead space to functional alveolar space…

Anthropometric measurements

…mass index For people of South Asian, Chinese and Japanese origin, lower thresholds apply: overweight from a BMI of 23 and obesity from 27.5…

Spirometry

…Assessment of pulmonary involvement in systemic disease, for example rheumatoid arthritis or scleroderma, and during treatment with pulmonary toxic drugs. Contraindications Forced expiration raises the…

Constrictive pericarditis: definition, causes, diagnosis & echocardiography

…Hemodynamic effects of constrictive pericarditis Diastolic heart failure and right heart failure The rigid pericardium prevents all four heart chambers from dilating adequately during diastole…

Post-Infarction Pericarditis and Dressler Syndrome

…encompasses two temporally and clinically distinct complications of acute myocardial infarction (AMI): Early infarct associated pericarditis , which develops from several hours to approximately 4 days…

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