…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…

…by myocardial ischemia (affecting the sinoatrial node), sinus node dysfunction or side effects of digoxin treatment. If the rhythm becomes completely regular when holding the…

…2 can rise up to threefold from levels observed during compressions. A sudden increase in ETCO 2 indicates either ROSC or an adjusted tube placement…

…BMI or percentile charts should be used. Waist circumference Measure the waist between the lowest rib and the iliac crest, at the end of expiration…

…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…

…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…

…and signs of right sided heart failure may predominate. Pericardial effusions associated with post infarction pericarditis are commonly mild. A rapidly developing or large effusion…