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Foreign body in the ear and nose

…a cerumen loop. Suction with Frazier tips of various sizes. A balloon catheter (a 5–6 Fr Fogarty or a Katz extractor). A local anaesthetic…

Physics of myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT, PET): Radiotracers, perfusion, blood flow and viability

…tomographic images of the left ventricle. In PET (Positron Emission Tomography), radiotracers emit positrons. When a positron collides with an electron, they annihilate each other…

Regional Myocardial Contractile Function: Wall Motion Abnormalities

…contractility, is tightly coupled to oxygen supply. The myocardium is capable of upregulating or downregulating metabolism (i.e contractility) according to oxygen supplies. Consequently, reduced…

Amiodarone: Loading, Maintenance Dosing and Monitoring Schedule

…days as necessary. Supplemental infusions of 150 mg over 10 minutes can be utilized for breakthrough ventricular tachycardia (VT) or ventricular fibrillation (VF). IV infusions…

A new ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death

…prediction tool currently exists. At the other end, roughly two thirds of ICDs implanted for reduced LVEF never deliver an appropriate shock, so the false…

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