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Foreign body in the ear and nose

…majority of objects can be removed in general practice or in the emergency department with simple equipment. Two principles determine the outcome: the first attempt…

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusions: Indications and Outcomes

…Additional features associated with greater difficulty include a previously failed attempt, a blunt proximal stump, vessel bending, calcification and an occlusion length of at least…

Laryngeal mask and difficult airway

…neuromuscular blockers, and a person designated to keep time and read out the number of attempts. Laryngeal mask sizes Size Patient weight Maximum cuff volume…

Arterial line

…which provides a continuous slow flush. Ultrasound with a high frequency linear probe when the pulse is weak, after previous failed attempts, or in children…

Colchicine and Anti-inflammatory Therapy in Coronary Disease

…because of fatal infections and high cost. Low dose methotrexate did not reduce cardiovascular outcomes, and several other agents, including pexelizumab, losmapimod and darapladib, failed…

Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction After PCI and CABG

…Abrupt loss of flow may cause rapid deterioration when a large myocardial territory is jeopardized. Cardiovascular collapse after failed PCI is more likely with extensive…

Assessment of the pupillary reflex in cardiac arrest

…indicating that the test failed to identify 27.8% of individuals with poor neurological recovery. The specificity of absent pupillary reflex for predicting a poor…

Acute coronary syndrome: quick reference for loading doses and time targets

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

ACE Inhibitor Cough and Angioedema: Practical Management

…lacking; the diagnosis is suspected when alternative etiologies are excluded by diagnostic testing or failed therapeutic trials. If alternative causes of cough are suspected, specific…

ECG changes caused by antiarrhythmic drugs, beta blockers & calcium channel blockers

…symptoms and other therapies have failed. Patients with structural heart disease or reduced left ventricular function are not eligible. Effects of propafenone and flecainide on…

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