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Laryngeal mask and difficult airway

…you are doing. Indications The laryngeal mask: A rescue airway when intubation has failed and bag mask ventilation is difficult or inadequate. The primary airway…

Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction After PCI and CABG

…jeopardized. Cardiovascular collapse after failed PCI is more likely with extensive myocardium at risk, severe baseline stenosis, multivessel coronary artery disease, or diffuse disease. No…

Arterial line

…a high frequency linear probe when the pulse is weak, after previous failed attempts, or in children. A rolled towel to place under the wrist…

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusions: Indications and Outcomes

…target vessel. The configuration and adequacy of collateral channels. Additional features associated with greater difficulty include a previously failed attempt, a blunt proximal stump, vessel…

Assessment of the pupillary reflex in cardiac arrest

…In contrast, dilated, light unresponsive pupils are indicative of cerebral anoxia or brain death and constitute an adverse prognostic sign. Notably, the presence of dilated…

Foreign body in the ear and nose

…for referral: Marked swelling or inflammation around the object. A small, smooth or transparent object lying posteriorly or superiorly. Attempts already made and failed elsewhere…

Colchicine and Anti-inflammatory Therapy in Coronary Disease

…reduce this residual risk without necessarily altering lipid concentrations, blood pressure or other conventional risk factors. Colchicine is an established anti inflammatory drug that may…

ACE Inhibitor Cough and Angioedema: Practical Management

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

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

…diagnostic ECG, the ECG must be repeated, particularly with ongoing or recurrent pain [1,3,4]. This quick reference gives internationally established doses. Drug availability…

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

…therapies have failed and the patient does not have structural heart disease or reduced left ventricular function. Persistent or non persistent ventricular tachycardia or frequent…

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