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Urinary catheterisation

…curves and a prostate that can grip; the female urethra is only 3–5 cm and almost straight, but the meatus can be hard to…

🟠 QTc Interval Calculator (Bazett’s, Fridericia’s, Hodge's and Framingham Formulas)

…male and female Adult, male Adult, female Normal <440 ms <430 ms <450 ms Upper limit 440–460 ms 430–450 ms 450–470 ms…

Sudden cardiac arrest: Case 1

CPR Each recording presents two leads recorded simultaneously. Sex : Female Age : 72 years History : heart failure Medications : digoxin, quinidine ECG 1 . The initial beats are…

🟠 Calculate CHADS-VASc Score and evaluate indication for anticoagulation

…= 75 years Diabetes Mellitus Stroke/TIA/TE Vascular disease Age 65 74 years Sex category (female) Calculate Score CHA2DS2 VASc Score Result function calculateScore…

🟠 CHADS-VA Bleeding Risk Score

…risk in women based solely on gender. This aims to prevent unnecessary anticoagulation in low risk female patients, thereby reducing the potential for bleeding complications…

🟠 eGFR with MDRD

…^ 0.203 × (0.742 if female) × (1.212 if African American) The Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation is a widely used…

Cardiovascular Risk in Women: Sex-Specific Factors

…treatment response and outcomes of cardiovascular disease. The biological differences between females and males arise partly from the chromosomal distinction between XX and XY individuals…

Early repolarization on ECG: when guidelines confuse ECG criteria

…a risk of ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death), but instead they display an ECG with male/female pattern. The ECG from the article follows…

Post-Infarction Mechanical Complications: Ventricular Septal, Free-Wall, and Papillary Muscle Rupture

…age. Female sex. Hypertension. Absence of an adequate collateral circulation. A first or anterior infarction. Single vessel disease without collateral support. Chronic kidney disease, particularly…

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

…particularly important. The precise initiating mechanism is incompletely defined. Several associations have been described: Female sex, particularly in patients aged approximately 40–50 years. Hormonal…

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