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Blood transfusion and massive haemorrhage

…it involves When it is used : : : Blood grouping ABO and RhD typing. Requires two samples drawn on two separate occasions with a separate identity check…

Eye examination and corneal foreign body

…and equipment A visual acuity chart and a pinhole. A slit lamp with a cobalt blue filter; alternatively a magnifying loupe and a Wood's…

Assessment of diastolic function by echocardiography

…Mitral flow velocities are measured using Pulsed Doppler. Tissue Doppler is used to measuring mitral annular plane velocity. The American Society for Echocardiography (ASE) and…

Oesophageal ECG

…usually with colour coded connectors (red and black) and a stiffening stylet. A Rostock filter or an equivalent amplifier unit between the electrode and the…

Peripheral venous cannula and intraosseous access

…the head of the humerus. A pressure bag or a 50 mL syringe with a three way tap — intraosseous flow requires pressure ; gravity is not…

Spirometry

…litre calibration syringe), a disposable mouthpiece with a bacterial filter, a nose clip, a chair with armrests, a bronchodilator with a spacer, and current reference…

Assessing left ventricular systolic function

…must filter out all sound waves reflected by other structures, notably sound waves reflected by blood. This is achieved by filtering out signals with low…

Tissue Doppler (Tissue Velocity Imaging)

…that myocardium generates reflections with high amplitude and low Doppler shift. To analyze reflections from the myocardium, the ultrasound machine filters out all other reflected…

The ECG leads: Electrodes, limb leads, chest (precordial) leads and the 12-Lead ECG

…ECG machine) compares, amplifies and filters the electrical potential differences recorded by the electrodes and presents the results as ECG leads. Each ECG lead is…

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