…Important interpretation of the blood gas A normal or rising pCO₂ during an ongoing severe asthma attack is an alarm sign. Early in a severe…

…blood pressure, rather than ECG, are the strongest predictors of adverse outcomes. Non acute or asymptomatic bradycardia Non acute bradycardia is a common finding in…

…result, pupils often dilate widely within 30–120 seconds of cardiac arrest and light reactivity is lost when cerebral blood flow ceases. In other words…

…familiar with normal findings, normal variants, and pathology in neonates, infants and during the childhood years. Below follows a discussion on each of the nine…

…into the following categories: Bradyarrhythmia s (bradycardia): arrhythmias commonly due to dysfunctional automaticity in pacemaker cells or blocking of impulses somewhere along the conduction system…

…percent No risk of hypercapnia and a normal blood gas Usually 94 to 98 percent An individually documented target prescription, for example in chronic hypercapnia…

…because the clinical value of any diagnostic test depends not only on its sensitivity and specificity but also on disease prevalence in the population being…

…finding among older individuals. In that scenario it might be explained by myocardial ischemia (affecting the sinoatrial node), sinus node dysfunction or side effects of…

Procedurer Three of the commonest minor procedures in general practice concern the nails, and all three rest on the same foundation: an effective digital block…

…Urgency : : Button battery Immediately — leakage of fluid causes a chemical burn Two or more magnets (including in different nostrils) Immediately — pressure necrosis across the septum…

In the second part of the course you will learn all about the normal ECG, normal variants and diagnosis of pathological findings. A total of…