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Paracentesis

…The patient lies supine, preferably with slight rotation towards the left side so that the fluid collects in the left flank. Have the patient empty…

Clinical application of ECG in chest pain & acute myocardial infarction

…not apply to mathematicallyderived 12 lead ECGs (e.g EASI, Frank's leads etc). Note that in some situations it is appropriate to connect additional…

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) & Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

…Stroke Volume, Wall Stress & Frank Starling's law Myocardial Mechanics It is fundamental to distinguish hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from hypertrophy caused by increased loading conditions. The…

Cryotherapy of skin lesions

…with Raynaud's phenomenon. Preparation and equipment Liquid nitrogen in a flask (−196 °C) and a cryospray gun with interchangeable nozzles, or a cryoprobe for…

🟠 Left ventricular dimension and systolic function

…Roberto M.; Bierig, Michelle; Devereux, Richard B.; Flachskampf, Frank A.; Foster, Elyse; Pellikka, Patricia A. et al. (2005): Recommendations for chamber quantification: a report from…

Noradrenaline, Dobutamine and Levosimendan: Practical Infusion Use

…patients exhibit hypotension—often with a systolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg—accompanied by signs of poor vital organ perfusion or frank shock states…

Exercise physiology: from normal response to myocardial ischemia & chest pain

…by the Frank Starling mechanism, which implies that the ventricular myocardium responds to increased ventricular pressure/volume by increasing its contractility. The Frank Starling mechanism…

Mitral regurgitation

…rate and stroke volume (Preload, Afterload, Stroke Volume and Frank Starling's mechanism). Compensatory mechanisms may alleviate the condition temporarily, but the elevated left atrial…

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