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Atrial fibrillation: ECG, classification, causes, risk factors & management

…correlates strongly with age. Approximately 10% of individuals aged 80 years and above have atrial fibrillation, whereas the arrhythmia is unusual among persons younger than…

Nail procedures — paronychia, ingrown toenail and subungual haematoma

…and by feel nail spicules are left behind — which is the commonest cause of recurrence. Indications Condition Procedure : : Acute paronychia with fluctuance or visible pus…

Foreign body in the ear and nose

…majority of cases, and the great majority of objects can be removed in general practice or in the emergency department with simple equipment. Two principles…

🟠 Antiarrhythmic drugs in acute ventricular arrhythmias (ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation)

…due to sinus pause or post VPC pause) results in augmentation of early afterdpolarization amplitude (typically seen with large T wave amplitude), and QT prolongation…

Antiarrhythmic drugs in ventricular tachyarrhythmias

…due to sinus pause or post VPC pause) results in augmentation of early afterdpolarization amplitude (typically seen with large T wave amplitude), and QT prolongation…

Congenital heart disease & GUCH (Grown Up Congenital Heart disease)

…catheter interventions, and medical therapies. Adults with congenital heart disease are mostly managed in GUCH clinics (Grown Up Congenital Heart disease). Prevalence of congenital heart…

Reduction of dislocations

…Posterior shoulder dislocation, which is often associated with fracture and requires an orthopaedic surgeon. Dislocation of a native hip (as opposed to a prosthesis) — a…

Antianginal Therapy: Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Nitrates, and Ranolazine

…guideline discussion. By contrast, the benefit of beta blockers in patients with CAD without previous MI and with normal LVEF is uncertain. Similarly, evidence for…

Aspirin in Primary Prevention: Current Recommendations

…A2 promotes vasoconstriction and platelet aggregation. Because aspirin affects only one pathway of platelet activation, its antiplatelet effect is relatively limited compared with agents that…

Atropine: Dosing in Bradycardia and Its Limitations

…in the early hours following infarction may be associated with hemodynamic compromise. More broadly, bradyarrhythmic arrest and asystole represent severe manifestations of impulse generation or…

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