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Cardiac arrest in hyperthermia and malignant hyperthermia

…are typically needed. Table 1. Grading of hyperthermia. Body temperature should decrease at a rate of 0.1°C/min during the cooling process. Malignant hyperthermia…

Lung function and respiration

…cannot be established with spirometry alone, but is suspected when the FVC is low with a normal or high ratio. Reversibility: an increase in FEV₁…

Cardiac amyloidosis

…Heightened awareness is essential in patients with severe aortic stenosis, particularly the low flow, low gradient phenotype, or those undergoing aortic valve replacement [1, 5…

Posterior Myocardial Infarction: Diagnosis on the Standard ECG

…cells. The resulting voltage gradient between normal and ischaemic myocardium generates currents of injury that are expressed on the surface ECG as ST segment displacement…

SGLT2 Inhibitors for Cardiovascular and Renal Protection

… sotagliflozin is a related dual SGLT1/SGLT2 inhibitor. SGLT2 is a high capacity, low affinity transporter situated in the S1 and S2 segments of the…

Aortic stenosis

…= normal flow; LF = low flow; HG = high gradient; LG = low gradient. Pathophysiology of aortic stenosis As aortic stenosis progresses, pressure conditions…

Pulmonary regurgitation

…in the parasternal short axis view. Pressure gradient and pressure half time (PHT) are also estimated using continuous Doppler. A dense regurgitant jet with rapid…

Pulmonary stenosis

…pressure (PA pressure, PASP) can be estimated by subtracting the pressure gradient across the valve (ΔP) from right intraventricular pressure. The systolic PA pressure…

Tricuspid stenosis

…of tricuspid stenosis. Yet, there is no consensus regarding grading of tricuspid stenosis severity. Tricuspid stenosis is visually characterized by thickened leaflets, with reduced motion…

Blood gas interpretation: quick reference for acid-base disorders

…develops over hours to days [1,2]. Six steps Step Question Practical interpretation : : : 1 Is the pH low or high? pH <7.35 is acidaemia…

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