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Cardiac arrest in hyperthermia and malignant hyperthermia

…6°C (97.7 99.7°F). It arises when heat production or acquisition surpasses the body's capacity for heat elimination. Hyperthermia can induce an inflammatory…

Lung function and respiration

Referensvärden Spirometry values are always interpreted against the predicted value for sex, age, height and ethnicity — not against absolute figures. Since 2022 the z score…

Cardiac amyloidosis

…low gradient phenotype, or those undergoing aortic valve replacement [1, 5, 10]. A history of increasing frequency of hospitalizations and visits for heart failure without…

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

…pharmacological basis Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are a class of oral agents initially developed for glucose lowering in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)…

Aortic stenosis

…term outcomes. Patients with low flow low gradient aortic stenosis (discussed below) have a 3 year survival rate of 50% ( Eleid et al ). The cause…

Pulmonary regurgitation

…of choice for diagnosing pulmonary regurgitation. Continuous Doppler through the pulmonary valve reveals regurgitant blood flow in the parasternal short axis view. Pressure gradient and…

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

…also common. Echocardiography Echocardiography has replaced catheterization for the assessment of tricuspid stenosis. Yet, there is no consensus regarding grading of tricuspid stenosis severity. Tricuspid…

Blood gas interpretation: quick reference for acid-base disorders

…a gradient or PaO₂/FiO₂ Arterial blood gas COHb or MetHb Arterial or venous sample with co oximetry Follow up of pH in, for example…

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