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Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR)

…were included. At 30 days, 20% of those in the extracorporeal CPR group and 16% in the conventional CPR group had a favorable neurologic outcome…

🟠 Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Brilique)

…or treatment with another adenosine diphosphate (ADP) receptor inhibitor for patients who had coronary syndrome and are at high risk of developing a new event…

Smoking Cessation: Pharmacotherapy and Cardiovascular Benefit

…Duration of smoking and cumulative exposure. Previous quit attempts and their duration. Triggers for smoking and anticipated barriers to cessation. Exposure to second hand smoke…

The ultrasound transducer

…waves. The transducer is held with one hand and its position and angle are adjusted to send ultrasound waves through structures to be visualized. Ultrasound…

ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia and differential diagnoses

…young, old, healthy and diseased individuals. For example, roughly 90% of males aged <30 years display concave ST segment elevations in leads V2–V3. This…

Abscess incision and drainage

…wrong move — in the hand, in the medial triangle of the face or perianally. Indications Fluctuant, tender, erythematous and indurated swelling in the skin or…

Arterial line

…mask and cap. Lidocaine 10 mg/mL for local anaesthesia in the awake patient — the anaesthetic also improves the chance of success by counteracting vascular…

Injection technique — intramuscular, subcutaneous and intradermal

…poorer absorption. Injection into an arm with a dialysis fistula. Preparation and equipment Hand disinfection; gloves where there is a risk of blood contact. An…

Wound suturing

…to its depth, and has not been assessed for tendon and nerve injury will heal badly however neatly the suture is placed. The commonest cause…

P-wave, PR interval, PR segment: physiology, criteria & ECG findings

…exploring electrode (albeit with somewhat varying angles) and therefore displays a positive P wave throughout. Figure 2 (above) does not show that the P wave…

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