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Epistaxis — compression, cautery and anterior nasal packing

…Step 2 — cautery 1. Suction clear and identify the bleeding point with a nasal speculum and a head lamp. Without a visible source, no cautery…

Foreign body in the ear and nose

…A chair with a head rest, preferably an ENT chair; raise the chair to your eye level. A head lamp or another directable light source…

Otoscopy and ear syringing

…body temperature water or saline ( 36–37 °C ), a kidney dish, a towel, suction. Manual technique: an operating otoscope or a head lamp with a…

Gastric lavage and activated charcoal

…Petroleum products Lamp oil, petrol, turpentine, lighter fluid Others Cyanide, boric acid, fluoride Preparation and equipment Medicinal charcoal as a ready made suspension or as…

Pulmonary stenosis

…4 m/s Pronounced PS 64 mmHg 4 m/s Table 3. Normal right heart hemodynamics RVSP/PASP Echo < 36 mm Hg Mean PAP…

Aortic regurgitation

…LVEDP and LAP, which in turn results in pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary edema. Table 1. Causes of aortic regurgitation Bicuspid aortic valve Rheumatic heart disease…

Mitral regurgitation

…Table 1. Causes of mitral regurgitation Degeneration, prolapse DCM (dilated cardiomyopathy) Ischemic heart disease (coronary heart disease) Rheumatic valve disease Endocarditis Congenital mitral regurgitation Amyloidosis…

Mitral valve stenosis

…of mitral stenosis, the most common of which are rheumatic heart disease, congenital malformations, radiation complications, metastases, myxoma, cardiac thrombi, etc (Table 1). Most causes…

Cardiac arrest in hyperthermia and malignant hyperthermia

…hyperthermia is delineated in Table 1 below. Severity Clinical presentation Treatment Mild hyperthermia Thirst. Weakness. Cold environment. Passive cooling. Cold oral fluids. Heat syncope Discomfort…

Casting and immobilisation

… wound on without tension Tepid water, plastic gloves, plaster scissors, cast saw, protective sheeting Hot water gives faster setting and more heat production — a risk…

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