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Cardiac arrest in hyperthermia and malignant hyperthermia

…Heat syncope Discomfort, anxiety, dizziness, syncope. Cold environment. Cold intravenous fluids (1 2 L crystalloid, with rate 500 ml/h). Cold shower. Ice packs. Heat…

Vasovagal Syncope: Diagnosis, Tilt Testing and Treatment

…and finally a reduction in heart rate. This sequence is characteristic of neurally mediated hypotension. Clinical Presentation and Symptoms Vasovagal syncope is frequently preceded by…

Sinus bradycardia: definitions, ECG, causes and management

…ventricle, capable of generating sufficient cardiac output at low heart rates. During vasovagal syncope (e.g during intense emotional stress) During vagal maneuvers (Valsalva maneuver…

Exercise stress test on cycle ergometer

…known heart disease. Risk assessment after myocardial infarction or before revascularisation. Evaluation of treatment effect in stable angina. Exercise induced arrhythmia or exercise induced syncope…

Cardiac Tamponade: Recognition and Pericardiocentesis

…medicine Procedurer Definition and Pathophysiology Cardiac tamponade is a life threatening clinical syndrome in which increased intrapericardial pressure compresses the heart and impairs ventricular filling…

Isoprenaline and Dopamine Infusions for Bradycardia

…and hyperkalemia. When bradycardia occurs in the context of inflammatory heart disease, it often reflects myocardial pathology that may also reduce myocardial contractility and cause…

Acute exacerbation of COPD: quick reference

…sufficient explanation for all acute dyspnoea in a patient with COPD. Pneumonia, heart failure, pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax and acute coronary syndrome must be actively considered …

Transcutaneous and transvenous pacing

…heart failure, myocardial ischaemia or syncope — that has not responded to atropine: Complete heart block (third degree AV block) and second degree AV block Mobitz…

Differential Diagnosis of Chest Pain: A Clinical Overview

…and syncope may also occur [5]. Non Cardiac Causes Several non cardiac conditions can present with chest pain that requires careful differentiation from ischemic heart…

Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT): ECG features & management

…or in patients with underlying structural heart disease, the arrhythmia may result in symptoms indicative of reduced cardiac output, such as pre syncope or syncope…

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