…Classification of office blood pressure Category Systolic Diastolic : : : : : Optimal < 120 and < 80 Normal 120–129 and/or 80–84 High normal 130–139…

…present despite a high atrial rate (for example atrial fibrillation) if the block in the AV node is high grade. Causes of tachyarrhythmia with narrow…

…sick sinus syndrome or high grade AV block without pacemaker protection. Asthma and other marked obstructive airways disease — relative; the risk of bronchospasm is real…

…FVC is low with a normal or high ratio. Reversibility: an increase in FEV₁ or FVC of 10 % of the predicted value after a bronchodilator…

…underestimate the ketosis early on and remain positive after the clinically relevant ketosis has resolved. Capillary measurement of beta hydroxybutyrate has high diagnostic accuracy [2…

…low grade systemic inflammation Insulin resistance Abnormal adipokine signalling Endothelial dysfunction Dyslipidaemia A prothrombotic state Albuminuria and declining estimated glomerular filtration rate Development of type…

…majority of patients should undergo angiography within 24 hours, but high risk patients should be evaluated with angiography earlier. Guidelines recommend the use of validated…

…it provides a fairly good estimate of the actual workload. The perceived exertion may be graded from 0 (none) to 10 (maximal exertion) or according…

…valve is easy to visualize and image quality is typically high in multiple views. The diameter of the aortic valve is relatively constant during systole…

…than earlier generation assays. They can identify troponin concentrations in approximately 50–95% of healthy individuals, whereas sensitive, but not high sensitivity, assays detect troponin…