…whereas clinical restenosis refers to recurrent angina caused by disease in the treated segment. The clinical implications range from asymptomatic angiographic disease to chronic coronary…

…instrument , for example the 4AT or the CAM according to local protocol. 6. Look for several concurrent causes. In older patients delirium is often multifactorial…

…toxins, thrombosis (coronary or pulmonary), tension pneumothorax. No drug has been shown to improve the neurological outcome in cardiac arrest. High quality compressions with minimal…

…is incomplete: reduce the calculated equianalgesic dose by 25–50 per cent and titrate. At a high dose, in old age or in renal failure…

…materially different by age or sex in the overall trial analyses. Some data from a study of healthy women suggested a reduction in ischaemic stroke…

…independent of baseline HbA1c or the magnitude of HbA1c reduction. 7 Instead, these agents exert multifaceted effects through direct activation of receptors in target tissues…

…reflect virtually all sound waves, leaving too few waves to explore the area behind the reflector. This results in dark areas, which are referred to…

…highly sensitive to brainstem integrity and cerebral perfusion. During cardiac arrest, circulation to the brain is severely compromised or absent, leading to rapid brainstem hypoxia…

…Any of the following: R or S in any limb lead ≥20 mm S V1 or S V2 ≥30 mm R V5 or R V6…

…This chapter discusses typical and atypical changes in the ST segment and the T wave during myocardial ischemia. A thorough discussion of the electrophysiological principles…

In this course you will learn about cardiac physiology, anatomy and the principles of electrocardiography.

In the second part of the course you will learn all about the normal ECG, normal variants and diagnosis of pathological findings. A total of…