…the anterior axillary line. Thoracostomy This method is generally deemed safer than using a needle due to reduced risk of injury. Thoracostomy should be performed…

…there is suspicion of cervical spine injury, in which scenario head tilt chin lift should only be used if other methods fail to open the…

…angina in the past two decades (many of those who would previously have been classified as unstable angina are now classified as NSTEMI due to…

…output can change before creatinine but is not a pure marker of filtration. Oliguria may be due to hypovolaemia, shock, obstruction or advanced renal injury…

…actual structural injury to the tissues. Manifestations of contusio cordis include: Arrhythmias : Ventricular or supraventricular arrhythmias (bradyarrhythmia or tachyarrhythmia). Atrial or ventricular rupture : In severe…

…due to histamine release, not allergy. Concurrent MAO inhibitor, particularly with pethidine. Caution: untreated sleep apnoea, a concurrent benzodiazepine or gabapentinoid, marked hypovolaemia, head injury…

…min). Patients with mild to moderate heart failure, kidney or liver disease, especially when combined with diuretics (risk of fluid retention and impaired kidney function)…

…fall of cTn values. However, myocardial injury alone is an entity in itself and may arise from non ischaemic cardiac conditions (such as myocarditis) or…

…an ischaemic myocardial injury occurring in the context of a mismatch between myocardial oxygen supply and demand, which is not related to acute coronary atherothrombosis…

…may also be referred to as the posterior wall, or the inferobasal wall. Transmural ischemia located in this area yields an injury current (ST vector…