…vulnerable to toxic injury because of its high blood flow and the concentration of filtered substances along the nephron as water is reabsorbed. Nephrotoxic injury…

…therefore identify a continuum of myocardial injury ranging from minor or reversible injury to extensive necrosis. Causes of myocardial injury Important causes include: Mechanism or…

…Definition and staging according to KDIGO Acute kidney injury is present when at least one of the following criteria is met [1]: A rise in…

…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…

…glaucoma (tonometry). Contraindications Absolute contraindications to instrumental removal: Suspected penetrating injury or an intraocular foreign body — shield the eye with a rigid shield, give systemic…

…valves, due to a direct, non penetrating traumatic blow to the chest. Unlike commotio cordis, contusio cordis implies actual structural injury to the tissues. Manifestations…

…The 3 phase model of sudden cardiac arrest. According to Weisfeldt et al (2002) . The existence of these stages is supported by a wide range…

Procedurer Emptying the stomach has gone from routine to exception. Activated charcoal — in Sweden usually called medicinal charcoal — is the first line measure in decontamination…

…rapidly with intravenous drugs. Such treatment has not been shown to improve the prognosis and can cause hypotension, acute kidney injury, myocardial ischaemia or cerebral…

…is classified according to haemodynamic status, clinical severity, evidence of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction, and myocardial injury. This classification is central to determining the intensity…