…pads would go. Transvenous pacing: the relative contraindications are the same as for a central venous catheter — coagulopathy, infection at the puncture site, known thrombosis…

…descried in 1991 in Japan and the authors termed it takotsubo , which is the Japanese word for a kind of octopus trap (the left ventricle…

…collection bag or suction, and a clamp. pH indicator paper with a scale that discriminates within the acidic range — ordinary litmus paper that only shows…

…central venous catheter insertion is decided before the needle goes in: the choice of site, the use of ultrasound throughout the puncture, and maintaining maximal…

…attire for therapeutic drainage with an indwelling catheter. Lidocaine 10 mg/mL, 5–10 mL, 25 G for the skin wheal and 21 G for…

…the catheter tip also lies in the lumen. 5. Hold the needle still and advance the catheter over the needle. It should slide in without…

…of a fine needle, and collapsed veins mean that the fine needle is in addition the only one that will go in. The rule that…

…episodes Iatrogenic events (e.g., during central venous catheter insertion) Underlying lung pathologies In cases of benign pneumothorax, positive pressure ventilation can precipitate a tension…

…Intramuscular injection in marked coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia (< 50 ×10⁹/L) — choose the subcutaneous route if possible, otherwise give IM with a fine needle and…

…you are doing. Indications The laryngeal mask: A rescue airway when intubation has failed and bag mask ventilation is difficult or inadequate. The primary airway…