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Nail procedures — paronychia, ingrown toenail and subungual haematoma

…loosened or avulsed nail plate, or a damaged nail fold edge Nail avulsion and inspection of the nail bed, with suture of any nail bed…

Peripheral venous cannula and intraosseous access

…Infection or burns over the puncture site. Osteogenesis imperfecta and severe osteoporosis (relative). An inability to identify the landmarks. Choice of vein and cannula size…

Smoking Cessation: Pharmacotherapy and Cardiovascular Benefit

…Use of cannabis, electronic cigarettes or other inhaled products. Readiness to attempt cessation. Depression, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, HIV infection or other circumstances that may affect…

Soft tissue corticosteroid injection

Procedurer A corticosteroid injection into soft tissue gives rapid but time limited pain relief and rarely alters the natural history of the disease. In lateral…

Nasogastric tube

…a previous nasal fracture or unilateral nasal obstruction. 2. Measure the depth of insertion by laying the tube from the tip of the nose to…

Common laboratory tests

…in T4 produces a large change in TSH. During acute illness the TSH can be falsely low or high in the absence of thyroid disease…

Poisoning: quick reference for antidotes and initial management

…needed. Intubate for a threatened airway, a marked risk of aspiration, or failure that is not rapidly reversed by an antidote B Respiratory rate, saturation…

Pulmonary Hypertension: Classification and Treatment Principles

…disease is the most common risk factor for PH. It produces postcapillary PH through elevation of left atrial and pulmonary venous pressure. In some patients…

Edrophonium test

…ptosis or fatigable gaze palsy — that can be assessed before and during the window of effect. The muscarinic effect may at the same time produce…

Adenosine: Administration Technique, Dose Escalation and Precautions

…adenosine produces a transient, rate dependent prolongation of the A H interval, frequently manifesting as transient first , second , or third degree AV nodal block lasting…

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