…in a first time dislocation , so as not to reduce a fracture dislocation or to miss a posterior dislocation. The exceptions are an obvious recurrent…

Cardiology Emergency medicine Definition and Pathophysiology Acute aortic syndromes comprise classic aortic dissection, intramural haematoma (IMH), and penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer (PAU). Aortic dissection accounts for…

Cardiology Clinical medicine Definition and pathophysiology Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a clinical disorder caused by stenosis or occlusion of the aorta or arteries supplying…

Emergency medicine Myocardial ischemia and infarction Definition and Pathophysiology ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is an acute myocardial infarction associated with a working diagnosis…

…rises. Early absolute changes over 1 hour provide diagnostic information that supplements the initial concentration and can approximate the information obtained from longer serial intervals…

…setting of ischemia, myocardial contractility is downregulated or completely ceased. The ischemic area will immediately display wall motion abnormalities. This is useful in emergency medicine…

…doses and include an initial high dose phase. Follow FASS (the Swedish medicines compendium) and the local protocol. See the pulmonary embolism quick reference for…

…the right internal jugular vein requires the shortest catheter, while left sided and femoral insertions require longer ones — check the length in the set against…

…pulse oximetry and blood pressure at short intervals. Tube size and depth Patient Internal diameter (mm) Depth at the teeth (cm) : : : Adult woman 7.0…

…syringe, a three way tap. Therapeutic aspiration: a commercial aspiration set or a 6–8 F pigtail catheter, a drainage bag or a vacuum bottle…

…normal ECG, normal variants and diagnosis of pathological findings. A total of 8 lessons will guide you through all the waves, intervals, and durations,…