Procedurer Compression is the treatment that heals venous leg ulcers; everything else is supportive. But the same compression applied to a limb with arterial insufficiency…

…often than it is used — not only in claudication, but before every compression treatment of a leg ulcer and as a risk marker in diabetes…

…to place the limb electrodes more proximally (closer to the trunk): leg electrodes are placed proximally on the thighs and arm electrodes are placed proximally…

Referensvärden Haemodynamic measurements become interpretable only when related to one another. A low blood pressure may be due to low flow, low vascular tone or…

…anything whose diagnosis you have not established. Indications Lesion Freeze time per cycle Number of cycles Margin : : : : Actinic keratosis, thin 5–10 s 1 1…

…in stable angina. Exercise induced arrhythmia or exercise induced syncope. Assessment of chronotropic function and pacemaker settings. Preoperative functional assessment before major surgery. At a…

…examination is associated with a sense of exposure, and technically correct performance is only half the task. The examination must be preceded by information about…

Procedurer A monoarthritis is septic until proven otherwise, and the only thing that proves otherwise is the synovial fluid. The aspiration is technically simple — what…

…a pulse ≥ 110/min, a systolic blood pressure < 100 mmHg and a saturation < 90 per cent. An sPESI of 0 indicates low risk…

…adults, approximately 40% are asymptomatic, 50% report atypical leg symptoms and fewer than 10% have classic claudication. Asymptomatic or atypical PAD remains clinically important. Reduced…

…the ECG is only one of the parameters that must be evaluated and the final result of the test depends on an integrated assessment of…

…However, the term treadmill test should only be used when referring to exercise stress tests carried out on a treadmill. In many parts of the…

…catheter ) has been the first choice, but today the majority of patients can only be assessed using echocardiography. A common question is the presence of…