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Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Outcomes

…which diet affects cardiovascular health; dietary changes can improve cardiometabolic risk factors within 6–8 weeks even without weight loss. Cardiovascular Outcomes Associated With Dietary…

Post-Infarction Pericarditis and Dressler Syndrome

…fewer than 1% of AMI cases and is seen predominantly after larger infarctions and/or delayed reperfusion. Its typical onset is 1–2 weeks after…

Cryotherapy of skin lesions

…a cryoprobe for contact technique. Cotton buds for small lesions (these give a more superficial and less controllable depth of freeze). A size 15 scalpel…

Casting and immobilisation

…the edge of the cast and smooth the edges. 7. Secure with an elastic bandage in even turns without tension . 8. Check that the slab…

Edrophonium test

…have selected an objectively measurable finding in advance — usually ptosis or fatigable gaze palsy — that can be assessed before and during the window of effect…

Inpatient insulin therapy: quick reference

…a high risk of hypoglycaemia 8–12 mmol/L The critically ill patient in intensive care According to the local protocol Avoid tight targets in…

🟠 Metoprolol

…Less pronounced blood pressure lowering effect than esmolol and labetalol. Time to onset of action 20 minutes Duration of action 5 to 8 hours Delivery…

Nonspecific intraventricular conduction delay (defect)

…greater than 90 ms in children 8 to 16 years of age, and greater than 80 ms in children less than 8 years of age…

PCSK9 Inhibitors: Indications, Efficacy and Access

…By directing the receptor toward intracellular degradation rather than recycling it to the hepatocyte surface, PCSK9 reduces hepatic clearance of circulating LDL cholesterol (LDL C)…

The T-wave: physiology, variants and ECG features

…T waves that are higher than 10 mm and 8 mm, in men and women, respectively, should be considered abnormal. A common cause of abnormally…

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