…despite maximally tolerated therapy. It is a prodrug activated predominantly in the liver by very long chain acyl CoA synthetase 1. This activating enzyme is…

Procedurer Spirometry is the only investigation that distinguishes obstructive from restrictive impairment of lung function, and COPD cannot be diagnosed without it . The quality of…

…a patient with an impaired cough reflex, and the first feed then becomes a direct instillation into the lung. No tube may be used before…

…interval. The primary hazard lies in long QTc intervals because they induce a very unstable polymorphic ventricular tachycardia referred to as torsade de pointes . Abnormally…

ECG Please refer to the previous chapter: LQTS (Long QT Syndrome)

…drugs that may prolong the QT interval, and cause torsade de pointes (TdP) and long QT syndrome (LQTS) is presented below. With regards to drugs…

[calc_123lqts] Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) is an inherited cardiac channelopathy characterized by prolonged ventricular repolarization, which predisposes individuals to malignant ventricular arrhythmias, notably torsade…

Procedurer The donation process begins long before any retrieval: it begins when someone in the intensive care unit identifies a possible donor and the deceased…

Echocardiography Pericardial diseases: effusion and tamponade A long series of conditions can affect the pericardium (pericardium). The most common of these are acute pericarditis (perimyocarditis…