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Foreign body in the ear and nose

…live insect As soon as possible — kill it first; the patient is in great distress Organic material (peas, beans) The same day — it swells when…

Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders as Future Cardiovascular Risk

…after delivery. New onset postpartum preeclampsia is increasingly recognized as a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality during the postpartum period. Maternal and obstetric…

Cardiac arrest during pregnancy and childbirth

CPR Cardiac arrest during pregnancy and childbirth All healthcare units capable of managing pregnant women in cardiac arrest should engage in specialized clinical training to…

Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

…not replace one another: the aspirate shows cellular morphology and provides material for flow cytometry and genetics, while the biopsy shows marrow architecture and cellularity…

Metabolic Syndrome: Definition and Clinical Significance

…available source material. Waist circumference is particularly important because intra abdominal, or visceral, adipose tissue is more closely related to insulin resistance and the risk…

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusions: Indications and Outcomes

…defined in the source material as stenosis greater than 70%, and are an important reason that patients are referred for coronary artery bypass grafting rather…

SGLT2 Inhibitors for Cardiovascular and Renal Protection

…The source material does not describe a characteristic symptom profile at initiation or during routine therapy. Potential clinically important complications and treatment related syndromes include…

Casting and immobilisation

…takes longer to set Synthetic cast material (fibreglass) Lighter, stronger, radiolucent, tolerates moisture better, more expensive and stiffer to mould Elastic bandage Holds the slab…

Nail procedures — paronychia, ingrown toenail and subungual haematoma

…and soaks alone Ingrown nail with mild inflammation Splinting with a cotton wisp Ingrown nail with moderate inflammation Splinting with a strip of suture material…

Wound suturing

…contamination, not poor suture technique — and the commonest cause of permanent loss of function is a tendon injury that was sutured over without being found…

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