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Endotracheal intubation

…is validated for the intensive care patient and totals 12 points: Mallampati III–IV (5 points), obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (2 points), reduced neck mobility …

ACE Inhibitor Cough and Angioedema: Practical Management

…with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), and post myocardial infarction (MI) care. Despite their proven morbidity and mortality benefits, their use is limited by specific adverse…

Digoxin - ECG changes, arrhythmias, conduction defects & treatment

…arrhythmic effects and lack of compelling data regarding morbidity and mortality benefits, digoxin has been ousted repeatedly from the standard of care for these conditions…

Cardiac Rehabilitation After Myocardial Infarction

…treatment. Rehabilitation programmes that incorporate psychosocial care and, where appropriate, primary care personnel and home visits may reduce rehospitalization for recurrent ischaemia and infarction. Clinical…

Clinical application of ECG in chest pain & acute myocardial infarction

…arrival to the care facility (typically the emergency room [ER]). It is recommended that the 12 lead ECG (conventional ECG) be used for interpretation of…

Cardiovascular Prevention in the Very Elderly

…therefore extends beyond reducing myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, or cardiovascular death. Preservation of mobility, cognition, independence, functional capacity, and quality of life may be…

Left Ventricular Thrombus After Myocardial Infarction

…by examination alone. Assessment should include evaluation for: Hemodynamic instability or cardiogenic shock. Clinical heart failure. Recurrent ischemia or reinfarction. Ventricular tachyarrhythmia. Features suggesting systemic…

Cardiac tumors

…the mass are indicative in diagnostics. A patient who exhibits an ecotdense mass entrenched in the endocardium with impaired mobility (for example, after myocardial infarction)…

M-mode (motion mode) echocardiography

…high, as compared with 2D echocardiography. M mode is useful for quantifying the mobility of structures and measuring dimensions. In order to obtain representative measurements…

Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: Assessment and Treatment

…High Obesity 35.0–39.9 II Very high Extreme obesity ≥40 III Extremely high BMI is useful for screening and population level risk estimation…

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