…no local anaesthetic — but it leaves no specimen . That makes the choice of lesion the critical point: never freeze anything whose diagnosis you have not…

…sex as an independent risk factor [2] . This change reflects robust evidence that female sex alone, in the absence of other comorbidities, does not significantly…

…uncontrolled hypertension. Recent intracranial haemorrhage without a fresh assessment of benefit and risk. An inability to attend for sampling and follow up — relative, but in…

…thresholds: a DOAC is given at an eGFR 30 mL/min. At an eGFR of 15–30 mL/min the documentation is inadequate and closer…

…Guiding catheter trauma is an additional mechanism of dissection and impaired distal flow. These alternative causes must be distinguished from isolated no reflow because their…

…deeply sedated and not rousable. Sedation precedes respiratory depression and is the early warning sign. Choice of agent Situation Choice Reason : : : An opioid naive adult…

…Which of the following ECG findings is generally considered a normal variant in asymptomatic athletes and typically does not require further evaluation, assuming no significant…

…population measure that performs poorly at the level of the individual: it does not distinguish muscle from fat and takes no account of fat distribution…

…examination is not the technique but the handling of the specimen — an aspirate that clots before the smears are made is unusable, no matter how…

…the lung. No tube may be used before its position has been verified by an approved method, and auscultation is not such a method. Indications…