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Wound suturing

…human bites, and all bites on the hand. These are as a rule left open. Facial bites can be sutured after careful debridement because of…

The QT and QTc Interval

ECG Video lecture: Assessment of the QT interval (QTc interval) Corrected QT interval (QTc) calculator Open the calculator →

Casting and immobilisation

…ends of the stockinette back over the edge of the cast and smooth the edges. 7. Secure with an elastic bandage in even turns without…

Nail procedures — paronychia, ingrown toenail and subungual haematoma

…it as an open fracture. The anatomy of the nail apparatus The terminology is hard to follow without a picture, and several of the steps…

Otoscopy and ear syringing

…5 cm into the ear canal, not beyond the hair bearing skin. 5. Direct the jet upwards and backwards along the superior wall of the…

Reduction of dislocations

…a high risk of avascular necrosis of the femoral head and of vascular injury; always an orthopaedic surgeon, and usually general anaesthesia. An open dislocation…

QT duration & corrected QT (QTc) duration: ECG features & implications

…Open the calculator → Normal values for QTc interval Bazett's formula is several decades old and has been questioned because it performs poorly at…

Dix–Hallpike test and Epley manoeuvre

…precisely the point. Ask the patient to keep the eyes open and look straight ahead — without open eyes there is no diagnosis. Procedure The Dix…

Foreign body in the ear and nose

…to the floor and the index finger supported against the patient's nose and cheek . Open the speculum upwards–downwards, never sideways without support. 4…

Laryngeal mask and difficult airway

…single most important tool when intubation fails, since it restores oxygenation without requiring a view down into the larynx. The difficult airway rarely kills because…

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