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Reduction of dislocations

…dislocation requiring operative treatment — contact an orthopaedic surgeon before attempting reduction. Posterior shoulder dislocation, which is often associated with fracture and requires an orthopaedic surgeon…

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Dix–Hallpike test and Epley manoeuvre

…dysarthria, dysphagia, ataxia Posterior circulation stroke Unilateral hearing loss or tinnitus Ménière's disease, vestibular schwannoma, labyrinthitis Continuous vertigo that does not come in attacks…

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Laryngeal mask and difficult airway

…4. Open the mouth, introduce the mask with the aperture facing the tongue and follow the hard palate with your index finger as a guide…

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Foreign body in the ear and nose

…or inflammation around the object. A small, smooth or transparent object lying posteriorly or superiorly. Attempts already made and failed elsewhere. A child who cannot…

ArticleECG
The QT and QTc Interval

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

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Casting and immobilisation

…a normal radiograph. Contraindications An open fracture or a wound that needs to be inspected — use a windowed splint or external fixation. Established or impending…

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Otoscopy and ear syringing

…ear discharge or pain on contact with water. A history of ear surgery in which the middle ear may be open (a mastoid cavity, mastoidectomy)…

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Wound suturing

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

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Oxygen therapy

…with your national or regional poison control centre. An open flame or smoking in the room: a fire hazard. Preparation and equipment A pulse oximeter…

ArticleCPR
Cardiac arrest due to pneumothorax

…Epidemiology and outcome of adult out of hospital cardiac arrest of non cardiac origin in Osaka: a population based study. BMJ Open 2014; 4:e006462…

ArticleCPR
Cardiac arrest during sepsis

…Epidemiology and outcome of adult out of hospital cardiac arrest of non cardiac origin in Osaka: a population based study. BMJ Open 2014; 4:E006462…

ArticleCPR
Cardiac tamponade causing cardiac arrest

…Epidemiology and outcome of adult out of hospital cardiac arrest of non cardiac origin in Osaka: a population based study. BMJ Open 2014; 4:E006462…

ArticleProcedurer
Lumbar puncture

…hips stacked vertically. The back must be flexed like a bow — it is that flexion that opens the interspaces between the spinous processes. Sitting and…

ArticleEchocardiography
Left ventricular diastolic function

…without changes in ventricular volume. This isovolumetric relaxation lasts for approximately 80 milliseconds and ends when the mitral valve opens. The time interval between aortic…