ECG Myocardial ischemia and infarction Use of ECG in acute coronary syndromes & chest pain patients An ECG must be performed on all patients seeking medical…

…rigors, abdominal pain or a rapid deterioration in general condition may be the only signs of infection. Corticosteroids and other immunosuppressive treatments can blunt the…

…cough, akin to chronic neuropathic pain. This syndrome presents with a dry or minimally productive cough and a tickle or sensitivity in the throat, and…

…adrenaline and initial fluid treatment Adrenaline infusion and advanced resuscitation in a monitored setting The grade can change within minutes. Treat the current physiological threat…

…with acute chest pain ultimately have ACS; reported rates are generally 5–10%, although some series report 10–20%. Other life threatening cardiopulmonary conditions account…

…provoke life threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Patients with previous acute coronary syndromes (ACS) Exercise stress testing is routinely performed after acute myocardial infarction in order to…

…The table below shows a systematic history taking in patients presenting with chest pain (chest discomfort) or other symptoms suggestive of the five conditions listed…

…reduction in arterial perfusion of an upper or lower limb that causes tissue metabolic requirements to exceed available blood flow. The resulting ischaemia threatens skeletal…

…Ramon, described this syndrome in 1992. The syndrome is characterized by a rather peculiar ECG and the patients experience syncope, life threatening ventricular arrhythmias, cardiac…

Kardiologi Akutsjukvård Intensivvård Lathundar Clinical use This overview is a quick reference to the intravenous antihypertensive drugs used in a hypertensive emergency. It summarises the…