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Gynaecological examination and cervical smear

…patient's ongoing consent, and be able to be stopped at any moment. A trauma informed approach also improves the technical quality — a relaxed patient…

Status epilepticus: quick reference for emergency treatment

…dose of a benzodiazepine About 10 minutes Repeat the benzodiazepine once if the seizure persists, and prepare step 2 at the same time By about…

A Novel Familial Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndrome Identified Using ECG

…A notch is evident in the ascending part of the ST segment. A male patient (Figure 1) presented at age 36 years with an ECG…

Reduction of dislocations

…moved very slowly outwards in the horizontal plane , with pauses each time the patient tenses, until the joint slides back — usually at 70–110 deg

Poisoning: quick reference for antidotes and initial management

…formulation and the estimated quantity the time, and whether the intake was single or repeated a modified release preparation or a combination product concurrent drugs…

Incretins in Cardiometabolic Medicine: Leveraging GLP-1, GIP, and Glucagon Receptor Agonism for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction

…blog Endocrinology & metabolism Cardiovascular medicine is currently witnessing a paradigm shift. For decades, the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity was siloed…

Arrhythmias before and during cardiac arrest

…at the scene. If an AED (automatic external defibrillator) has been connected, it should be interrogated (if possible) to determine whether it has recorded any…

Endocarditis: definitions, causes, diagnosis, echocardiography & treatment

…in endocarditis In 1973, it was the first time to describe how echocardiography (M mode) can be used to diagnose endocarditis. With 2D and later…

Endotracheal intubation

…plan — check any decision to limit treatment when time allows. There is complete upper airway obstruction where laryngoscopy will not succeed; plan for a surgical…

Acute stroke and thrombolysis: quick reference

…unknown time of onset when MRI is immediately available and does not delay treatment Saturation Give oxygen in hypoxia, not routinely to a normoxic patient…

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