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Complications of Coronary Angiography and Vascular Access Management

…from a peripheral artery to the aortic root and coronary ostia. It remains the reference standard for defining the extent of coronary artery disease because…

Foreign body in the ear and nose

…is an emergency — it can cause perforation in seven hours. Indications Every foreign body in the ear canal or the nasal cavity must be removed…

Eye examination and corneal foreign body

…injury is to measure and document the visual acuity before anything else is done. The second most important is to look for signs of perforation …

No-Reflow Phenomenon During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Prevention and Treatment

…because their treatment may require immediate stenting or other procedural intervention. The clinical importance of the finding is related to the extent of myocardium at…

Post-Infarction Mechanical Complications: Ventricular Septal, Free-Wall, and Papillary Muscle Rupture

…Absence of an adequate collateral circulation. A first or anterior infarction. Single vessel disease without collateral support. Chronic kidney disease, particularly in relation to VSR…

Otoscopy and ear syringing

…or refer to ENT): Condition Reason : : Diabetes, immunosuppression A risk of necrotising otitis externa Anticoagulant treatment Bleeding into the ear canal Previous radiotherapy to the…

Epistaxis — compression, cautery and anterior nasal packing

…Expand it with 5–10 mL of saline through an intravenous cannula. 4. Tape the drawstring to a gauze pad against the cheek so that…

Gastric lavage and activated charcoal

…up to 6 hours or more. Discuss this with the poison control centre. Gastric lavage is considered only after a life threatening ingestion of a…

Cardiac arrest in intoxication (poisoning)

…adolescents and young adults, intoxication events leading to cardiac arrest are notably prevalent, primarily due to the misuse of prescription medications and illicit substances. Currently…

Corticosteroids: quick reference for dose equivalents and stress dosing

…isotonic crystalloid. Exact doses according to the local protocol. Tapering after pharmacological treatment Duration and dose Risk of HPA suppression Tapering : : : < 3 weeks, at…

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