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Acute severe asthma in adults: quick reference

…A falling rate, bradypnoea or apnoea Pulse Under 110 per minute At least 110 per minute Bradycardia or arrhythmia PEF Over 50 percent of personal…

Statin Intolerance and Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms

…Low body mass index Asian ancestry Previous muscle disease or a personal or family history of muscle disorders Acute infection Renal or hepatic impairment Hypothyroidism…

Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: Diagnosis, Cascade Screening and Treatment

…showing severe hypercholesterolaemia. A personal history of premature CAD, cerebral vascular disease or peripheral vascular disease. A family history of premature myocardial infarction, vascular disease…

Reduction of dislocations

…Procedure Anterior shoulder dislocation The commonest of all dislocations. There is a hollow beneath the acromion, the arm is held in slight abduction and external…

Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring: Prognostic Use in Practice

…score Calcium score in each coronary vessel Age , sex , and race based percentile Comparison with the expected score for a person of the same age…

Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

…Lathundar Key message Fever in a neutropenic patient is an emergency. Infection can progress rapidly, while the typical local signs of inflammation may be faint…

Deceased donor organ donation

…the deceased person's own wishes are properly established. Two things determine the outcome — that the confirmation of death is carried out in a formally…

Epistaxis — compression, cautery and anterior nasal packing

…is done wrongly: the patient pinches the nasal bone instead of the soft part, and lets go after two minutes. Management is a ladder — compression…

Principles and Preparations for Echocardiographic Examinations

…majority of examinations included in the standard protocol are performed using two dimensional (2D) imaging. Some measurements are still done using M mode echocardiography. A…

🟠 SYNTAX Score

…accuracy. The SYNTAX Score remains a cornerstone in the management of complex CAD, providing a structured approach to revascularization strategy. While it has limitations, its…

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