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Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: Diagnosis, Cascade Screening and Treatment

…and age of onset of premature CAD or other vascular disease. A history of myocardial infarction or raised cholesterol among relatives. The presence of tendon…

Acute severe asthma in adults: quick reference

…quiet in the chest and stopped struggling may be about to stop breathing. Diminishing wheeze means improvement only if air entry, speech, work of breathing…

Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

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

Statin Intolerance and Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms

…or a personal or family history of muscle disorders Acute infection Renal or hepatic impairment Hypothyroidism Vitamin D deficiency Concomitant interacting medications The SLCO1B1 rs4149056…

Reduction of dislocations

…sedation and fewer adverse effects Digital nerve block The standard in finger dislocation Procedural sedation Propofol, ketamine or a combination. It requires a fasting history…

Deceased donor organ donation

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

Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring: Prognostic Use in Practice

…a person of the same age and sex CAC may also reveal extracoronary findings, including pericardial or aortic calcification, pericardial thickening, valvular calcification, and, in…

Epistaxis — compression, cautery and anterior nasal packing

…correctly performed compression. The reason compression nevertheless so often fails is that it is done wrongly: the patient pinches the nasal bone instead of the…

Principles and Preparations for Echocardiographic Examinations

…allows for standardized comparisons of serial examinations. If pathology is discovered during the standard examination, other examinations (which are not included in the standard examination)…

🟠 SYNTAX Score

…in the SYNTAX trial, patients with high scores had significantly higher mortality and MACE rates compared to those with low scores. Monitor Quality of Care…

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