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Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: Diagnosis, Cascade Screening and Treatment

…establish: The magnitude of untreated LDL C elevation. The presence and age of onset of premature CAD or other vascular disease. A history of myocardial…

Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

…be the only signs of infection. Corticosteroids and other immunosuppressive treatments can blunt the febrile response. A neutropenic patient with a suspected infection and organ…

Acute severe asthma in adults: quick reference

…Other Moderate work of breathing Accessory muscle use Cyanosis, exhaustion, hypotension or collapse The classification is based on a combination of clinical findings, oxygenation and…

Statin Intolerance and Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms

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

Reduction of dislocations

…fasting history, two people, full monitoring and airway preparedness With procedural sedation, one person must manage the sedation and another the reduction . Check the fasting…

Deceased donor organ donation

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

Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring: Prognostic Use in Practice

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

Epistaxis — compression, cautery and anterior nasal packing

…the soft part , and held continuously for at least 10 minutes without letting go to look. Compression can be preceded by a dose of decongestant…

Principles and Preparations for Echocardiographic Examinations

…propelled by breakthroughs in engineering, software development, and progress in our understanding of the pathophysiology of cardiac disease. Ultrasound systems have become cheaper, more portable…

🟠 SYNTAX Score

…quantitative scoring system designed to assess the complexity of coronary artery disease (CAD) and guide the choice between percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery…

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