…Bilateral adrenal hyperplasia Primary or unilateral adrenal hyperplasia Rare aldosterone producing adrenal carcinoma Less commonly, ectopic aldosterone production Familial forms include familial hyperaldosteronism type 1…

…12 hours of symptom onset: reperfusion therapy is recommended for all patients with a working diagnosis of STEMI. More than 12 hours after onset: primary…

…in a meta analysis of primary prevention trials involving individuals with an estimated 10 year cardiovascular risk of 10%. Approximately 12% reduction in non fatal…

Cardiology Clinical medicine Definition and Scope Primary prevention aims to prevent the clinical manifestation of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in individuals without established clinical CVD. It…

…Mitral valve stenosis Primary parameters Mild stenosis Moderate stenosis Severe stenosis Valve area 1,5 cm² 1,5 1,0 cm² < 1,0 cm²…

Tricuspid valve regurgitation Primary parameters Mild regurgiation Moderate regurgitation Severe regurgitation PISA radius < 0,6 0,6 0,9 0,9 Vena contracta (cm…

Procedurer Two recordings that are performed in primary care but interpreted as specialist investigations. Both fail more often for practical than for medical reasons: the…

Procedurer Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is the commonest cause of vertigo in primary care and one of the few diagnoses that can be cured on…

…UA) Non ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) This applies to patients undergoing either primary or delayed percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)…