…researcher in cardiovascular medicine, a real giant. During his lecture professor Yusuf said that he was not too impressed with current guidelines. He said that…

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…and listens to reflected ultrasound between the pulses. To create a reliable real time image of the tissue, the ultrasound machine must overcome the following…

…seconds). The QRS complex is wide simply because the ectopic impulses that cause these rhythms spread partially or entirely outside of the ventricular conduction system…

…sick sinus syndrome or high grade AV block without pacemaker protection. Asthma and other marked obstructive airways disease — relative; the risk of bronchospasm is real…

…deeply sedated or relaxed — a half awake patient coughs, clenches the jaw and develops laryngospasm . 4. Open the mouth, introduce the mask with the aperture…

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…or pulseless electrical activity (PEA). Evaluation and Physical Examination The source material does not provide specific details regarding the physical examination maneuvers for patients with…

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…arrhythmias and therefore QT duration must always be assessed. QT prolongation may be congenital (due to genetic mutations) or acquired (secondary to medications, electrolyte disorders)…

…tachycardia with wide QRS complexes, then ventricular tachycardia is the most likely cause. This article is part of the comprehensive chapter: How to read and…

…the hemodynamic significance of a coronary lesion, with anatomic and functional assessment discordant in a substantial minority of intermediate lesions. Over the past three decades…