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Reduction of dislocations

…sedation and another the reduction . Check the fasting status, the ASA class and the airway beforehand. Procedure Anterior shoulder dislocation The commonest of all dislocations…

Arterial Hypertension: Definition, Diagnosis and Out-of-Office Measurement

…category of elevated blood pressure, defined as office SBP 120–139 mmHg or DBP 70–89 mmHg. This distinction supports a risk based approach because…

Incretins in Cardiometabolic Medicine: Leveraging GLP-1, GIP, and Glucagon Receptor Agonism for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction

…may represent a more favorable profile, as the upper limit of the "healthy" range can still harbor significant metabolic risk. 3 For patients with a…

Acute Limb Ischaemia: Recognition and Urgent Management

…pathophysiology Acute limb ischaemia (ALI) is an abrupt reduction in arterial perfusion of an upper or lower limb that causes tissue metabolic requirements to exceed…

Blood pressure

…most common cause of misclassification. Five minutes' seated rest, back and arm supported, legs uncrossed, no conversation Cuff width ≥ 40% of the upper arm circumference…

CPAP and non-invasive ventilation (NIV)

…dioxide retention for the latter. The treatment is also time limited by its very nature: a patient who has not responded within a couple of…

P-wave, PR interval, PR segment: physiology, criteria & ECG findings

…a reflection of right atrial depolarization and the second half is a reflection of left atrial depolarization. This is shown in Figure 3 (upper panel…

Left atrial enlargement (P mitrale) & right atrial enlargement (P pulmonale) on ECG

…a reflection of right atrial activation and the second half is a reflection of left atrial activation. This is shown in Figure 1 (upper panel…

Statin Intolerance and Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms

…should be distinguished from severe muscle injury. Myopathy is characterized by muscle symptoms accompanied by CK greater than 10 times the upper limit of no

Blood transfusion and massive haemorrhage

…haemorrhage control) planned in advance. A history of a severe transfusion reaction: contact transfusion medicine before transfusing again. Preparation and equipment Compatibility testing Test What…

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