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Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

…myelodysplastic syndrome or myeloproliferative neoplasm. Work up and staging of lymphoma and myeloma. Suspected bone marrow metastasis. Assessment of treatment response and measurement of residual…

Dix–Hallpike test and Epley manoeuvre

…standing up, tilting the head backwards. A symptom free interval between attacks, with possible residual unsteadiness. No hearing loss, tinnitus or neurological deficits. In horizontal…

Edrophonium test

…objectively verifiable fatigable symptoms. Assessment of whether residual weakness in a patient with known myasthenia responds to further cholinesterase inhibition. The test has a sensitivity…

Urinary catheterisation

…Indications Acute urinary retention. Chronic urinary retention with renal impairment or a large residual volume. A need for accurate measurement of urine output in a…

Cardiac Rehabilitation After Myocardial Infarction

…prognosis is influenced particularly by: Resting left ventricular function The amount of residual viable myocardium exposed to ischaemic risk Susceptibility to serious ventricular arrhythmias Cardiac…

Colchicine and Anti-inflammatory Therapy in Coronary Disease

Myocardial ischemia and infarction Pharmacology & dosing Definition and pathophysiology Atherosclerosis and acute coronary syndromes have important inflammatory components. Inflammation contributes to atherothrombosis through activation of…

Complete Versus Culprit-Only Revascularization in Acute Coronary Syndrome

Myocardial ischemia and infarction Definition and pathophysiology In acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with multivessel coronary artery disease (MVD), revascularization may be directed exclusively at the…

Drug-Eluting Coronary Stents: Evolution, Evidence and Stent Choice

…likely with: Small reference vessel diameter A small post procedural lumen Substantial residual stenosis Long lesions Diabetes mellitus Untreated edge dissection Components and mechanisms of…

Ezetimibe: Place in Therapy and Expected LDL-C Reduction

…Ezetimibe is particularly relevant when the residual LDL C reduction required is greater than can reasonably be obtained with a statin alone but does not…

PCSK9 Inhibitors: Indications, Efficacy and Access

…FH are principal settings in which these drugs have received approval. In chronic coronary syndrome, the recommended LDL C objective is: LDL C <1.4…

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