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Reduction of dislocations

…distal pulse and sensation throughout the arm. External rotation (the Hennepin technique). The patient lies supine or sits. The upper arm is held adducted against…

Paracentesis

…admission of a patient with known ascites. Clinical deterioration in a cirrhotic patient with ascites: fever, abdominal pain, encephalopathy, rising creatinine, gastrointestinal bleeding, leucocytosis or…

Perioperative Management of Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices

…pacing may rarely result in pacing during ventricular repolarization and provoke ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. The likelihood of clinically significant EMI is generally low…

ACE Inhibitors: Initiation, Titration and Creatinine Monitoring

…or electrophysiology in relation to ACE inhibitor therapy. Biomarkers and Laboratory Findings Monitoring renal function and potassium is a critical component of ACE inhibitor therapy…

Dix–Hallpike test and Epley manoeuvre

…at the time of examination and that the examiner is experienced with the head impulse test; performed on the wrong patient or by an inexperienced…

Pulsed Wave Doppler

…direction of the rotation with 5 observations per cycle. Using 3 observations per cycle, it is not possible to determine the direction of the rotation…

Interpretation of neonatal and pediatric electrocardiograms (ECG)

…It manifests in the form of sudden prolongations in the P P interval (without relation to respiration). Approximately half of all newborns exhibit sinus pauses…

Myocardial ischemia and infarction: lack of oxygen or imbalance between supply/demand

…review on this topic [1]. References [1] G Heusch. Myocardial Ischemia: Lack of Coronary Blood Flow or Myocardial Oxygen Supply/Demand Imbalance? Circ Res. 2016…

ECG localization of myocardial infarction / ischemia and coronary artery occlusion (culprit)

…alleviate ischemic chest pain may lead to hemodynamic collapse in patients with right ventricular ischemia or infarction. Recognizing ECG signs of right ventricular involvement is…

Epidemiological aspects of cardiac arrest

…defibrillator. Survival in relation to initial rhythm In cardiac arrest, the initial rhythm (on the first recorded ECG) is a very strong predictor of survival…

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