…tachycardia (NCT). Adenosine typically causes a short lasting second or third degree AV block which may be unpleasant to the patient. This side effect lasts…

Procedurer The single most important step in any eye injury is to measure and document the visual acuity before anything else is done. The second…

Procedurer The laryngeal mask is the single most important tool when intubation fails, since it restores oxygenation without requiring a view down into the larynx…

Cardiology SPECT vs. PET In SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography), radiotracers emit gamma photons directly. These gamma rays are detected by gamma cameras to…

…not made on a single reading. It requires repeated measurements on at least two occasions, and preferably confirmation by home measurement or 24 hour recording…

[calc_map] Mean arterial pressure (MAP) represents the average pressure within the arteries throughout a single cardiac cycle, encompassing both systole and diastole. It is…

…Definition and Clinical Purpose Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) or positron emission tomography (PET) is a radionuclide based method…

…distinction that determines management is: is there acute hypertension mediated organ damage or not? A single blood pressure value does not define a hypertensive emergency…

…ECG 2 . Spontaneous termination of ventricular tachycardia (VT). ECG 3 . A single ventricular beat, followed by a three ventricular beats (VT). ECG 4 . Regular supraventricular…

…the bedside. The check against the patient's own identity immediately before transfusion is the single most important safety measure in the entire chain. In…