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Oxygen therapy

…place for days without anyone asking why, or the patient at risk of carbon dioxide retention is given 15 litres on a reservoir mask and…

Pleural aspiration and chest drain

…values. Follow the local protocol. Preparation and equipment Ultrasound with a curved array or linear probe. Sterile clothing: gown, gloves, cap, mask, fenestrated drape. Chlorhexidine…

Spirometry

…of pulmonary involvement in systemic disease, for example rheumatoid arthritis or scleroderma, and during treatment with pulmonary toxic drugs. Contraindications Forced expiration raises the pressure…

Eletrical alternans: the ECG in pericardial effusion & cardiac tamponade

…is common to use the term perimyocarditis . Hemodynamic effects of pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade Intrapericardial pressure increases as fluid accumulates in the pericardial space…

Lumbar puncture

…unconsciousness with unreactive pupils, an altered breathing pattern, a rising blood pressure with bradycardia. A known or suspected intracranial space occupying lesion with mass effect…

Soft tissue corticosteroid injection

…hypersensitivity to the preparations. Relative: Poorly controlled diabetes — expect a raised blood glucose for 2–5 days. Suspected or known tendon rupture. No response to…

Capnography (end-tidal carbon dioxide measurement, ETCO2) during cardiac arrest

…advised to use ETCO2 trends over time rather than single measurements. ETCO 2 should not be the sole determinant for terminating CPR or initiating ECMO…

Cardiac arrest due to pneumothorax

…should be utilized. The cannula is inserted into the 4th or 5th intercostal space along the anterior axillary line. Thoracostomy This method is generally deemed…

Physics of ultrasound

…by the object. Although sound waves travel through time and space, the particles of the medium do not travel with the sound wave. The particles…

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI): Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management

…progressive, and highly complex lipid driven inflammatory disease of the arterial intima that serves as the fundamental pathophysiological substrate for acute coronary syndromes (ACS), including…

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