…Vertical, linear scratch marks suggest a foreign body under the upper eyelid. 7. Seidel's sign: apply fluorescein generously and look under blue light. A…

…a bloodless field and a longer duration. The old rule that adrenaline is forbidden on fingers, toes, nose, ears and penis has been abandoned in…

…mL (adrenaline gives a bloodless field and a longer duration; it is safe even on the fingers, toes, nose and ears), a 27 G needle…

…treatment are relative contraindications and are an argument for a superficial, compressible vessel. Allen's test is still used in many units to assess the…

…Although a mural thrombus is attached to infarcted myocardium, superficial components may detach and embolize systemically. Observational data indicate approximately a fourfold greater risk of…

…a patient with peripheral arterial disease or diabetes — the wound may not heal. Over superficial nerves (the lateral aspects of the fingers, the ulnar groove…

…tunnel syndrome The carpal tunnel An acceptable bridge to surgery De Quervain's tenosynovitis The first dorsal compartment A good effect Trigger finger The tendon…

…In patients with pericarditis complicated by constriction, symptoms and signs of right sided heart failure may predominate. Pericardial effusions associated with post infarction pericarditis are…

…Thus, an individual plaque’s morphology does not reliably establish that it will cause an acute event. A more clinically useful model considers both the…

…an iodine solution. Lidocaine 10 mg/mL without adrenaline for the block (adrenaline is safe in fingers and toes according to modern data, but there…

…With ultrasound guidance, the point at which the fluid lies most superficially is chosen and the needle is followed all the way in, which has…