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Cardiac arrest in intoxication (poisoning)

…for cardiac arrest within this demographic on a global scale. Numerous substances possess the potential to induce cardiac arrest or cause profound cardiopulmonary depression. Table…

🟠 Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Brilique)

…other relevant information for the drug Ticagrelor . Table 1 Summary Indications Ticagrelor, in combination with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), is indicated for the prevention of atherothrombotic…

🟠 Reference values for pediatric and neonatal ECG

…overview Table 2. Reference values for the most important parameters (Rijnbeek et al) Numbers are medians with 2 nd and 98 th percentile in parenthesis…

Reference values for pediatric and neonatal ECG

…overview Table 2. Reference values for the most important parameters (Rijnbeek et al) Numbers are medians with 2 nd and 98 th percentile in parenthesis…

Basic Life Support (BLS) in cardiac arrest

…difficult to discern depending on the skin tone. For laypeople, confirming absent or abnormal breathing is sufficient to alert the emergency service and commence CPR…

Echocardiography

…17 mm/m2 Aortic arch 22 36 mm Descending aorta 20 30 mm ​Indexing means that the value is adjusted for body surface area (BSA)…

🟠 QTc Interval Calculator (Bazett’s, Fridericia’s, Hodge's and Framingham Formulas)

…interval) The QT interval varies inversely with heart rate; it shortens at higher heart rates and lengthens at lower heart rates. To account for this…

Pulmonary regurgitation

…hypertension. Table 1 presents the causes of pulmonary regurgitation. Mild pulmonary regurgitation is a normal echocardiographic finding that requires no further investigation. Table 1. Causes…

Pulmonary stenosis

…of survival and for elevated left ventricular filling pressures (Lam et al). PASP is elevated in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Valve area The continuity equation…

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