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ArticleMyocardial ischemia and infarction
Stent Thrombosis: Timing, Causes, Diagnosis, and Prevention

…thrombosis for clinical research and outcome assessment. Predisposing factors Domain Factors associated with stent thrombosis Clinical Acute myocardial infarction, diabetes mellitus, renal failure, heart failure…

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🟠 BMI and Body Surface Area (BSA) calculator

…of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and specific cancers. BMI and cardiovascular outcomes High BMI is associated with several health conditions: Type 2 diabetes Hypertension…

ArticleEndokrinologi & metabolism
Inpatient insulin therapy: quick reference

…In impaired consciousness or DKA: remove the pump and change to an infusion or injections Drugs for type 2 diabetes in inpatients Agent The acutely…

ArticleCardiology
Primary Aldosteronism: Screening and Management

…diabetes are also more prevalent. Epidemiology and clinical significance The reported prevalence depends on the population studied and the intensity of screening. PA occurs in…

ArticleCardiology
Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

…obesity, type 2 diabetes and physical inactivity. The increased use of computed tomography (CT), and improvements in CT techniques, have increased the detection of pulmonary…

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Circulatory and haemodynamic parameters

…normally 950–1150 mL/min Haemodynamic profiles in shock Type CO SVR CVP/PCWP ScvO₂ : : : : : : : : : Hypovolaemic ↓ ↑ ↓ ↓ Cardiogenic ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓…

ArticleProcedurer
Urinary catheterisation

…the equipment. 2. Retract the foreskin and clean the glans and meatus with the cleansing solution in circular movements from the centre outwards. Change the…

ArticleEchocardiography
Aortic stenosis

…elevated risk of developing aortic stenosis. The prevalence of bicuspid aortic valves is 1% to 2% in most Western populations. Individuals with bicuspid aortic valves…

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🟠 Clevidipine

…pressure without affecting cardiac filling pressures. • Clevidipine is more effective than nitroglycerin, nitroprusside, and nicardipine in hypertensive emergencies. Time to onset of action 2 4…

ArticleECG
Quiz: ECG in athletes

…Mobitz Type II 2nd AV block B: Prolonged QT interval (QTc ≥ 480 ms for females) C: Incomplete Right Bundle Branch Block (rSR' pattern in lead…

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Lung function and respiration

…in COPD Arterial blood gas Type 1 respiratory failure: PaO₂ < 8 kPa with a normal or low PaCO₂ — a problem of oxygenation. Type 2…

ArticleProcedurer
Transcutaneous and transvenous pacing

…on — in second degree AV block Mobitz type 2, newly discovered complete heart block without current symptoms, alternating bundle branch block in acute anterior infarction…

ArticleConduction defects
Overview of atrioventricular (AV) blocks

…particularly Mobitz type 2) requires treatment. Third degree AV block Synonyms: complete heart block, AV dissociation, AV block III, AV block 3 In third degree…

ArticleCardiology
Antiarrhythmic drugs in ventricular tachyarrhythmias

…Dofetilide, Ibutilide, Sotalol Class IV Non dihydropyridine L type Ca 2+ channel blockers Diltiazem, Verapamil Singh–Vaughan Williams classification of antiarrhythmic drugs. Bold text indicates…

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🟠 HAS-BLED Score Calculator

…factors. The HAS BLED score has demonstrated moderate predictive abilities for bleeding risks in AF patients, regardless of the type of oral anticoagulant used. Studies…

ArticleECG
Assessment of Pacemaker Malfunction

…Failure to capture Definition : pacing does not result in myocardial activation. Two types of failure to capture should be distinguished: Genuine failure to capture occurs…

ArticleEchocardiography
Color Doppler

…aortic valve regurgitation. Because color Doppler is a type of pulsed wave Doppler, it is limited by the Nyquist limit. In fact, color Doppler is…

ArticleCardiology
Hypertensive emergency (crisis)

…pressure without affecting cardiac filling pressures. • Clevidipine is more effective than nitroglycerin, nitroprusside, and nicardipine in hypertensive emergencies. Time to onset of action 2 4…

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ECG parameters

…and QRS 110 ms. Brugada pattern type 1: ST elevation ≥ 2 mm of coved type with a negative T wave in V1–V2. Early repolarisation:…

ArticleProcedurer
Laryngeal mask and difficult airway

…upturned leading edge, and lubricate the dorsal surface. 2. Position the head in the sniffing position if the neck may be moved. 3. Ensure that…

ArticleProcedurer
Nasogastric tube

…surgery — it prolongs the time to return of bowel function without reducing the risk of complications. Contraindications Type Condition : : Absolute Suspected base of skull fracture…

ArticleProcedurer
Pleural aspiration and chest drain

Procedurer Almost all the complications of pleural aspiration arise from two errors: the needle is placed in the wrong site, and too much is drained…

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🟠 Reference values for adult ECG

…minute; (2) P wave precedes every QRS complex; (3) the P wave is positive in lead II and (4) the PR interval is constant. Causes…