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Dix–Hallpike test and Epley manoeuvre

…at the time of examination and that the examiner is experienced with the head impulse test; performed on the wrong patient or by an inexperienced…

Inotropes and vasopressors: doses, indications, contraindications and effects

…Nitroprusside Figure 1. The approximate position of each drug according to its vasoconstrictor effect (vertical axis) and its positive inotropic effect (horizontal axis). Grey =…

Left Ventricular Segments for Echocardiography and Cardiac Imaging

…axis view (PSAX) Vertical long axis Apical two chamber view (A2C) Horizontal long axis Apical four chamber view (A4C) Segments of the left ventricle Based…

Eye examination and corneal foreign body

…still. A deeply embedded body reaching the stroma or deeper. The absence of a slit lamp — the cornea should not be instrumented without magnification. With…

Performing Echocardiographic Examinations

…disorders are a common cause of pain and sickness absence for ultrasound practitioners (Harrison et al). When performing emergency echocardiography, or any examination without a…

Epistaxis — compression, cautery and anterior nasal packing

…source of bleeding cannot be identified Relative A pacemaker or ICD when monopolar electrocautery is used Relative A cochlear implant Relative The contralateral side of…

Lumbar puncture

…Contraindications Clinical signs of herniation — deep unconsciousness with unreactive pupils, an altered breathing pattern, a rising blood pressure with bradycardia. A known or suspected intracranial…

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