…morphology and provides material for flow cytometry and genetics, while the biopsy shows marrow architecture and cellularity. What usually ruins the examination is not the…

…the pattern of injury or disease, the response to initial treatment and the expected continued bleeding matters more than an exact estimate of blood loss…

…which can propagate through vacuum, sound waves can only propagate through a physical medium. This medium may consist of any matter, e.g air, water…

…enhanced elimination. For many poisonings, well delivered supportive treatment matters more than the antidote [1,2]. Telephone your national or regional poison control centre , which…

…constellations of leads have been tested but the standard 12 lead ECG is still the most used and the most important lead system to master…

Arrhythmias and arrhythmology ECG Pre excitation, Atrioventricular Reentrant (reentry) Tachycardia (AVRT) and Wolff Parkinson White (WPW) syndrome: ECG, clinical characteristics and management Pre excitation The…

…hypertension — recommended before treatment is started . Suspected white coat hypertension: raised office blood pressure without organ damage. Suspected masked hypertension: normal office blood pressure but…

…level Measure in both arms at the first visit; a difference 15 mmHg suggests vascular disease, and the arm with the higher reading is used…

…segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). While the incidence of STEMI is decreasing and the incidence of NSTEMI is increasing, STEMI remains a critical clinical entity…

…platelet activation and interaction. Thrombotic debris may worsen microvascular obstruction, while cardiomyocyte swelling, interstitial oedema and tissue inflammation produce extravascular compression. In the most severe…