Each heavy vertical line represents two-tenths second. Note the double systolic sound associated with the double summit of the pulsus bisferiens in this case of severe aortic stenosis. The purpose of ...

Abstract: Stroke volume (SV) is the quantity of blood ejected by the cardiac ventricles per each contraction. When SV is multiplied by heart rate, cardiac output is the result. Cardiac output (CO), in ...

In a recent article in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, researchers conducted a feasibility study by examining the perceptions of concertgoers in Germany regarding different testing methods for ...

The author and barrister John Mortimer once quipped that “no brilliance is required in law, just common sense and relatively clean fingernails.”1 I was reminded of this quote on a visit to my GP for a ...

1 Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China 2 Department of Neuropathology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China Meningiomas are ...

Start with gentle stretches to increase flexibility in your cubital fossa (the area where your arm bends). Extend your arm out in front of you with your palm facing up. Use your other hand to pull ...

It has now become common practice to use the radial artery as an access site for neuro‐interventional procedures because it has been associated with fewer complications, shorter hospital stays, and ...

THIS paper was written to present a case of extensive chylothorax and chyloperitoneum secondary to a thrombus occluding the thoracic duct. The patient had a long venous catheter introduced through a ...

Objective As a parallel to the radial approach for left heart catheterisation, forearm veins may be considered for the performance of right heart catheterisation. However, data regarding the ...

The introduction of topical steroid creams and ointments in the 1960s revolutionised the management of inflammatory skin disease. But, as with most potent drugs, there are risks. They were over ...