Practical Emergency Medicine

ACS, acute coronary syndrome; involves performing an electrocardiogram (ECG) to assess for Abnormalities. Those are ERC guidelines

Practice Essentials Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), also known as coronary angioplasty, is a nonsurgical technique for treating...

Emergencia hipertensiva En 1914, Volhard y Fahr describieron por primera vez el síndrome de emergencia hipertensiva. Casi medio siglo...

Overview Practice Essentials Cardiac tamponade is a clinical syndrome caused by the accumulation of fluid in the pericardial space,...

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association These are some of the highlights of the guidelines without analysis or...

Overview Practice Essentials Syncope is defined as a transient, self-limited loss of consciousness [1] with an inability to maintain...

Practice Essentials Angina pectoris is the result of myocardial ischemia caused by an imbalance between myocardial blood supply and...

Practice Essentials Hyperkalemia is defined as a potassium level greater than 5.5 mEq/L. [1] It can be difficult to diagnose clinically...

Practice Essentials Ingestion of excessive calcium channel blocker (CCB) agents is one of the most potentially lethal prescription drug...

Summary Aortic dissection (see the image below) is defined as separation of the layers within the aortic wall. Tears in the intimal layer...