Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
Practice Essentials Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), also known as coronary angioplasty, is a nonsurgical technique for treating...
Emergencias hipertensivas
Emergencia hipertensiva En 1914, Volhard y Fahr describieron por primera vez el síndrome de emergencia hipertensiva. Casi medio siglo...
Chest Pain Clinical Practice Guidelines (ACC/AHA, 2021)
American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association These are some of the highlights of the guidelines without analysis or...
Syncope
Overview Practice Essentials Syncope is defined as a transient, self-limited loss of consciousness [1] with an inability to maintain...
Acute Pancreatitis
Practice Essentials Recognizing patients with severe acute pancreatitis as soon as possible is critical for achieving optimal outcomes....
Viral Encephalitis
Background Clinically relevant involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) by viruses is an uncommon event, considering the...
Sudden Cardiac Death
Practice Essentials Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an unexpected death due to cardiac causes that occurs in a short time period (generally...
Major Trauma Management Guideline in a 2- A level Hospital Emergency Service Approaching and trea
BACKGROUND There are different ways to classify hospitals, the most commonly accepted is 1st level or local hospitals, a 1st level trauma...