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Cardiology

The ECG in acute coronary syndromes

23/04/2025 by Bob Dunn

The ECG features of ischaemia page has had some minor rewording and format improvements.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology

Non thrombotic embolism key points

12/03/2025 by Bob Dunn

Key points have been added to the Non thrombotic embolism page.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology

Non thrombotic embolism

12/03/2025 by Bob Dunn

The Non thrombotic embolism page has had some minor updates.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology

Cardiac failure is no more….

12/03/2025 by Bob Dunn

All references to cardiac failure have now been changed to heart failure.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology

US of B lines

12/03/2025 by Bob Dunn

An US of B lines has been added to the Assessment of heart failure page.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology

Reciprocal ECG changes

12/02/2025 by Bob Dunn

The ECG features of ischaemia page has been updated with some additional information about the normal regional patterns of reciprocal ischaemia.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology

PR depression in pericarditis

12/02/2025 by Bob Dunn

The Pericarditis page has been updated with some additional information about PR depression.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology

Spodlick’s sign for pericarditis

12/02/2025 by Bob Dunn

The Pericarditis page has been updated with some information about Spodlick’s sign.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology

PERC 35 rule

06/02/2025 by Bob Dunn

The Pulmonary embolism page has been updated with some additional information about PERC and PERC 35 rules.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology

D dimer in high risk patients

06/02/2025 by Bob Dunn

The PE – investigations non imaging page has been updated with some additional information about D dimer in high risk patients.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology

Thoracic aortic dissection and pregnancy

07/01/2025 by Bob Dunn

The Thoracic aortic dissection page has been updated with additional information about aortic dissection and pregnancy.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology

Imaging for PE in pregnancy

21/12/2024 by Bob Dunn

The PE in special populations page has been updated with additional information about imaging in pregnancy.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology

Unilateral pulmonary oedema

01/12/2024 by Bob Dunn

The Assessment of cardiac failure page has been updated with some additional information about unilateral pulmonary oedema.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology

Biomarkers in aortic dissection

27/11/2024 by Bob Dunn

The Thoracic aortic dissection page has been updated with additional information about biomarkers in aortic dissection.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology

Aortic dissection

27/10/2024 by Bob Dunn

The Thoracic aortic dissection page has been updated with a number of other updates.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology

Aortic dissection management

27/10/2024 by Bob Dunn

The Thoracic aortic dissection page has been updated with significant additional information about management.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology

Aortic dissection investigations

27/10/2024 by Bob Dunn

The Thoracic aortic dissection page has been updated with additional information about investigations.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology

Aortic dissection epidemiology

27/10/2024 by Bob Dunn

The Thoracic aortic dissection page has been updated with additional information about epidemiology.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology

Cardiac failure image improvements

08/07/2024 by Bob Dunn

Multiple images in the Cardiac failure section have been reformatted to improve quality and load speed.

Categories Website organisation Tags Cardiology

Pericardial tamponade drainage

18/06/2024 by Bob Dunn

The Pericardial tamponade page has been updated with some additional information about drainage.

Categories Updates Tags Cardiology
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Packed cells - 4 mL/kg raises Hb about 1 g/dL

Medical wisdom

Isolation of the ‘root cause’ of an accident is not possible. The evaluations based on such reasoning as ‘root cause’ do not reflect a technical understanding of the nature of failure but rather the social, cultural need to blame specific, localized forces or events for outcomes.

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