Familial hypercholesterolemia Familial hypercholesterolemia is an autosomal dominant disorder and should be suspected when the total cholesterol levels are above 300 mg/dL in adults and above 250 mg/dL
ICU Central monitor ICU central monitors are now commonplace in most intensive care units. They are connected to bedside monitors either by wired circuits or wireless links. They
ROCKET AF sub study on rivaroxaban in elderly Journal Review ROCKET AF sub study on rivaroxaban in elderly evaluated this oral factor Xa inhibitor. It has been shown
Non invasive blood pressure monitoring Non invasive blood pressure monitoring is now common place in intensive care units and emergency departments. Most cardiac monitors also incorporate NIBP in
PREVAIL Trial on left atrial appendage occlusion The PREVAIL Trial on left atrial appendage occlusion [Prospective Randomized Evaluation of the Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device in Patients
Pulse oximetry (SpO2) tracing Pulse oximetry (SpO2) tracing: It is common to monitor the pulse oximetry tracing in all emergency departments, intensive care units and operation theaters now-a-days.
Shock Index Shock index is a simple bedside measure introduced by Allgower and associates [1] as early as 1967. The index is the ratio of heart rate to
Left atrial remodeling Left atrial remodeling has mainly three aspects – electrical, functional and structural. Others aspects are ionic and molecular remodeling. Electrical remodeling can be assessed by
World No Tobacco Day World Health Organization (WHO) World No Tobacco Day comes on the 31st of May every year. Observance of this day is meant to highlight