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Evaluation Of Suspected Cardiac Arrhythmia
Three goals should be kept in mind when approaching a patient with suspected cardiac arrhythmia. These include understanding symptoms typically associated with cardiac arrhythmias, deciding whether the patient has potential risks of dying from an arrhythmia, and choosing the correct means of documen ...
Sudden Death in Athletes
Sudden death in athletes has been a tragic occurrence in the fields of sports medicine, cardiology, primary care, and pediatrics. By far, the most common cause of unexpected death for a younger athlete on the competitive field is cardiac illness, usually that of congenital etiology. However, the use ...
Cardiopulmonary Arrest In Adults
Cardiopulmonary arrest is the cessation of adequate heart function and respiration and results in death without reversal. Often this condition is found in patients with coronary artery disease. This activity reviews the management and prevention of cardiopulmonary arrest and highlights the role of t ...
Commotio Cordis
Commotio cordis is ventricular fibrillation precipitated by blunt trauma to the heart. Although it is infrequent, it is an important cause of sudden death in young athletes. This activity reviews the evaluation and management of commotio cordis, and explains the role of the interprofessional team i ...
Influenza Vaccine
Influenza viruses belong to Orthomyxoviridae RNA virus family and classify into three distinct types based on their major antigenic differences; influenza A, influenza B and influenza C. Influenza viruses cause the annual human epidemics, seasonal and pandemic. Seasonal influenza epidemics caused b ...
Influenza
Influenza is a communicable viral disease that affects the upper respiratory tract, including upper and lower respiratory passages. A wide spectrum of influenza viruses causes it. Some of these viruses can infect humans, and some are specific to different species. This activity reviews the pathophys ...
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
The human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most common viruses to infect children worldwide and increasingly is recognized as an important pathogen in adults, especially the elderly. The most common clinical scenario encountered in RSV infection is an upper respiratory infection, but ...
Cardiopulmonary Arrest In Adults
Cardiopulmonary arrest is the cessation of adequate heart function and respiration and results in death without reversal. Often this condition is found in patients with coronary artery disease. This activity reviews the management and prevention of cardiopulmonary arrest and highlights the role of t ...
Commotio Cordis
Commotio cordis is ventricular fibrillation precipitated by blunt trauma to the heart. Although it is infrequent, it is an important cause of sudden death in young athletes. This activity reviews the evaluation and management of commotio cordis, and explains the role of the interprofessional team i ...
Evaluation Of Suspected Cardiac Arrhythmia
Three goals should be kept in mind when approaching a patient with suspected cardiac arrhythmia. These include understanding symptoms typically associated with cardiac arrhythmias, deciding whether the patient has potential risks of dying from an arrhythmia, and choosing the correct means of documen ...
Influenza
Influenza is a communicable viral disease that affects the upper respiratory tract, including upper and lower respiratory passages. A wide spectrum of influenza viruses causes it. Some of these viruses can infect humans, and some are specific to different species. This activity reviews the pathophys ...
Influenza Vaccine
Influenza viruses belong to Orthomyxoviridae RNA virus family and classify into three distinct types based on their major antigenic differences; influenza A, influenza B and influenza C. Influenza viruses cause the annual human epidemics, seasonal and pandemic. Seasonal influenza epidemics caused b ...
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
The human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most common viruses to infect children worldwide and increasingly is recognized as an important pathogen in adults, especially the elderly. The most common clinical scenario encountered in RSV infection is an upper respiratory infection, but ...
Sudden Death in Athletes
Sudden death in athletes has been a tragic occurrence in the fields of sports medicine, cardiology, primary care, and pediatrics. By far, the most common cause of unexpected death for a younger athlete on the competitive field is cardiac illness, usually that of congenital etiology. However, the use ...