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2 dni temu · Mechanisms of extrasystoles. Reentry. Most extrasystoles, particularly if they are monomorphic, bear a constant relationship to the preceding QRS complex (a fixed coupling interval ).
5 dni temu · Anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) territory infarcts are a rare cause of cerebellar strokes. AICA strokes are much less common than posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) infarcts.
1 dzień temu · Brain imaging of patients suspected of having idiopathic intracranial hypertension is crucial to excluding other causes of elevated CSF pressure, such as brain tumors or blood clots in the brain.
3 dni temu · Acute tubular necrosis is acute renal failure where tubular epithelial cells are lost due to ischaemic and/or toxic damage. Microscopy of urine is helpful for distinguishing acute tubular necrosis from prerenal kidney failure, where there is no structural renal damage.
3 dni temu · Chronic Cerebrovascular Accident/Stroke. An 84-year-old male with chronic gait instability is admitted after a fall. The provider’s documentation states that the patient’s gait instability is related to chronic cerebrovascular accident (CVA). How is gait instability due to chronic CVA coded? ...
2 dni temu · Renal parenchymal disease, also termed medical renal disease, includes various disorders of the glomeruli, interstitium, tubules, and small blood vessels of the kidneys. The clinical spectrum encompasses diseases confined to the kidneys and systemic disorders that secondarily affect the kidneys.
5 dni temu · AKI is a sudden reduction in a person’s kidney function that often complicates episodes of acute illness. We have developed this toolkit to disseminate learning highlighted from AKI case notes reviews, part of the RCGP AKI Quality Improvement project.
