Cardiology
Almost every patient admitted to hospital receives IV fluids at some point in their...
The electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the most common, and important, investigations...
A central line is a catheter placed into a major central vein, typically the internal...
Tachyarrhythmias are abnormal heart rhythms with a pulse rate of >100 beats per...
As a resident doctor, you will also often assess patients complaining of chest pain...
AF is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia you will encounter. In this article,...
Heart Failure is not a diagnosis in itself, rather a collection of symptoms that...
RCEM has published some clear and comprehensive information which is well worth a...
Bradyarrhythmias are abnormal heart rhythms with a pulse rate of <60 beats per...
As a resident doctor, you will often be called about patients with raised blood pressure...
Palpitations can be described as the sensation of an abnormally received heartbeat....
From the Greek: Syn: together & kopein: to cut - referring to a block in blood supply...
Infective endocarditis (IE) is relatively rare in the UK. However, delays in diagnosis...
Myocarditis (derived from ‘myocardium’ = cardiac muscle, and -itis = inflammation)...
The word cardiomyopathy is used as a general term referring to the abnormal structure...
