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