Cardiology
RCEMÂ has published some clear and comprehensive information which is well worth a...
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...
From the Greek: Syn: together & kopein: to cut - referring to a block in blood supply...
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...
Tachyarrhythmias are abnormal heart rhythms with a pulse rate of >100 beats per...
The word cardiomyopathy is used as a general term referring to the abnormal structure...
Myocarditis (derived from ‘myocardium’ = cardiac muscle, and -itis = inflammation)...
Almost every patient admitted to hospital receives IV fluids at some point in their...
As a junior doctor, you will often be called about patients with raised blood pressure...
As a junior doctor, you will also often assess patients complaining of chest pain...
The electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the most common, and important, investigations...
