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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 65 Assessment of the airway for intubation Julia Niewiarowski, Rajeev Mathew and Vijay M. Gadhvi Checklist WIPER Patient sitting at examiner’s eye level Physiological parameters…

html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 64 Examination of the critically ill surgical patient Petrut Gogalniceanu, Julia Niewiarowski and Vijay M. Gadhvi History Age/sex Background medical problems Operation and postoperative day…

Heart rate and blood pressureTemperature and blood glucose levelsAMPLET historyAre the vital signs normal?Airway and C-spine controlC-spine controlAirway patency: – stridor – speech – foreign bodies – facial/laryngeal fracturesC-spine immobilisationOxygenChin…

html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 62 Lower limb CT angiogram Hardi Madani, John Curtis and Helen Marmery Introduction ‘This is a CT angiogram, in axial/coronal/sagittal view of lower limb arteries’…

html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 61 Kidneys, ureter and bladder CT Hardi Madani, John Curtis and Helen Marmery Introduction ‘This is an unenhanced low-dose CT scan of the kidneys, ureter…

html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 59 Abdomen CT Hardi Madani, John Curtis and Helen Marmery Introduction ‘This is a post-contrast/non-contrast axial/coronal/sagittal CT of the abdomen and pelvis.’ Summary Life-threatening pathology…

html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 58 Chest CT Hardi Madani, John Curtis and Helen Marmery Introduction ‘This is a post-contrast/non-contrast CT of the thorax in axial/coronal/sagittal view.’ Summary A Airway…

CT head showing a biconvex extradural (or epidural) haemorrhage in the left posterior cerebellum (arrow). Examination notes Any suspicion of intracranial space-occupying lesion, e.g. AVM, aneurysm, venous thrombus or collection,…

html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 56 Principles of CT Hardi Madani, John Curtis and Helen Marmery Basics X-rays are used to image thin transverse sections of the body (axial 1–10…