9 – Chest Drainage

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9 Chest Drainage Alia Noorani and Yasir Abu-Omar Introduction The pleural space is a thin, fluid filled space between the visceral and parietal pleura. In a healthy 70 kg individual,…

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6 – Microbiology Testing

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6 Microbiology Testing A Ruth M Kappeler and Margaret I Gillham Introduction Infections in cardiothoracic intensive care units are common, either as the primary presenting illness as in the case…

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4 – Coronary Angiography

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4 Coronary Angiography Unni Krishnan and Stephen P Hoole Definition Coronary angiography uses radio-opaque contrast agent to delineate the anatomy of the coronary circulation. This may be performed either invasively…

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2 – Electrocardiography

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2 Electrocardiography David Begley Introduction Electrocardiography (ECG) has been the main heart investigation method for most of the twentieth century and still plays a pivotal role in diagnostics. ECGs can…

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1 – History and Examination

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1 History and Examination Lachlan Miles and Joseph E Arrowsmith The first rule of diagnosis, gentlemen! Eyes: first and most; hands: next and least; tongue: not at all! Sir Lancelot…

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