Useful Formulas: Temperature and Pressure.
Degrees Celsius (°C) and Fahrenheit (°F):
Posts
Femoral artery and vein: Relevant anatomy for percutaneous catheterization.
Relevant anatomy for percutaneous catheterization of the femoral artery and vein. The right femoral artery and vein run underneath the inguinal ligament, which connects the anterior-superior iliac spine and the pubic tubercle. The arterial puncture should be made approximately 1.5 to 2 fingerbreadths (3 cm) below the inguinal ligament and directly over the femoral artery pulsation. The venous puncture should be made at the same level but approximately 1 fingerbreadth medial to the arterial position. X, Puncture site. (From Baim DS, Grossman W. Percutaneous approach. In: Grossman W, ed. Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography [3rd ed.]. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger; 1986:60.)
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome ( WPW) is caused by the presence of an abnormal accessory electrical conduction pathway ( the bundle of Kent ) between the atria and the ventricles . It may stimulate the ventricles to contract prematurely.
LEMON Airways Assessment Method.
The tool developed to determine which patients might pose airway management difficulties is the LEMON method.
The Two-Bag Test. Checking Anaesthetic Equipment Guideline.
Guidelines on checking anaesthetic equipment have been published by the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI), and amongst others, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists.
