Cardiac tamponade is when fluid collects around the heart muscle, for instance, due to trauma. It puts strain on the heart and stops it working effectively. Symptoms include a drop in blood pressure ...

Consultant cardiologists who normally treat adults have been praised for their quick-thinking and teamwork after saving the ...

Heavier than water intraocular tamponades have several theoretical advantages over conventional tamponades, especially in the treatment of complicated retinal detachments and proliferative ...

"The patient needs the unit. She's sick, and she's definitely not surgical!" said Diane, the surgical resident, as she finished up her consultation note. Kendrick, one of my internal medicine ...

A new paper advocates including ultrasound in medical education programs to realize the full benefits of the technology as early as possible. A paper in this month's edition of Global Heart (the ...

A paper in this month's edition of Global Heart (the journal of the World Heart Federation advocates including ultrasound in medical education programmes to realise the full benefits of the technology ...