PERICARDIOCENTESIS
Following open-heart surgery, fluid may collect within the pericardium (a sac around the heart) either because the chest tube that accompanied the patient from the theatre did not drain […]
ARTERIAL BLOOD GASES (ABG)
Arterial Blood Gases is a blood investigation which majorly measures the acid-base balance and oxygenation of an arterial blood sample. It can be used to assess; Respiratory compromise A […]
DIAGNOSIS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES
Diagnosis of Congenital heart diseases Congenital heart diseases (CHD) defined as a structural anomaly of the heart and great vessels. Popularly, described as having a “hole in the heart”, they […]