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Advanced Cardiac Life Support Algorithm – Everything you MUST know.

American Heart Association Chains of Survival for IHCA and OHCA. (IHCA, in-hospital cardiac arrest; and OHCA, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.)             Adult Cardiac Arrest Algorithm. (CPR indicates cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ET, endotracheal; IO, intraosseous; IV, intravenous; PEA,… Read More

Pfizer’s Paxlovid, the newly approved anti-viral tablet that reduces the risk of COVID-19 hospitalizations or death by almost 90%

On December 22nd 2021, the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) issued an emergency authorization for Pfizer’s Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, co-packaged for oral use), for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in adults and pediatric patients (12 years… Read More

A 37-year-old Female Patient referred to Al-Jalla Hospital with generalized abdominal pain and distention – A Case of Gossypiboma

Introduction Gossypiboma, textiloma also called Retained Foreign Object (RFO), is one of the surgical complications resulting from missing a surgical gauze inside the abdominal cavity. Unintentional missing foreign body in the abdomen necessitates abdominal re-exploration to retrieve it.This intervention might… Read More