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Fuck yeah, medical stuff!

February 2012

What to do in a Medical Emergency.

It is essential to know how to recognize the signs of a medical emergency – because correctly interpreting and acting on these signs could potentially save the life of a loved one — or your own life — one day. Many people experience the symptoms of an emergency, such as a stroke or a heart attack, but for various reasons (such as fear), delay seeking care right away. For many medical emergencies,...

An autopsy is a medical procedure that consists of a thorough examination performed on a body after death, to evaluate disease or injury that may be present and to determine the cause and manner of a person’s death. Autopsy means “see for yourself”. It is a special surgical operation, performed by specially-trained physicians, on a dead body. Its purpose is to learn...

Pompe disease, also known as glycogen storage disease type II (GSD-II) or acid maltase deficiency, is one of 49 known lysosomal storage disorders. Pompe disease is caused by a deficiency or complete lack of an enzyme called acid alpha-1,4-glucosidase (also called acid maltase). If this enzyme doesn’t work properly, glycogen builds up in the body’s cells and causes damage, mainly to...

Scientist Who Discovered Hepatitis C Has Now... →

medicalstate: The word “poetic” could not have been a more apt description for this story. Michael Houghton from the University of Alberta, who led a team of scientists to the discovery of Hepatitis C in 1989 announced earlier today that he has discovered the vaccine. With the diversity of hepatitis C strains, it was long thought to be impossible to develop a vaccine that could target all of...

Vaginoplasty: Male to Female Sex Reassignment...

Historical Background Transsexualism is not a “modern discovery”. Instead it is a not-uncommon, naturally-occurring variation in human gendering that has been observed and documented since antiquity. In many cultures, including native tribes in North America, transsexual individuals have long had the choice to cross-dress and live their lives as women, including taking husbands. The...

buddhaluvaz replied to your post: Endocarditis. inflammation of your endocardium….fyi anything with “-itis” is inflammation ::))

Peripheral Vascular Disease

What is peripheral vascular disease? Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) refers to diseases of the blood vessels (arteries and veins) located outside the heart and brain. While there are many causes of peripheral vascular disease, doctors commonly use the term peripheral vascular disease to refer to peripheral artery disease (peripheral arterial disease, PAD), a condition that develops when the...

What is endocarditis? Endocarditis is a serious infection of one of the four heart valves. What causes endocarditis? Endocarditis is caused by a growth of bacteria on one of the heart valves, leading to an infected mass called a “vegetation”. The infection may be introduced during brief periods of having bacteria in the bloodstream, such as after dental work, colonoscopy, and...

Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass (OPCAB)

Patient Selection Expert Beating Heart Surgeon (> 50 beating heart cases) With experience OPCAB can be performed safely in the vast majority of cases (>90%). However it is not advisable to perform OPCAB if MULTIPLE unfavorable characteristics are present (e.g. cardiomegaly in a patient with LVEF 25% and small targets) Operative Steps Operating Room Setup and...

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Radial clubhand.

Radial clubhand is a deficiency along the preaxial or radial side of the extremity. Although considerable forearm and hand anomalies are the classic findings, proximal deficiencies also can occur throughout the arm and shoulder girdle Radial clubhand is classified into the following 4 types, based on the amount of radius present: Type I deficiency - The mildest type, this is characterized by...

The World’s First Heartless Alive Man

In March of last year, Craig Lewis, 55, was dying from a heart condition that caused build-ups of abnormal proteins, and not even a pacemaker could help save his life. But two doctors from the Texas Heart Institute proposed a revolutionary new solution – install a ‘continuous flow’ device that would allow blood to circulate his body without a pulse. Dr Billy Cohn and Dr Bud Frazier...

lilyhex: Nothing like waking up and seeing a suicide threat on my Tumblr dash. Thankfully I’m not a fucking person to sit around and see what happens. I called the pharmacy, the Dr (she posted her RX bottle) - tracked her home down- called the police. I urge people to do the same if you see a suicide threat being posed. Often times it’s the overwhelming desire for someone to take the wheel...

Antidepressants increased the risk compared to placebo of suicidal thinking and behavior (suicidality) in children, adolescents, and young adults in short-term studies of major depressive disorder (MDD) and other psychiatric disorders. Anyone considering the use of Zoloft or any other antidepressant in a child, adolescent, or young adult must balance this risk with the clinical need. Short-term...

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Metastatic cancer.

What is metastatic cancer? Metastatic cancer is cancer that has spread from the place where it first started to another place in the body. A tumor formed by metastatic cancer cells is called a metastatic tumor or a metastasis. The process by which cancer cells spread to other parts of the body is also called metastasis. Metastatic cancer has the same name and the same type of cancer cells as the...

Angina treatment: Stents, drugs, lifestyle changes...

First, it’s important to determine what type of angina you have. There are two main types of angina — chronic stable angina and unstable angina. Unstable angina is a serious situation and requires emergency treatment. Treatment involves surgery or a procedure called angioplasty (also known as percutaneous coronary intervention), combined with the placement of a small metal tube called a...

Angina is a type of chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscle. Angina (an-JI-nuh or AN-juh-nuh) is a symptom of coronary artery disease. Angina is typically described as squeezing, pressure, heaviness, tightness or pain in your chest. Many people with angina say it feels like someone is standing on their chest. Angina, also called angina pectoris, can be a recurring problem or...