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Pulmonary Embolisms (PE) – Cook Medical’s Next-Generation (IVC) Filter Delivery System by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sun 27 Sep 2009 10:21pm This week Cook Medical participated in the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Convention in San Francisco where they announced a new product line to combat and prevent pulmonary embolisms. PEs are the #1 cause of in-hospital deaths, affecting 600,000 Americans every year, and resulting in 200,000 deaths (that’s more than breast cancer, A ... Read on »

Sleep Apnea And Pulmonary Embolism by Dr. Steven P. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 02 Aug 2010 7:47pm

1 Comment Here's another link that solidifies the connections in my sleep-breathing paradigm: Researchers found that people who have pulmonary embolism (PE) have a much higher change of having undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea. Pulmonary embolism is a condition where blood clots from your lower legs or other parts of your body travel into your lungs an ... Read on »

What Is Pulmonary Embolism? by Noman Khan Posted Tue 23 Jun 2009 6:54pm A pulmonary embolism (PULL-mun-ary EM-bo-lizm), or PE, is a sudden blockage in a lung artery, usually due to a blood clot that traveled to the lung from a vein in the leg. A clot that forms in one part of the body and travels in the bloodstream to another part of the body is called an embolus. ... Read on »

Take Steps to Prevent Pulmonary Embolisms by HealthFinder Posted Sun 29 May 2011 1:00pm healthnewslink Critical to move around after surgery, expert says. SUNDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) ... Read on »

How will you manage failed pulmonary thrombolysis in acute pulmonary embolism ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 10 Oct 2010 10:26am Acute massive pulmonary embolism is a dreaded medical emergency . In the past, surgical embolectomy was the main option . Now , we have thrombolysis as a viable option.But , it does not work in all cases.* (90% success ?). It is critical to evaluate the success of thrombolyis , before embarking upon rescue embolectomy. As it is often ... Read on »

Paucis Verbis: Pulmonary Embolism Clinical Prediction Rules by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 03 Jun 2011 12:00am "Should I get a D-Dimer test or CT chest angiogram on my patient with atypical chest pain to rule-out a pulmonary embolism?" This is a common question asked by emergency physicians on a routine basis. Here are 3 clinical prediction rules: PERC, Wells, and Simplified Geneva Score. Personally, I've never used the Geneva Score, but it ... Read on »

Malpractice defense: Lung Infection vs. Chronic Pulmonary Embolism by David W. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 17 Mar 2010 2:10pm In addition to my consulting work and writing the Health Business Blog , I’m chairman of the board of Advanced Practice Strategies , a medical risk management firm that provides litigation support for malpractice defense and an eLearning curriculum focused on enhancing patient safety. Here’s the Advanced Practice Strategies case of the mo ... Read on »

Origin and location of chest pain in acute pulmonary embolism by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 21 Oct 2009 10:02pm Pulmonary embolism is one of the important causes of acute chest pain . It can mimic acute coronary syndrome . In fact along with aortic dissection , it forms a differential diagnosis for STEMI especailly if the ECG is not typical. The Chest pain of acute pulmonary embolism can originate in one of the following structures with diff ... Read on »

What are the echocardiographic signs of RV dysfunction in Acute pulmonary embolism ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 10 Oct 2010 10:26am

1 Comment There were days when acute pulmonary embolism(APE) was almost always diagnosed post-mortem. We are in the era , where we can recognise most of the pulmonary embolism without any difficulty. Experience has taught us , when to suspect this dreaded syndrome . Any unexplained, dyspnea, hypoxia, tachycardia , syncope* with vague chest ... Read on »

What are the mechanisms of hypoxia in Acute pulmonary embolism ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 31 May 2012 12:11pm Hypoxia is most important feature of acute pulmonary embolism. It occurs due to variety of mechanisms Ventilation perfusion mismatch is the major mechanism ( Normal ventilation /Reduced perfusion) Atelectasis of lung ( Left to right shunt) Loss of lung volume due to pulmonary infarct contribute later Low mixed venous ... Read on »