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"Black holes" on heart scan by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 8:52am in people who have heart scans. While CT heart scans are, of course, for identification of coronary plaque/coronary disease, they're also great for visualizing the lungs. This man is a light smoker. The lungs are the black tissues (that's normal) on either side of the (white) heart in the center. Now, note the holes in the lung tissue. That's what they literally Read on »

A Hole in the Heart-Good PFO Tipsheet by stroke.org by David D. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 29 Sep 2008 5:40pm ” with no obvious risk factors? Did doctors check to see if the stroke or TIA may have been caused by a “hole” in the heart called a patent foramen ovale (PFO)? About one in five Americans...-related strokes are called cryptogenic, meaning they have no apparent cause. What is a PFO? All people are born with flap-like openings in their hearts. But, for most Read on »

Our hole-ly healthcare system by Steve Beller Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Wed 22 Oct 2008 6:27pm Healthcare in the U.S. is full of holes. There’s aquality chasm,knowledge void,health information technology (HIT) gap,leadership abyss, and a rift between conventional “sick-care” and “well-care.” To fix our healthcare crisis we must transform the current system by filling these holes — a remedy called theWellness-Plus Solution Read on »

First 1-legged ascent up Jackson Hole’s Bridger headwall by jothyr Posted Sat 05 Mar 2011 9:48am Photo by Stephen Koch OK, we don’t know officially if it is first 1-legged ascent but the people that know Jackson Hole well think so. Through good friend... on the very hard pack trail. For this Jackson Hole hike skis were strapped to the hikers back so you knew this was more serious than any of those others. And even these fit, super Read on »

Many have heard of a hole in the ... by Odysseys of George Patient Expert

Posted Mon 16 Nov 2009 10:03pm Many have heard of a hole in the heart but for this 58 year old gentleman, it was a totally different story. He was assisted into ER, wailing in pain with every single movement. It was all too sudden. Even taking a deep breath was difficult as the pain was excruciating. He was sweating, his pulse racing, he could barely speak because the slightest Read on »

Planting in the Holes by Pattie B. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 31 Aug 2009 10:12pm -neighbors' property into the chipper. "Free mulch," it says on the side of the truck, and I see my opportunity. My way to get the sink hole on my front lawn filled and to expand my lawn elimination plan just a little bit, thereby easing my weekly push-reel lawn mowing burden. I ask the guy in charge if he will dump some mulch on my sink hole before he Read on »

BOOK REVIEW: The Hole in the Sky by Barbara A. Mahler by Vanessa Van Petten Patient Expert

Posted Mon 19 Oct 2009 10:00pm and peace and love signs usually come to mind but that is not the case in this book. The Hole in the Sky is able to teach us about the dangers of a hardened heart and the benefits... Gema is an 18-year old from Miami, FL. She loves reading and writing young adult fiction and claims to pass out in the presence of sterile wit. The Hole in the Sky Read on »

Inspirational Article – Avoiding Leaving Holes by Lisa C. Posted Mon 07 Jun 2010 8:06am , but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out... smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us. YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I AM HONORED! Now send Read on »

I Mean No Disrespect, But...Pull Your Head Out of Your Hiney Hole by Glenna M. Posted Sun 14 Sep 2008 3:52pm The third time I got called down to a patient's room to give a breathing treatment to a person with NO respiratory history but WITH a history of heart failure and who was obviously edematous....I explained AGAIN very nicely that albuterol won't fix cardiac wheezing, that's more in the Lasix realm....and then I charted that my dept would only be giving Read on »

David Letterman talks about ‘the black hole’ by yumers Posted Sat 05 Feb 2011 12:16am , “A Matter of Life and Death,” a program highlighting heart disease. I just had to see the show. Several celebrities, including Letterman, “bared their hearts” about going through open heart surgery. David Letterman recounted the process of finding out that he needed surgery, going through surgery, and so on. But a simple question about depression after Read on »