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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 »

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 »

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 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 »

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 »

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 »

Study suggests better imaging needed to detect possible embolism from patent foramen ovale (PFO) by David D. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 16 Aug 2010 7:52am Quote from recent study reported in Cardiology Today: Wöhrle J. J Am Coll Cardiol Img. 2010;3:833–839. Image Courtesy of PFO Research Foundation “It adds to the growing body of evidence that a PFO has multiple, potentially adverse, consequences that are often not noticed. Although a plethora of literature addresses stroke in p ... Read on »

APTA Supports Surgeon General's "Call To Action" To Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis And Pulmonary Embolism by Rudy S. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 4:17pm very informative article Link: APTA Supports Surgeon General's "Call To Action" To Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis And Pulmonary Embolism. The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) supports the recent "Call to Action" by Acting Surgeon General Steven K Galson, MD, MPH to reduce the number of cases of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary ... Read on »

Woman Died after Fat Injection Procedure in the UK – Tissue Embolism by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sun 14 Jun 2009 10:43pm this was the first documented case of fat tissue embolism – the hospital is not being blamed for the failure, but more so the the outpatient facility which did not have a bed and the delay of getting the patient to the hospital. Even as safe as some procedures are, this somewhat reminds us that there is a level of risk with all treatments as we ... Read on »

FDA Safety Notification: Risk of Air or Gas Embolism When Using Air- or Gas- Pressurized Spray Devices by FDA Posted Thu 08 Jul 2010 9:00pm Date Issued: July 9, 2010 Audience: Surgeons, Operating Room Nurses, and other support personnel in the Operating Room Products: Air- or gas-pressurized sprayers are dual syringe products that simultaneously mix and apply two non-homogeneous liquids within a single spray head that is connected to a pressu ... Read on »

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