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Neurointerventionologist Removes a Brain Embolus with a Catheter by Bruce Friedman Patient Expert

Posted Fri 18 Dec 2009 12:00am You may have heard about interventional radiologists. They are adept at guiding catheters to various organ sites via arteries and veins and then repairing damage or delivering doses of drugs locally. You can review the list of common IR procedures in the Wikipedia description of the field. One of the challenges for interventional rad ... Read on »

Stroke 101 by Anthony R. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 11 Jan 2009 4:22pm Cerebrovascular disease or stroke is the loss or alteration of body functions that results from an insufficient supply of blood to some parts of the brain. For human brain to function at peak levels, blood must flow through its many vessels. If the blood flow is obstructed for more than several minutes, injury to the brain cells becomes permane ... Read on »

Best Post of February, 2008: The mechanism of post-traumatic cerebral fat emboli by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 10 Jul 2008 4:11pm The next in my occasional “Best Post Of The Month” series is for February, 2008: I was giving a lecture on the pathology of cerebrovascular disease today, and showed a picture from Robbins of a brain with a shower of fat emboli after fracture of long bones. A student asked what the mechanism would be, pointing out that it would be difficult for ... Read on »

Best Post of February, 2008: The mechanism of post-traumatic cerebral fat emboli not well understood by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 23 Aug 2008 11:43pm The next in my occasional “Best Post Of The Month” series is for February, 2008: I was giving a lecture on the pathology of cerebrovascular disease today, and showed a picture from Robbins of a brain with a shower of fat emboli after fracture of long bones. A student asked what the mechanism would be, pointing out that it would ... Read on »

What’s the difference between ischemic and hemorrhagic brain infarcts? by pathologystudent Posted Mon 02 Jan 2012 10:53am Q. I’m studying for boards and came across a point of confusion. What is the difference between a hemorrhagic and ischemic infarct? I thought that one was due to a thrombus (a stationary clot) and the other was due to an embolus (a clot that forms then moves to another part of the body then gets stuck). But Robbins says that the thr ... Read on »

The mechanism of post-traumatic cerebral fat emboli by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 6:42pm I was giving a lecture on the pathology of cerebrovascular disease today, and showed a picture from Robbins of a brain with a shower of fat emboli after fracture of long bones. A student asked what the mechanism would be, pointing out that it would be difficult for marrow fat to get from the venous system of the leg into the arterial circulation ... Read on »

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Knowledge transfer approach builds a community of communicators by Dorothy E Ross PhD CCC-SLP Aphasia NYC Posted Mon 17 May 2010 12:00am Posted by: yunnly on: May 17, 2010 Xinhua Wuhan, May 16 (Xinhuanet Li Changzheng) had to speak very fluent, are suddenly developed transient aphasia is likely to be a sign of stroke, we should quickly to the hospital. Experts advise, transient aphasia is caused by transient cerebral ischemia, such a transient ischemic stroke symptoms ar ... 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 »

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 »