Who needs a medical degree?
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Garth M.
The following passage is a small chunk of a patient clerking: "On examination BP 139/70 pulse 90, sats 99% RA, GCS 15, no a ...
buff and turf
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Bongi ..
the other day i read a post about the age old medical practice of the buff and turf. bearing in mind i also recently posted abou ...
Athletes and Blood Clots ... an extra (cervical) rib or excess muscle or tendon tissue compress the big vein in the upper chest (subclavian vein) that drains the blood from the arm. ...
Malpractice suit alleges chemo line caused stroke During her treatment, Ivalyn suffered a stroke, a traumatic rupture of her subclavian artery and severe, painful and permanent injuries to her brain and ...
Experts take the stand in Alcequiecz murder trial Mejia had four stab wounds to his shoulder and chest, one fatal wound to the subclavian artery, a main vein in the shoulder area. Scott Watson, the EMT who ...
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Venous TOS (also called Paget–Schroetter syndrome) can develop suddenly and usually results from the compression of the subclavian vein (located under the ...
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Symptoms of vascular TOS, which affects the subclavian artery or vein, include many of the same symptoms as neurogenic TOS (e.g., numbness, paleness, ...
Bl-Bm The main three types of blood vessels are veins, arteries and capillaries. ... from the subclavian artery (a branch of the aorta) to the pulmonary artery. ...
St-Sz These two subclavian arteries are the primary suppliers of blood to the arms. ..... The formation of an obstructing blood clot in the superficial veins near ...
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Health and Fitness: Air embolism This is one reason why surgeons must be particularly careful when operating on the brain, and why the head of the bed is tilted down when inserting or removing a central venous catheter from the jugular or subclavian veins. ...
Health and Fitness: Lymphatic system The first lymph sacs to appear are the paired jugular lymph sacs at the junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins. From the jugular lymph sacs, lymphatic capillary plexuses spread to the thorax, upper limbs, neck and head. ...
Delayed Treatment of a Traumatic Left Subclavian Artery ... The patient underwent emergent repair of the confluence of the right internal jugular, subclavian and brachiocephalic veins, and laparotomy secondary to compartment syndrome. Seven weeks later, with the pseudoaneurysm enlarged to 6 cm, ...
LAB---CV System r. vertebral veins. E. l. & r. subclavian veins. F. l. & r. pulmonary veins. G. superior and inferior vena cava. H. azygos vein. I. hepatic portal vein. J. splenic vein. K. hepatic veins. L. superior mesenteric vein...