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Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Heart failure
Heart failure
Heart failure (HF) often called congestive heart failure (CHF) is generally defined as the inability of the heart to supply sufficient blood flow to meet the needs of the body. Heart failure can cause a number of symptoms including shortness of breath, leg swelling, and exercise intolerance. The condition is diagnosed with echocardiography and blood tests. Treatment commonly consists of lifestyle measures (such as smoking cessation, light exercise including breathing protocols, decreased salt intake and other dietary changes) and medications, and sometimes devices or even surgery...
Heart failure - List of case studies
- Right Microtia
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15 weeks – normal , besides 2 echogenic foci in the heart (golf balls). Fetal echocardiography – normal. Oligohydramnios. ... the need for frequent replacement, high rate of failure and the fact that autogenous reconstruction is precluded if a ...
- Valvular Heart Disease in Dissection of the Ascendant Aorta and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
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Age: 72, Male Diagnosis : Valvular heart disease in dissection of the ascendant aorta and abdominal aortic ... prolapse with flail of the posterior flap and severe failure; modest aortic root and ascending aorta dilatation; patent foramen ...
- Atrial fibrillation triggered by left foci and atrial flutter
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man in good health. Family medical history negative for heart disease; never a smoker, plays sports regularly in accordance with his ... (absence of previous thromboembolism, hypertension, heart failure, diabetes, coronary artery disease and age less than 75), ...
- List of Diseases and Conditions
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Acute myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation (heart attack) Acute pancreatitis Acute perforated appendicitis ... Acute recurrent lesions Acute respiratory failure (post engraftment steroid responsive) Acute respiratory ...
- Multirelapse Squamed Carcinoma of the Skin
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referral centers. This elderly man has a history of heart failure and advanced loco-regionally recurrent cutaneous squamous cell ...
- Metastatic, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
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67-year-old with multiple co morbities: Heart, renal, vascular, hypertensive. His biopsy showed left lower lobe lung ... 09/09 2 Transcutaneous lung SOL biopsy 3 Chronic renal failure 4 Hypertension 5 Dyslipidemia 6 Heavy smoker PH 7 S/P Gastric ...
- Chronic Glomerulonephritis with immune complexes
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immune complexes (per biopsy 1/2009) Chronic Renal failure Diabetes type II – No Target Organ Disease ... March 2009 SPECT mapping of the heart – demonstrated normal LV systolic function. No signs of Ischemia. E ...
- Metastatic, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer – further opinion
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67-year-old with multiple co morbities: Heart, renal, vascular, hypertensive. His biopsy showed left lower lobe lung ... 09/09 2 Transcutaneous lung SOL biopsy 3 Chronic renal failure 4 Hypertension 5 Dyslipidemia 6 Heavy smoker PH 7 S/P Gastric ...