extremity. (1) In this particular case‚ the patient had left leg ischemia and a few of his toes were amputated. The exam was being performed to check how severe the blockage was going down his leg‚ and if a possible angioplasty (balloon insertion) or stent placement was necessary to expand the portions of the arteries that are narrow. At my clinical site‚ this exam was performed by a radiologist in the OR using a C-arm while maintaining the sterile technique. Although the patient was awake during the
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then injected with a dye to determine the location of the coronary blockage (page 1). Once the location is determined‚ a different type of catheter attached with a deflated balloon and a stent is inserted to the affected blood vessel. The balloon is then inflated to crush the clots and plaque build-up while the stent is placed to keep the artery open. The drugs given are to help reduce the symptoms and the surgical process‚ known as angioplasty‚ is to help fix the underlying disease. It is important
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Johnson & Johnson On January 26‚ 2011‚ health care conglomerate Johnson & Johnson announced that earnings had declined in the fourth quarter of the previous year‚ and lowered its estimates for its earnings for 2010. The firm claimed that the weaker results could be attributed to the depressed economy and to a string of product recalls. Sales figures do indicate that Johnson and Johnson has clearly been hurt by 17 recalls since September 2009‚ covering several over-the-counter medicines‚ a batch
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The occurrence of finding a duplex kidney (duplicated collecting system) is not uncommon. Duplicated collecting systems are almost always asymptomatic incidental findings. Duplication of a ureter might be partial or complete. The kidneys go through a complicated series before you are born. When one of those steps are missed or performed in an unusual manner it can cause an abnormality. We present a case for review in which the patient was experiencing flank pain that turned in to kidney stones
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ABSTRACT Coronary artery disease (CAD)‚ also known as coronary heart disease (CHD) or coronary atherosclerosis‚ involves the progressive narrowing of the arteries that nourish the heart muscle. Often there are no symptoms‚ but if one or more of these arteries become severely narrowed‚ angina may develop during exercise‚ stress‚ or other times when the heart muscle is not getting enough blood. Your coronary arteries are the major blood vessels that supply your heart with blood‚ oxygen and nutrients
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More Than A Century Of Caring 1886 – 2012 1886 Three brothers‚ Robert Wood Johnson‚ James Wood Johnson and Edward Mead Johnson‚ found Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick‚ New Jersey‚ U.S. 1888 The Company publishes "Modern Methods of Antiseptic Wound Treatment‚" which quickly becomes one of the standard teaching texts for antiseptic surgery. It helps spread the practice of sterile surgery in the U.S. and around the world. 1888 Johnson & Johnson pioneers the first commercial first
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patients to continue recovery at home reducing their hospital stay and at the same time saving money on hospital bills. An example of medical technology that has benefited lives is the treatment for of cardiovascular disease‚ the use of coronary stents - artificial tubes used in cases of coronary heart disease to keep the arteries open – have halved the number of those dying from heart attacks or suffering from heart failure. Patients with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) – a small
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surgery or laser. In addition‚ chemotherapy and radiation therapy would not have helped and implanting a stent would have been difficult. Monica had at most three more months to live. With such factors taken into consideration‚ the team devised four possible alternatives: remove life-sustaining measures‚ continue mechanical ventilation and heavy sedation without treating any complications‚ implant a stent without Monica’s consent‚ or wake Monica and inform her on the diagnosis and possible alternatives
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Hypospadias is a congenital abnormality in which the opening of the male urethra is located near the glans penis or along the shaft of the penis or in extreme cases the urethra is located at the base of the penis or under the scrotum. It can be diagnosed at birth. It is absolutely necessary for a child to undergo surgery in order to lead a normal life. Hypospadias is usually surgically corrected within twelve months to three years after the child has been born‚ depending on the severity of the condition
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) are usually asymptomatic and found incidentally on ultrasound‚ CT‚ or on physical exam as a pulsating abdominal mass. If becoming symptomatic‚ most commonly it presents as mid-abdominal pain that radiates to the lower back. Pain could be constant or intermittent‚ or be worse with pressure applied to the area. Severe pain and a tearing sensation felt in the back is associated with dissection and should be treated as an emergency. AAA are more often found in older males
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