Arterial blood gas analysis or ABGA is a test performed by clinicians in patients whom are having respiratory problems which need close observation. The analysis will indicate the concentration (partial pressure) of oxygen, carbon dioxide, bicarbonate in the blood, the…
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PARTIAL SPLENECTOMY CONCERNS Removal of the spleen is a radical decision based on various disease issues. The partial splenectomy, it has been found, has the desired effect of removing the disease issues and retaining a certain immunology. The human spleen…
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Microfluidics is a technology or approach that utilizes or studies small fluid samples. Generally, microfluidics involves manipulating the sample in channels that measure only tens of millimeters across. This technology is present on a chip – a form that has…
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Shoulder to Shoulder – Rotator Cuff Surgery He came toward me from across the room at the funeral parlor. A huge man, easily 250 lbs. Barrel-chested, close cropped hair, goatee, leather jacket. He wasn’t anyone that I knew. But then…
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What is ERPC? ERPC stands for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography and is one of the many endoscopic techniques used in detecting upper gastrointestinal structural problems through non invasive means. The procedure involves the passing of an endoscopy tube, which is a…
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At first glance, it would seem perfectly acceptable to deny medical treatment to smokers and the obese. After all, why should we help those whose conditions have been caused by a lifetime of bad habits and self-destructive behavior? Well, the…
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Improvements In Breast Cancer Screening With 35 million mammograms performed yearly for breast cancer screening, it is important to have a very accurate screening process. Almost 90% of lumps are discovered by breast self-examination (BSE) which should be performed weekly…
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Gastric bypass surgery for the morbid obese can very well be a safe operation when performed by a competent bariatric surgeon and the proper preparation and selection of the patient is done. Gastric bypass is much more than just an…
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What is a central venous line? The central venous line is a specific access portal to a larger vein in the human body and can contain either single or multiple separate channels which makes the line rather efficient in its…
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Commonly known as PV, this surgical procedure represents hopes for the millions of people suffering from back pain due to osteoporosis and spinal compression fractures. The dowager’s hump suffered by so many aging women is a typical manifiestation of the…
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