Aortic aneurysm

stitch the a bad cut on someone. The hardest surgery is when there is one enormous injury that involves many important organs like the heart, lungs, head, and colon. The worst part is when there is nobody to help them. It is called Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. The largest artery tears opens, then all the blood in the body goes to the abdomen. Trauma surgery has changed people’s lives. For many people becoming a trauma surgeon is a life changing job. It changes people to…

On June 23, 1858 a well established Medical Practitioner named Antoine Prosper Marfan and his wife Adelaïde Thuries bought a new life into the world. Antoine Prosper and Adelaide’s son was named Antoine Bernard-Jean Marfan. Bernard’s father, Antoine Prosper had refused to accept his son’s choice in pursuing a career in the medical field. Prosper later gave up on arguing with his son and Bernard went off to study at a medical school in Toulouse, France. Two years went by and Bernard decided to go…

The Government Should Ban Cigarettes Shockingly, people consume a deadly product that kills millions of people a year. Approximately six million people die a year from smoking cigarettes (“Global Health”). Without question smoking cigarettes is the leading cause of preventable death in the world. Not only are smokers harming themselves but, the people around them as well. Cigarette smoking is harmful and a financially wasteful habit that should be banned by the government. Tobacco is the…

the heart we have pulmonary veins the blood flow continues to the left atrium, through the bicuspid valve. The following the blood goes through the left ventricle to the aortic valve, than to the aorta, to the rest of the whole body. The heart is a very complicated…

A genetic disorder is a genetic condition, originally caused by a DNA abnormality. Genetic disorders can be inherited or can form early, in the development of child’s womb. Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that came from a French doctor named, Antoine Marfan. He first discovered it when he noticed a five-year-old girl, with symptoms of Marfan syndrome. He would later go on to describe this disorder. Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissues in many…

examinations until contracted additional complications. After Johnston arrived at the intensive care unit, doctors determined that he suffered from an abdominal aortic aneurysm, which caused a mortal event while doctors attempted to remedy the condition during surgery. The plaintiffs argued that physicians should have found the aneurysm sooner, while medical expert suggested that the condition was difficult to diagnose. The court ruled in favor of the physicians, citing that while the diagnosis…

Not only those but he also had brainstorms and ideas about television, remote control devices and the atomic bomb. Albert, died on April 18, 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey. His cause of death was from abdominal aortic aneurysm. Before dying he asked and requested that he would be cremated. His brain was taken during his autopsy in hope that they could unleash the secrets of his genius. Learning about Albert Einstein was very fascinating to me. It shows that he was…

My surgery clerkships and Vascular Surgery sub-internship solidified within me the desire to be a surgeon. Mrs. F, was an elderly woman I met during my sub-I who presented with a 5.4 cm abdominal aortic aneurism. I was the first person to see her in clinic. I helped her understand what an aneurysm was. I aided in the repair. What was most memorable though was being one of the first to experience the gratitude in her face as she awoke from her anesthetic state. “Thank you,” she said with a tear…

Preoperative evaluation Cardiac surgery, including coronary artery bypass grafting and surgery for valvular disease, represents one of the most common classes of surgical procedures performed worldwide. Advances in the percutaneous management of coronary artery disease as well as in cardiac surgical techniques have led to improved outcomes with consequent longer life expectancy for patients. Greater numbers of patients with depressed left ventricular function, multiple comorbidities, failed…

Introduction Electronic health records is the process of replacing traditional paper medical records according to Shi & Singh (2013, p. 109). Electronic health records have the potential to save time, eliminate errors and duplications, as well as improve the quality of health care delivery. However with all these different possibilities come limitations such as accuracy and potential financial cost that immerge as concerns. HITECH Act, The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical…