... a complex surgical procedure. This procedure consists of three components, a cardiac catheterization, a coronary angioplasty, and a triple vein coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). In order to determine the proper treatment, first the doctor must determine the extent of damage to the heart. There are a variety of tests that are available, ... blocked section of the coronary artery, the surgeon must reroute the blood flow through a new section of blood vessel. This new vessel is taken from elsewhere in the patient's body. The vein of the leg is a common blood vessel that can be used for b...

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... I could not see myself. This year my mother told me that my heart rate escalated and they had to bring in the crash cart along with a suture removal kit as a precaution because my blood calcium, which controls and regulates all of your muscles, had started dropping. They were coming in all hours of the night to make sure I was all right. One night ... in particular I kept my mother up all night because I thought the drainage tube in my neck was coming out. Later I found out the tubing ... iodine is used to destroy any cancerous cells remaining from thyroid tissue left in the body after...

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... just to receive a cleared date to have your surgery even when they know the problem. After a couple more appointments I received my actual day to go in and have the procedure done. As the day approached and I was given instructions on the night before not do certain things as a hospital protocol I was ... beginning to get more excited. When the day showed up and I went in for the procedure I was pretty nervous and anxious to get in out. They started drawing my blood and I had already changed into the robe and socks you get into. As they roll me into the ... operating room you could fee...

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... "bleeding" was that all the evils inflicting harm upon the body would be drained out in the blood. Another example of early medical folklore is the superstition that surrounded the elderberry throughout Europe in the 1600's. It was believed that the elderberry had the power to ward off evil spirits ... incorporated in weddings and funerals to promote safety in life and death. Compared to today, the ideas and practices of the past seem rather impractical. However, some superstitions and remedies still linger throughout modern society. For example, common knowledge claims that chicken soup...

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