My dear, they are watching you,” said the petite Cambodian housekeeper, clutching my hands while I made my way down the ...

Ligation of the access vein can cause a central extension of the thrombus from the cephalic vein to deeper large veins. [9] Endothelial disruption caused by repeated trauma from the leads is ...

Extensive paraesophageal and mesenteric varices were present; the portal vein and superior mesenteric ... hepatic artery, and inferior vena cava. A contrast-enhanced axial image at the level ...

I do think superior vena cava syndrome is undertreated in dialysis patients ... and that allow for precise positioning in all critical anatomies. Veins are not arteries—they are more susceptible to ...

A widow maker heart attack occurs when a blood clot or plaque completely blocks the left anterior descending (LAD) artery, one of the arteries around the heart. The medical term for a widow maker ...

Found near every living cell of the body. Microscopic – walls are one cell thick, this allows for the diffusion of substances into the cells from the capillaries and out of the cells into the ...

Rebecca P. Winsett, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis. Judy C. Martin, PhD, APRN, Associate Professor, College of ...