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Topic: Stenosis

Related:
  Spinal Stenosis    Aortic Stenosis  
  Pyloric Stenosis    Cervical Spinal Stenosis  

 
 
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Favorite possession(s):Wheelchair
Favorite body part(s):Heart,  Lungs,  Brain
Intelligence:Incompetent
Personality:Nervous,  Depressive
Dream job(s):Lawyer
Favorite computer game(s):Counter Strike,  Half-Life
Favorite movie(s):This Is Spinal Tap
Favorite sportsperson(s):Lou Gehrig (baseball)
Ultimate fantasy(s):Having severe anorexia,  Being normal
Medical note(s):Heart attack imminent,  Undergoing therapy,  Has cancer
Favorite quote(s):"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

Renal artery stenosis is one of the few causes of hypertension that can be treated directly.
Interventional Radilogists are evaluating new methods of treating patients with stenosis of the iliac arteries or other pathology withing the arteries.
I was diagnosed with renal artery stenosis and had my right kidney removed.
Luigi Pascioni,
Auto Mechanic

Bilateral carotid artery stenosis and vertebral artery obstruction may cause syncope.
Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster

Carotid stenosis: Narrowing of the carotid arteries caused by a buildup of plaque.
Rob Bruff,
Nightclub Bouncer

Spinal stenosis causes weakness in the legs and leg pain usually felt while the person is standing up and often relieved by sitting down.
Billie Kirgan,
Machinist

Stenosis of the airway can occur almost anywhere along its course from the lips and nasal vestibule to the distal bronchi.
Mitral stenosis may be relieved by surgical plasty or by prosthetic valve replacement.
Peripheral pulmonary stenosis and main pulmonary artery stenosis is seen with Williamis syndrome.
Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

Although percent stenosis is the standard measuring technique, problems arise in using it as a means of evaluating internal carotid artery narrowing.
David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist

Pulmonary stenosis is the second most common congenital heart disease.
Todd Porter,
Gym Attendent

Spinal stenosis frequently involves several roots and abnormal SEP from nerve trunks are more likely to be seen.
 
 
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