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Sample Type / Medical Specialty: Cardiovascular / Pulmonary
Field of medicine related to heart, blood vessels and blood circulation system and conditions that affect the lungs such as asthma, bronchitis, or chronic lung diseases.
PAF - 6-Month Followup Six-month follow-up visit for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). She reports that she is getting occasional chest pains with activity. Sometimes she feels that at night when she is lying in bed and it concerns her.
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation A middle-aged white female undergoing autologous stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma, now with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Patent Ductus Arteriosus Coil embolization of patent ductus arteriosus.
Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation Ligation (clip interruption) of patent ductus arteriosus. This premature baby with operative weight of 600 grams and evidence of persistent pulmonary over circulation and failure to thrive has been diagnosed with a large patent ductus arteriosus originating in the left-sided aortic arch.
Pericardial Effusion The patient is an 84-year-old female presented to emergency room with shortness of breath, fatigue, and tiredness. Low-grade fever was noted last few weeks. The patient also has chest pain described as dull aching type in precordial region. No relation to exertion or activity. No aggravating or relieving factors.
Peripheral Effusion - Consult Peripheral effusion on the CAT scan. The patient is a 70-year-old Caucasian female with prior history of lung cancer, status post upper lobectomy. She was recently diagnosed with recurrent pneumonia and does have a cancer on the CAT scan, lung cancer with metastasis.
PICC line insertion PICC line insertion
Pigtail Catheter Insertion Left hemothorax, rule out empyema. Insertion of a 12-French pigtail catheter in the left pleural space.
Pleurocentesis Ultrasound-guided right pleurocentesis for right pleural effusion with respiratory failure and dyspnea.
Pleurodesis Chest tube talc pleurodesis of the right chest.
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