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Hiccups as a Sign of Chronic Myocardial Ischemia

Chronic myocardial ischemia often presents with a fairly typical history, but patients can present with atypical chest pain or pain referred to a less-typical location like the jaw, stomach, or back. Sometimes patients describe symptoms usually not attributed to heart disease, like indigestion or feeling cold and clammy, in the…

Posted in: angina 2 hiccups 2 ischemia 2

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Local Biological Factors that Influence Amputations in Diabetic Patients

Lower extremity amputation is one of the worst complications of diabetes, as it usually has a life expectancy that is below that of most cancers. Four local biologic factors—ulcer, ischemia, neuropathy, and infection—have been shown to be related to amputation. These factors interact with one another, such that neuropathy has…

Posted in: infection 11 ischemia 2 neuropathy 3
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