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;Myocardial infarction

;myocardial infarction

~~;Myocardial infarction~~

:Myocardial infarction is necrosis of myocardial tissue which occurs as a result of a deprivation of blood supply, and thus oxygen, to the heart tissue. Blockage of blood supply to the myocardium is caused by occlusion of a coronary artery.

;675 grams

;weighing 675 grams

;530 grams

;The heart weighed 530 grams

;410 grams

;The patient's heart weighed 410 grams

:A normal heart weighs 300 grams (range: 270 to 360 grams).

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:A hematocrit value represents the number of packed red cells in mL per 100 mL of centrifuged whole blood--expressed as a percentage.

;21%

;hematocrit was 21%

:A normal hematocrit for a female is 34 to 44%.

:A hematocrit value represents the number of packed red cells in mL per 100 mL of centrifuged whole blood--expressed as a percentage. A normal hematocrit for a female is 34 to 44%.

;7.0 mcg/dL

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:Hypertension which has caused end-organ damage is termed malignant. Without proper treatment, these patients will usually die in less than 2 years. Blood pressures in patients with malignant hypertension are frequently 160/110 mm Hg or greater.

;54%

;PCV was 54%

;17%

;dropped to 17%

;18%

;packed red blood cell volume (PCV) was 18%

;27%

;hematocrit (PCV) of 27%

:A normal hematocrit for a male is 39 to 49%.

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:Epistaxis is bleeding from the nose.

;5%

;12% eosinophilia

:A normal eosinophil count is less than 5%.

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:A normal platelet count is 150,000 to 400,000/ml.

;40

;greater than 40

:In a normal patient, fibrin degradation products should be less than 10 mcg/dL.

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;nephrostomies

:A nephrostomy is the creation of a permanent opening directly into the renal pelvis to allow the drainage of urine.

;hypercalcemia

:Hypercalcemia is the state of having increased levels of calcium in the blood.

;metastatic calcification

:The deposition of calcium in normal tissues as a result of elevations in blood calcium.

;gastritis

:Gastritis is inflammation of the stomach.

;300-500 u/L

:A normal serum amylase level is 30 to 110 u/L.

;pancreatitis

:Chronic inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) is most often caused by alcoholism or biliary tract calculi.

;pneumonia

:In alcoholics, aspiration pneumonia is common--bacteria enter the lung via aspiration of gastric contents.

;necrotizing lobar pneumonia

:Necrotizing lobar pneumonia is a severe acute pneumonia caused by virulent organisms and aspirated of gastric contents.

;cirrhosis

:Cirrhosis is a liver disease characterized by necrosis, fibrosis, loss of normal liver architecture, and hyperplastic nodules.

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+;Myocardial infarction
 ;myocardial infarction
-;Myocardial infarction
 :Myocardial infarction is necrosis of myocardial tissue which occurs as a result of a deprivation of blood supply, and thus oxygen, to the heart tissue. Blockage of blood supply to the myocardium is caused by occlusion of a coronary artery.
-;675 grams
+;weighing 675 grams
-;530 grams
+;The heart weighed 530 grams
-;410 grams
+;The patient's heart weighed 410 grams
 :A normal heart weighs 300 grams (range: 270 to 360 grams).
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 :A hematocrit value represents the number of packed red cells in mL per 100 mL of centrifuged whole blood--expressed as a percentage.
-;21%
+;hematocrit was 21%
-:A normal hematocrit for a female is 34 to 44%.
+:A hematocrit value represents the number of packed red cells in mL per 100 mL of centrifuged whole blood--expressed as a percentage.  A normal hematocrit for a female is 34 to 44%.
 ;7.0 mcg/dL
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 :Hypertension which has caused end-organ damage is termed malignant. Without proper treatment, these patients will usually die in less than 2 years.  Blood pressures in patients with malignant hypertension are frequently 160/110 mm Hg or greater.
-;54%
+;PCV was 54%
-;17%
+;dropped to 17%
-;18%
+;packed red blood cell volume (PCV) was 18%
-;27%
+;hematocrit (PCV) of 27%
 :A normal hematocrit for a male is 39 to 49%.
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 :Epistaxis is bleeding from the nose.
-;5%
+;12% eosinophilia
 :A normal eosinophil count is less than 5%.
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 :A normal platelet count is 150,000 to 400,000/ml.
-;40
+;greater than 40
 :In a normal patient, fibrin degradation products should be less than 10 mcg/dL.
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 ;nephrostomies
 :A nephrostomy is the creation of a permanent opening directly into the renal pelvis to allow the drainage of urine.
+;hypercalcemia
+:Hypercalcemia is the state of having increased levels of calcium in the blood.
+;metastatic calcification
+:The deposition of calcium in normal tissues as a result of elevations in blood calcium.
+;gastritis
+:Gastritis is inflammation of the stomach.
+;300-500 u/L
+:A normal serum amylase level is 30 to 110 u/L.
+;pancreatitis
+:Chronic inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) is most often caused by alcoholism or biliary tract calculi.
+;pneumonia
+:In alcoholics, aspiration pneumonia is common--bacteria enter the lung via aspiration of gastric contents.
+;necrotizing lobar pneumonia
+:Necrotizing lobar pneumonia is a severe acute pneumonia caused by virulent organisms and aspirated of gastric contents.
+;cirrhosis
+:Cirrhosis is a liver disease characterized by necrosis, fibrosis, loss of normal liver architecture, and hyperplastic nodules.