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;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. | :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). | :A normal heart weighs 300 grams (range: 270 to 360 grams). | ||
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:Epistaxis is bleeding from the nose. | :Epistaxis is bleeding from the nose. | ||
; | ;12% eosinophilia | ||
:A normal eosinophil count is less than 5%. | :A normal eosinophil count is less than 5%. | ||