The venous clinic

Chronic venous disease cases at the Iaşi dermatology clinic.

UNLABELLED Chronic venous disease (CVD) is defined as a disturbance of blood return to the deep venous system, superficial venous system, and communicating (perforating) veins. Once present, CVD persists throughout life, so like heart failure it is nowadays considered "a condition for life". Severe CVD of the lower limbs is one of the most common medical problems, affecting up to 25% of the gen...

Diuretics in the Clinic

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The comparison of normal venous blood with

  Introduction: Cupping therapy (hejamat) is one of the therapeutic methods used in traditional medicine that it is still common in many of the contemporary societies. In spite of the progress of science, we have less information on the traditional and alternative medicine including cupping.   With the study of mechanism of action of cupping, it will be more convincing for the traditional medic...

Venous thrombosis associated with peripherally inserted central catheters: a retrospective analysis of the Cleveland Clinic experience.

Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) have become popular for long courses of intravenously administration of antibiotics. Although these devices are generally regarded as safe, thrombotic complications have been associated with their use. In a retrospective review, 51 (2.47%) of 2063 patients who had a PICC placed during 1994-1996 were found to have developed a total of 52 PICC-assoc...

The Gross clinic, the Agnew clinic, and the Listerian revolution.