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Arteriovenous Fistula: What It Is and How It Is Treated in Vascular Surgery

Vascular Physician

If left untreated, serious AVFs can lead to other health complications including heart failure, internal bleeding, blood clots, or claudication. Diagnosis and Treatment of AVFs AVFs are diagnosed by a healthcare provider. AVFs can range from mildly symptomatic to severe.

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Dysphagia Revisited: A Podcast with Raele Donetha Robison and Nicole Rogus-Pulia

GeriPal

Eric: And swallowing is complicated, right? So, we use that information to formulate a treatment plan. Are there things that we can do to prevent the complication of aspiration, which we most fear, aspiration pneumonia? Eric: Because you need saliva to swallow, right? Nicole: Yes. Raele: Very helpful if you do, yeah.

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Prognosis Superspecial: A Podcast with Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley

GeriPal

And as things sometimes happen in surgery, patients can experience complications and one complication, particularly in someone who’s frail, who’s not buying the cabbage, maybe they’re buying the chard at the farmer’s market.

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