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Monday, October, 26, 2009

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Do Your Part - Recognize the Signs of Heart Attack

By Dr. Larry Weinrauch Health Expert

Doctors do more in our society than treat the ill. One of the hardest things for a young doctor to get used to after all the in hospital training with the sick and dying, is the role of the doctor in the community. Most patients are seen at times when they are well for preventive checks. Many of our duties relate to filling out forms about health for school, or for insurance.


Others involve the relationship between medicine and the law with health certificates for licenses, death certificates ...

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Health Guide

The Symptoms of Heart Attack and Stroke
...immediately. If you are experiencing the symptoms yourself, have someone else drive you.Signs of a Heart AttackCommon SymptomsChest Pain, usually radiating toward the left shoulder and arm. The... Read more »
Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs
...This can cause a blood clot to form and totally stop blood flow in a coronary artery, resulting in a heart attack (also called an acute myocardial infarction or MI). Irreversible injury to the... Read more »
Vital signs
Vital signs show an individual is alive. They include heart beat, breathing rate, temperature, and blood pressure. These signs may be watched, measured, and monitored to check an... Read more »
Chest Pain
...as a part of anxiety, are not normally considered to be dangerous. But chest pains can also signal a heart attack and require immediate medical care. For someone experiencing a sudden panic... Read more »
Migraine Disease Linked to Cardiovascular Disease in Men
...major cardiovascular events in men with Migraines was increased by 24% with myocardial infarction (heart attack) as the leading reported cardiovascular event. It's important, however, to... Read more »

Medications

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...(klo-PIDD-oh-grell)Uses Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in... Read more »

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...to treat congestive heart failure following a heart attack. How To Use Take this... Read more »

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...blood pressure reduction helps prevent strokes, heart attacks and kidney problems. ... Read more »

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...pressure and heart failure. It is also used after a heart attack to improve the chance of... Read more »

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...Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks and kidney problems. This... Read more »

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