Can a Heart Problem Cause a Warm Sensation in the Leg?
Just what is the connection between coronary heart disease and a warm feeling in the leg?
You may already know that a deep vein thrombosis can present with a very warm sensation in a specific area of the leg. (more…)
Can a Heart Attack Cause ONLY Jaw Pain, No Other Symptoms?
If you’ve been having ONLY jaw pain, a heart attack or imminent heart attack needs to be ruled out. (more…)
Sticky Gluey Lips: Causes and Solutions by Dermatologist
Are your sticky and gluey lips driving you mad?
Do your lips sometimes feel like there’s rubber cement coating them?
The good news is that this is not a sign of cancer or a neurological disease. (more…)
If It Looks Like Melanoma, How Likely IS It Melanoma…?
If something on your skin looks like melanoma, does this usually mean that it IS melanoma, or just HOW do the odds swing in cases like this? (more…)
How Can Only Milliseconds Make a Difference in LQTS?
It’s amazing that only 30 milliseconds—the blink of an eye—is the difference between a normal heart & one that’s at risk for suddenly stopping due to LQTS. (more…)
Does Genetic LQTS Affect Older Adults or Just Kids & Teens?
Online info about genetic LQTS always says that it “affects children and young adults.”
This implies long QT syndrome can be outgrown if it doesn’t kill first. It’s time to clarify this very misleading information. (more…)
Life Expectancy if Long QT Syndrome Is Not Treated
There’s the case of a woman who didn’t learn she had genetic LQTS till age 82, yet had never suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.
But that’s a very exceptional case. On the other hand, nobody knows just how many people live into old age with undiagnosed long QT syndrome.
What’s only known is that every so often, the condition is first diagnosed in someone well past middle age. Usually LQTS is diagnosed in childhood or young adulthood.
How do people live as long as the 82-year-old with untreated genetic long QT syndrome, while others suffer from a sudden cardiac arrest at a very early age? (more…)
MRI vs. CT Scan for Chronic Subdural Hematoma
Why isn’t MRI the tool of choice for chronic subdural hematoma since the CT scan emits radiation?
A brain bleed might require many follow-up imagings during the course of treatment and recovery. (more…)
MRI vs. CAT Scan for Acute Abdominal Pain
Why is the CT scan the first imaging tool of choice for acute abdominal pain since it emits radiation?
What if the patient in the ER insists on an MRI to avoid the radiation exposure? (more…)
How Can a CT Scan Miss a Chronic Subdural Hematoma?
There are cases in which a chronic subdural hematoma on a CT scan image is missed.
How can this be? (more…)