Introducing Myself...

[sonavogel]

I saw someone had posted after I did and eagerly checked the thread to see that it was just about me, not to me. A lot of people here talk in technical lingo and I don't think a lot of the words were THAT out-there

Oh, no, Strawberry--I was posting to you, not at or about you at all. Please...I wasn't trying to make fun or anything. I was confused, and I was impressed. I figured you must know those terms, and I wanted to know what they meant ('course, I could've tried to find everything on Google, but I might have floundered around for a while).

At any rate, I think your explanation helped a lot--I'm only sorry I caught you on the way to the beach! Thank you for taking the time to help me out.

Best, sona

 

[ALCapshaw2]

A Medical Dictionary comes in handy. I found a Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary in Paperback for $20 a few years ago.

Note that an Aneurism can be a BIG DEAL if it is caused by Weak Tissue in the Aorta. Aneurisms may be a result of a connective tissue disorder and often accompany Bicuspid Aortic Valves. Anything over 5.0 cm is 'ripe for rupture'. Our moderator Ross is one of very few ruptured aorta survivors. His blew at just under 5.0 cm.

'AL Capshaw'

 

[sonavogel]

A Medical Dictionary comes in handy. I found a Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary in Paperback for $20 a few years ago.

'AL Capshaw'

I think that's a great idea under any circumstances. I own a Dorland's as one of my reference books for work (I used to c/e one of Elsevier's journals), but it's not easy to use when you have an abbreviation you're trying to figure out. It's like that line from The Miracle Worker: "You have to know how to spell it before you can look up how to spell it!"