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Perfusion
Perfusion usually refers to blood flow into an organ or organ system.
Dr. Claude Brachfeld reviewed this
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: perfusion?
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A member asked:
What is a small size, mild severity, fixed anterseptal wall perfusion defect?
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A member asked about a 62-year old female:
Please explain this statement: moderately reduced perfusion in the inferior wall w/notable but incomplete reversibility .
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A 73-year old male asked:
LVRF 63% perfusion imaging notable for moderate sized, moderate intensity inferolateral perfusion defect without significant reversibility. Is this serious?
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A 24-year old asked:
Why is perfusion more important than ventlation?
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A 41-year old asked:
Any medical complications? Can perfusion scan cause coughing?
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A 38-year old asked:
What's ventilation perfusion matching?
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A 45-year old asked:
What is a nuclear myocardial perfusion study?
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A 27-year old asked:
What is the function of a vent perfusion scan?
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A 39-year old asked:
What are the dangers of myocardial perfusion scans?
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A 33-year old asked:
I need to know what is ventilation perfusion matching?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can you tell me more about cardiac perfusion test and scan?
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A 46-year old asked:
How do doctors assess tissue perfusion in a patient in shock?
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A 48-year old female asked:
To find out what diffuse reversible ischaemic in the apex means on my perfusion scan?
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A 63-year old female asked:
What is mild non reversible inferior perfusion abnormality felt to be secondary to diaphragm?
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A member asked:
What does " Post Stress perfusion shows a small partially transmural inferoapical lateral defect" mean?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I've had nuclear perfusion imaging done. I ws advised to wait 6 wks.Is it ok to get pregnant after 6 weeks? Is there any risk of having abnormal kids?
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A 25-year old female asked about a 59-year old female:
Small to med size perfusion defect of mild to modrate intensity involv da antero-septal wall.76% predict HR is +ve for inducible ischemia. treat line?
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A 44-year old asked:
How is a cardiac perfusion scan used?
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A 24-year old asked:
What is a ventilation-perfusion scan?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can poor peripheral perfusion increase risk for hypoxemia?
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A 53-year old asked:
What could cause difficulties with a cardiac perfusion scan?
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A 22-year old female asked:
How does pneumonia affect the ventilation perfusion ratio?
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A 32-year old asked:
I was wondering what are the dangers and possible side effects of myocardial perfusion scans?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Would a low diastolic at exercise cause lower coronary perfusion? Say 120/50 or 120/40? Comparing to 120/80 etc?
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A 33-year old asked about a 49-year old male:
What does abnormal myocardial perfusion study demonstrating mild to moderate ischemia in the inferior wall and apex . LVEF:63%?
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A 53-year old male asked:
My myocardial perfusion study shows There is a large, fixed apical, inferoseptal, anteroseptal, and inferoseptal defect. What does this mean?
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A 38-year old male asked about a 38-year old male:
Myocardial perfusion Gated SPECT study is positive for medium size fixed perfusion defect involving the adjacent areas of inferior wall and infero- ?
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A 28-year old female asked about a 60-year old male:
Myocardial. Medium perfusion defect moderate intensity in basal mid inferior basal inferior partial reversibility. Ef54%. TID .97 abnormal redegenson.
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A 31-year old female asked:
Am18wks pregnant; did my 3rd us today, they said my baby is at 7th percentile. All measurements and the placenta perfusion is normal.Should i be worri?
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