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From: Ed Barron< >
Subject: Re: Identify this cause of death???
Date: Fri, 06 Sep 1996 14:42:50 GMT
References: <50oipa$lj1@eon.odyssey.com.au>


(Kylie Lacey) wrote:

>Can anyone decipher these cause's of death into english (i.e. non doctorial
>terms :-)) and suggest possible cause's of the desease were possible?

>1. Myocardial Ischaemia
>2. Coronary Thrombosis (heart attack??)
>3. Arteriosclerosis
>4. Neteriue ????our Jandice

>Thanks and Best Wishes
>Kylie Lacey
>Sydney, Australia

1. Myocardial Ischaemia means failure of normal circulation of blood

to the heart muscle.

This is usually caused by 2. Coronary Thrombosis, which means clotting
of the blood in a coronary blood vessel i.e. one of the blood vessels
which conduct blood to supply the heart muscle with oxygen and
nourishment and carry away the by-products of metabolism.

3. Arteriosclerosis means thickening of the walls of arteries, and is
the condition which commonly leads to blockage and resultant clotting
or failure of circulation of blood through the artery.

Arteriosclerosis can occur in any artery in the body, not only in
heart vessels, but is the usual cause of Myocardial Ischaemia and
Coronary Thrombosis, so that these three diagnoses are all associated
with what lay people call "Heart Attacks".

4. Neteriue ????our Jandice, I'm afraid does not ring a bell with me.
Jaundice refers to a yellow colour of the skin and other tissues due
to an increased concentration of circulating bilirubin. There are
many and various causes of Jaundice. The nearest to your clue that
I can think of at present is Neonatal Jaundice which occurs in new
born babies due to many possible causes, the most important being
incompatibility between the mothers and the babies blood groups
leading to breakdown of the babies red blood cells and resultant
increased production of breakdown products including bilirubin. Any
further clues regarding the words before Jaundice?

Regards,

Ed Barron.

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