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A leiomyoma, also known as a fibroid, is a benign smooth muscle tumor that very rarely becomes cancer (0.1%). They can occur in any organ, but the most common forms occur in the uterus, small bowel, and the esophagus. Polycythemia may occur due to increased erythropoietin production as part of a paraneoplastic syndrome.
Fifty percent of uterine fibroids demonstrate a genetic abnormality. Often a translocation is found on some chromosomes. [8] Fibroids are partly genetic. If a mother had fibroids, risk in the daughter is about three times higher than average. [15] Black women have a 3–9 times increased chance of developing uterine fibroids than white women. [16]
Risk factors include obesity, high blood pressure and a history of cervical polyps. [3] Taking tamoxifen or hormone replacement therapy can also increase the risk of uterine polyps. [ 3 ] [ 8 ] The use of an intrauterine system containing levonorgestrel in women taking tamoxifen may reduce the incidence of polyps.
"Your blood pressure is supposed to be under 140 over 90, optimally closer to 120 over 80."
A minimum systolic value can be roughly estimated by palpation, most often used in emergency situations, but should be used with caution. [10] It has been estimated that, using 50% percentiles, carotid, femoral and radial pulses are present in patients with a systolic blood pressure > 70 mmHg, carotid and femoral pulses alone in patients with systolic blood pressure of > 50 mmHg, and only a ...
Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels. Most of this pressure results from the heart pumping blood through the circulatory system. When used without qualification, the term "blood pressure" refers to the pressure in a brachial artery, where it is most commonly measured.
Fibroid size, number, and location are three potential predictors of a successful outcome. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Specifically, studies have demonstrated that submucosal (directly underneath the uterine lining) fibroids demonstrated the largest reduction in size while subserosal (outer layer of the uterus) had the smallest reduction.
In medicine, the mean arterial pressure (MAP) is an average calculated blood pressure in an individual during a single cardiac cycle. [1] Although methods of estimating MAP vary, a common calculation is to take one-third of the pulse pressure (the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures), and add that amount to the diastolic pressure.