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Understanding Aortic Stenosis (for Everyone)

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

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Source Name: YouTube

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Tom C. Nguyen; Mathew Terwelp; Brayden Chavis

In medicine we often use words not understandable to patients. For example, instead of saying, "does it hurt when you pee,” we say, “dysuria”… Roughly 80% of patients don’t understand their medical condition (Am J Emerg Med. 2000; PMID 11103725).  This cartoon animation provides a clear explanation to help patients understand aortic stenosis.

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