Health First Medical Group Nurse Practitioner Joy Cruz detected a troubling sound in Fred's carotid artery called a bruit.

OPG detected 273 asymptomatic bruit patients with significant internal carotid flow reduction and indicated 5% of the bifurcation bruits were of external carotid origin. An accuracy of 89% in ...

cerebral or peripheral); carotid bruit; carotid evaluation prior to major surgery; and cerebrovascular symptoms. Selection of patients for this study focused on representation of all %S intervals ...

This article was originally posted Dec. 8, 2014. It has been updated. There are many things in medicine that are merely a matter of preference or style. How to check a patient’s pulse is not one ...

Primary congenital glaucoma is a rare disease but has a major impact on the child’s development and quality of life over his/her whole life span. Early diagnosis and appropriate therapy can make a ...