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Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: A Primer for Critical Care Nurses.
Critical care nurse - 1 Jun 2016
Sacco Kathleen M, Barkley Thomas W
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is a rare, autosomal dominant genetic disease that causes abnormal growth of blood vessels and, subsequently, life-threatening arteriovenous malformations in vital organs. Epistaxis may be one of the initial clues that a patient has more serious, generalized arteriovenous malformations. Recommended treatment involves careful evaluation to determine the severity and risk of...
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