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2010s Health and Medicine Medical Medical Records

Medical Records – Cardiology No. 5

Trenna standing behind a hanging Chain of hearts plant
"Chain of Heart me". In the Fitzroy Gardens Conservatory in Melbourne. Trenna, Helen and I flew to Melbourne for a few days between the second and third cardioversions described in this post, but by then Trenna was already back in AF.

Three Cardioversions in Less Than a Month!

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST – THIS POST IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE

The following historical information is for interest only. It should in no way be thought of as medical advice applicable to any other individual. Medical science has moved on, and no two people have the exact same medical circumstances. I hope you find the information interesting, To see the “Introduction” to this series of posts, please click here.

Common abbreviations used by … Read the rest ... “Medical Records – Cardiology No. 5”

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2010s Marfan Medical Medical Records

Medical Records – Cardiology No. 4

Trenna at Uluru
Trenna at Uluru in the Northern Territory on 7 November 2015. Nine days before her final cardioversion for the year. It was REALLY hot that day.

Tales of 3 Cardioversions in 2015

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST – THIS POST IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE

The following historical information is for interest only. It should in no way be thought of as medical advice applicable to any other individual. Medical science has moved on, and no two people have the exact same medical circumstances. I hope you find the information interesting, To see the “Introduction” to this series of posts, please click here.

Common abbreviations used by Trenna … Read the rest ... “Medical Records – Cardiology No. 4”

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2010s Coping iPad Knowledge Marfan Medical Medical Records Visually Impaired

Blepharitis & Conjunctivitis

View from the London Eye
The Thames and Houses of Parliament from the London Eye. 17 September 2009.

Medical Notes From Trenna’s iPad

Here is a page Trenna made about two eye problems she encountered.

Everyone is welcome to read the post, but it doesn’t contain any funny or poignant stories. I’m just trying to pass on some information Trenna accumulated in case it is of use to anyone else.

Maybe in the future it has historical benefit as well. Who knows!

In case you are wondering, according to the Mayo Clinic (who Trenna trusted for this sort … Read the rest ... “Blepharitis & Conjunctivitis”

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2010s Heart and Lung Failure Marfan Medical Medical Records Writing

Medical Records – Cardiology No. 3

"Pretty spot on walk trail". A picnic at Noble Falls for Trenna's birthday in 2014. Four days later she was having a cardioversion.

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST – THIS POST IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE

The following historical information is for interest only. It should in no way be thought of as medical advice applicable to any other individual. Medical science has moved on, and no two people have the exact same medical circumstances. I hope you find the information interesting, To see the “Introduction” to this series of posts, please click here.

Common abbreviations used by Trenna in this series:
AF – Atrial … Read the rest ... “Medical Records – Cardiology No. 3”

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2010s Heart and Lung Failure Marfan Medical Medical Records

Medical Records – Cardiology No. 2

Trenna in the bush
"Am off for a walk." Taken on Trenna's birthday in 2014. We went for a picnic at Noble Falls. And that's what Trenna did, fall. She mentions it in the notes of the September cardio appointment.

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST – THIS POST IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE

The following historical information is for interest only. It should in no way be thought of as medical advice applicable to any other individual. Medical science has moved on, and no two people have the exact same medical circumstances. I hope you find the information interesting, To see the “Introduction” to this series of posts, please click here.

Common abbreviations used by Trenna in this series:
AF – Atrial … Read the rest ... “Medical Records – Cardiology No. 2”

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Heart and Lung Failure Marfan Medical Medical Records

Medical Records – Cardiology No. 1

Table showing Cardioversions
A document from Trenna's iPad showing the 14 cardioversions she had.

And Cardioversion

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST – THIS POST IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE

The following historical information is for interest only. It should in no way be thought of as medical advice applicable to any other individual. Medical science has moved on, and no two people have the exact same medical circumstances. I hope you find the information interesting, To see the “Introduction” to this series of posts, please click here.

Common abbreviations used by Trenna in this series:
AF … Read the rest ... “Medical Records – Cardiology No. 1”

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Coping Heart and Lung Failure Marfan Medical Medical Records Visually Impaired

Introduction to The Medical Records

IPad Screen shot
A screenshot from Trenna's iPad showing a portion of the folders she used to store medical records.

Introduction by Greg, all the records are Trenna’s work unless specified

I’ve tossed around in my head what to do with Trenna’s extensive medical records.

They mainly comprise the detailed notes she would make at the end of almost all consultations with medical professionals. At first she hand wrote them on A5 pieces of paper (actually hand written on the back of bits of paper that otherwise would have ended in the recycling bin).

Later she recorded them on her … Read the rest ... “Introduction to The Medical Records”