Florida children in grades six through eight are required under current law to take one semester of physical education every year, but the state is now considering a bill to eliminate the requirement for that class.
Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is obstruction of blood flow through the superior vena cava (SVC). It is a medical emergency and most often manifests in patients with a malignant disease process within the thorax. A patient with SVCS requires immediate diagnostic evaluation and therapy.
More in Lung Cancer. Superior vena cava syndrome (SVC syndrome) is a set of symptoms that result when blood flow through the superior vena cava (the large blood vessel that returns blood from the upper body back to the heart) is blocked.