Deep vein thrombosis â Perhaps the most important disease not to miss when dealing with legs that have suddenly become swollen. Years after the deep vein thrombosis has subsided and forgotten, post-phlebitic changes can still be a cause for a swollen leg.
1 A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is an opening covered by a flap of tissue in the wall of the heart that separates the two upper chambers or atria. 2  PFOs are very common, more than 20% of all humans have one.3  Estimates range from 20-30% depending on the decade of life. A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is an opening covered by a flap of tissue in the wall of the heart that separates the two upper chambers or atria. 2  PFOs are very common, more than 20% of all humans have one. 3  Estimates range from 20-30% depending on the decade of life.
Found in blood samples from 10 of 10 Washingtonians in the Pollution in People study. Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are a family of fluorine-containing chemicals with unique properties to make materials stain and stick resistant.PFCs are incredibly resistant to breakdown and are turning up in unexpected places around the world.here are many forms of PFCs, but the two getting attention recently are: 1  PFOA or perfluorooctanoic acid, used to make Teflon products. 2  PFOS or perfluorooctane sulfonate, a breakdown product of chemicals formerly used to make Scotchgard products.