Dialysis Fistulas - Overview. 1  Hemodialysis fistulas are surgically created communications between the native artery and vein in an extremity. 2  Many patients who are not candidates for renal transplantation or those for whom a compatible donor cannot be secured are dependent on hemodialysis for their lifetime.
Remember the Maxwell House slogan, Good to the Last Drop? Of course you do, who could forget? Well, it is often claimed that Teddy Roosevelt, in 1907, coined the slogan after the coffee was served to him at the Hermitage, a famous Nashville resort that was originally Andrew Jackson's home.
According to Maxwell House Lore, President Roosevelt was visiting Andrew Jackson at Jacksonâs estate, The Hermitage on October 21, 1907. During this visit he was served Maxwell House Coffee, and he reportedly said that it was Good to the last drop. The owners of the Maxwell House Coffee, Leon T. Cheek and John Neal heard Presidentâs compliment and they adopted it as their corporate slogan.