1. • Caring for the Hearts of the City
• Take a Deep Breath - Pulmonary Embolism
• Food Portions: In the Bag!
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Heart Smart Portions
It’s in the Bag!
Portion your food before you eat, and
don’t eat directly from the bag/container.
Instead, use the sizes of plastic lunch
bags to help you get a healthy portion.
Snack Size
This size is the right amount for one snack, like:
• A small handful of unsalted pretzels
• ½ cup grapes
• ½ cup baby or cut-up carrots
• ¼ cup dried fruit and nuts
• 4 celery sticks with 2 tablespoons
of peanut butter
• ½ cup whole grain cereal or granola
SNACK
Sandwich Size
These are the perfect size for a healthy sandwich,
but they hold too much to be a snack! Keep your
snack portions smaller. Use this size to make a
smart sandwich, using:
• Whole grain bread
• Low-fat mayo (or mustard instead!)
• Fresh tomatoes, lettuce, peppers, spinach
• Lean turkey or chicken (check for low-sodium!)
• Low-sodium/low-fat cheese
SANDWICH
Quart Size
Use these bags to store leftovers or portion out
meals in advance. A single quart bag holds four
servings of:
• Lean meat or fish
• Fruits/vegetables
• Pasta/rice or soup
QUART
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2. Pulmonary Embolism: Detecting Deadly Lung Clots
If you feel any of these, you may be dealing with Pulmonary Embolism, a clot in
the arteries delivering vital oxygen to your lungs. A Pulmonary Embolism can be
dangerous, but there are treatments available.
Who’s at risk?
To learn more about
Pulmonary Embolism,
including risk factors,
visit DMC.org/PE.
How is it treated?
Depending upon the risk level,
Pulmonary Embolism may
be treated with medication,
compression stockings, or a
minimally-invasive procedure
called Ultrasound-Assisted
Thrombolysis, which delivers
“clot-busting” therapy directly
to the clot.
Who should I talk to?
Your Personal Doctor
Your doctor can help you
understand your risk, and
decide what to do next.
An Endovascular
Interventionalist
This is a physician who
specializes in the treatment
of vein and artery disease,
using the least-invasive
techniques whenever
possible. It may be an
Interventional Cardiologist,
or a Vascular Surgeon.
Your doctor can recommend
a specialist, or you can
find a DMC Heart Hospital
Interventionalist by:
• Calling 888-DMC-2500, or
• Visit dmc.org/physicians
and search for:
ƒƒ Interventional
Cardiology
ƒƒ Endovascular Surgery or
ƒƒ Endovascular
Neurointervention.
Most pulmonary embolisms are discovered in an
emergency room. If you have any of these symptoms,
DO NOT WAIT – SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Caring for the
Hearts of the City
Detroit Medical Center is revolutionizing heart care in Detroit. It’s why
we launched CARDIOTEAM ONE, the only program with 24/7 cardiac
specialists on-site, not “on call.” It’s why we built DMC Heart Hospital,
Detroit’s first new hospital in a generation. We’re constantly striving to
improve the cardiac health of our community, and we won’t rest until,
in the words of DMC Heart Hospital President Theodore Schreiber, MD,
“we’ve eradicated sudden cardiac death in Detroit.” But heart care really
begins at home, with you.This newsletter gives you tools you need
to improve your heart health today.Thank you for being a part of our
community. We’re honored to serve the city of Detroit.
What are the warning signs?
Pulmonary embolism is a blockage in one or more lung
arteries, caused by blood clots traveling to lung arteries
from another part of the body -- most commonly, the legs.
It’s sometimes called a “lung clot,” although the clot is in the
artery that delivers blood to the lung, and not the lung itself.
Pulmonary embolisms are the third most common
cardiovascular illness. For thousands of people, a
pulmonary embolism can be fatal.
What is a pulmonary embolism?
1. Pain/tenderness/swelling in
upper and lower extremities
2. Increased warmth
3. Swelling
4. Skin redness
Once the clot has moved to the lung’s artery,
signs may include:
Fainting
Rapid or unusual
Heatbeat
Chest pain
Shortness of breath
or rapid breathing
Cough
(sometimes bloody)
Take a deep breath. Do you feel:
Out of breath? Chest pain? Rapid or unusual heartbeat?
Theodore Schreiber, MD
President, DMC Heart Hospital