Business executives need a wide variety of skills to perform their jobs, but the route to becoming an executive can take a wide variety of paths. Preparation for executive positions usually includes business courses such as accounting, marketing, management, human relations and technical classes in the field of the business.
The Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator (CUSA) is a dissecting device that uses ultrasonic frequencies to fragment tissue. This highly-specialized instrument is available at only a handful of veterinary universities and human hospitals that focus on neurosurgery.
Calciphylaxis, or calcific uremic arteriolopathy (CUA), is a syndrome of calcification of the blood vessels, blood clots, and skin necrosis. It is seen mostly in patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease, but can occur in the absence of kidney failure. It results in chronic non-healing wounds and is usually fatal.