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Dave S wrote: RomeoMike wrote: . This isn't amateur night on a medical newsgroup. Cheers Im not an amatuer. Shes correct. I'm not an amateur either. I'm basically asking why someone who is not qualified goes to such lengths to give a dissertation on something this complicated that has an affect on another person's health. While it was not necessarily incorrect in a general sense, it may not have been totally correct when applied to CJ's case. |
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Viperdoc wrote: Have to agree with Tina- as a matter of my daily practice, I put hundreds of people on coumadin every year. It does require careful monitoring, particularly when first started. Chemical (via drugs) and electrical (cardioversion) are still used to convert new onset a-fib. There is probably a bigger risk from the chronic coumadin usage than the underlying a-fib. I didn't say otherwise. In fact I said it required monitoring. |
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Dave S wrote: RomeoMike wrote: Whoa! Where's all this medical advice coming from? Also, it's quite possible that tests other than an INR were ordered, requiring a venipuncture as opposed to a finger stick. No point in making the guy lose confidence in his facility without more reason. Its highly unlikely that any other lab testing is being done on an outpatient basis AT THIS POINT other than an INR. Thats my opinion based on 18 years in the emergency and critical care fields of healthcare. Well, you may be right, but your experience has little to say about whether that's the case here. Your experience should have taught you not to generalize to specific cases that you are not familiar with. Up to this point, I've agreed with everything Tina has said. Its pretty much on the mark. Afib, when properly anticoagulated, has minimal risk of sudden incapacitation. This may not be as big of a hindrance as CJ is worried about. I would rather that a cardiologist familiar with the case at hand give that assurance. But that's just me. |
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"RomeoMike" wrote I'm not an amateur either. I'm basically asking why someone who is not qualified goes to such lengths to give a dissertation on something this complicated that has an affect on another person's health. While it was not necessarily incorrect in a general sense, it may not have been totally correct when applied to CJ's case. Whoa, everyone! You are all getting ahead of yourself. He said that he had small veins, based on how hard it is to get a good stick. He NEVER, repeat NEVER said he was getting a veinipuncture for checking his levels at this current time. Quoted from his previous post: Hah! Not exactly comforting. I got extremely small veins, you know. It takes 'em four or five tries to get a blood test. :-) They gave me Warfarin, which is a coumadin derivative. End Quote -- Jim in NC |
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Morgans wrote: "RomeoMike" wrote I'm not an amateur either. I'm basically asking why someone who is not qualified goes to such lengths to give a dissertation on something this complicated that has an affect on another person's health. While it was not necessarily incorrect in a general sense, it may not have been totally correct when applied to CJ's case. Whoa, everyone! You are all getting ahead of yourself. He said that he had small veins, based on how hard it is to get a good stick. He NEVER, repeat NEVER said he was getting a veinipuncture for checking his levels at this current time. Quoted from his previous post: Hah! Not exactly comforting. I got extremely small veins, you know. It takes 'em four or five tries to get a blood test. :-) They gave me Warfarin, which is a coumadin derivative. End Quote You are correct, but my post that you responded to was referring to the two dissertations of Tina in general. In another post I gave a possible reason why a larger blood sample than a finger stick might be needed, again in response to Tina, who appeared to me to be putting down a lab that would do a venipuncture for an INR. |
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C J Campbell writes:
It appears that I am having a little bit of trouble with my heart. It came on rather suddenly, as an EKG last December showed no problem at all. But apparently I have developed something called an atrial fibrillation. It doesn't look good for my flying status, but we shall see. That's where flight simulation comes in handy. |
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Allen writes:
When I was a kid on the farm Warfarin was in the bait we set out for the rats (not that I am implying anything here). It was used because it causes massive and fatal bleeding in the rats. |
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C J Campbell wrote:
fibrillation. It doesn't look good for my flying status, P'shaw, plenty of other ways to get high, Sport Pilot, Ultralight, Lawn Chair... |
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Big John wrote:
CJ Warfarin is the name brand and more expensive. Coumadin is the generic and much cheaper if you are paying out of pocket. Also most HMO's only pay for the generic. Both seem to work OK. On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:11:39 -0700, C J Campbell wrote: They gave me Warfarin, which is a coumadin derivative. Uh... I think you that backwards. Coumadin is the name brand for generic Warfarin. It is NOT a derivitive... it is exactly the same thing. Some people have noted the active ingedient is rat poison. G -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com |
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Big John wrote:
I am on coumadin (blood thinner) and just touch something and bleed. Have scars from this on both arms. If I'm doing any work I wear rubber gloves to prevent fingers and hands from bleeding. Has your doc considered adjusting your dosage? Are you getting regular lab draws to see what your INR is? -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com |
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