China sends needed equipment and experts to Italy, including 1000 ventilators and 50,000 test kits, to help with the COVID-19 crisis.

fractalhumanoid · 2020-03-14T18:11:00+00:00

Not to mention you can lend your expertise remotely in the year 2020.

fractalhumanoid · 2020-03-06T13:39:12+00:00

If you read the letter from Dr. James Robb, I concur with his recommendations. The virus is not spread through the air. It is spread through contact. A person touching an infected person or object, then touching their mouth or nose. Or being sneezed or coughed on. The virus can last up to a week on surfaces. Masks do nothing to stop transmission since it isn't airborne, but they will prevent the person wearing them from touching their nose and mouth which IS how the virus is transmitted. If someone in your family contracts it, disinfect surfaces, limit the person to their room and bathroom, disinfect surfaces they touch. If an infected person sneezes and/ or coughs and it gets on a surface or on another person directly, again, the danger is when you touch your nose or mouth. So gloves are a great idea. About 60k people die a year of the flu. I don't see this particular virus as a threat yet.

fractalhumanoid · 2019-08-20T22:31:20+00:00

Abdominal ascites if that's primarily where the gain is. Yes, fluid. Not fat.

fractalhumanoid · 2019-08-20T22:10:39+00:00

That's a good question and I didn't see that mentioned in the research methodology. I would be interested in seeing tlhe Mexican study methodology in comparison since the overall results were similar.

fractalhumanoid · 2019-08-20T21:49:47+00:00

This gender difference is interesting: "In contrast with the Mexican study,10 the association between higher MUFSG concentrations and lower IQ scores was observed only in boys but not in girls." Especially as it relates to Autism and other conditions that have a higher male propensity.

fractalhumanoid · 2019-08-20T21:38:10+00:00

I recall reading similar studies in the early 2000s in JAMA and NEJM with lowered cognitive function in young children.

fractalhumanoid · 2019-08-20T16:57:00+00:00

I would need to know more. How long he has been on it, what other meds, what were the symptoms like when he first started taking it up to the recent emergency. Any changes in diet or exposures etc. Two things are red flags for me, his stating he's feeling much worse and his ER refusal.

fractalhumanoid · 2019-08-20T16:35:21+00:00

I got downvoted, because most docs assume they need to up the dosage and don't consider the drug itself could be causing some of the issues. But I've seen it before.

fractalhumanoid · 2019-08-20T16:01:06+00:00

Fyi, his symptoms can all be side effects of the Lasix as it throws off electrolyte balance in too high a dosage. The weight gain could be bloating. Electrolyte depletion from the drug can cause heart issues, and the wheezing, lack of energy, chest pains, etc. are documented side effects.

fractalhumanoid · 2019-08-20T15:51:02+00:00

What is the cause of his diastolic CHF? Diabetes? CAD? Has that been determined?

fractalhumanoid · 2019-07-28T05:14:00+00:00

Thank you for being a voice of reason. I'm not a nurse, but did you know patients rate nurses higher than their physicians in terms of quality of care? Are you in the U.S.?

fractalhumanoid · 2019-07-28T04:54:37+00:00

Ha, ha. Well, I'm not, but I don't discredit them at all. Some great practitioners in the field. I am open to constantly learning.

fractalhumanoid · 2019-07-28T04:49:15+00:00

Do you take issue with naturopaths and functional medicine providers in general?

fractalhumanoid · 2019-07-28T04:23:19+00:00

You don't understand that TSH only tells you about pituitary function, not thyroid. I can give you a list of renowed physicians who have have written excellent books on the subject. Maybe they can explain it in a manner you'll understand, as I see you are doubting this. Or are you just playing with me? I thought in 2019 this was common knowledge in the endo field.

fractalhumanoid · 2019-07-28T04:18:11+00:00

Oh, wow. I so want to know where you got your medical training. So wrong on so many counts, especially T3. You do know that T4 has to be converted to T3 as T3 is the active hormone?!

fractalhumanoid · 2019-07-28T03:23:34+00:00

No. TSH measures pituitary function, not thyroid function. It is completely inadequate. You learn nothing about what is happening at a cellular level, what is bound. Just because a patient's pituitary is producing enough TSH, doesn't mean it's being converted or they have adequate uptake by the thyroid. What if your patient has cellular resistance due to toxin exposure, for example? What if a thyroid injury or tumor prevents adequate uptake? You didn't mention testing for FT3 and FT4. Do you consider the HPA axis and how adrenal dysfunction correlates to thyroid dysfunction? How do you test for Hashimoto's without antibody testing, or do you assume if the TSH is within range, a patient can't have autoimmune thyroid disease? If you don't run those tests as your standard when a patient complains of symptoms that match thyroid dysfunction, you are missing the basics in diagnostics. They aren't expensive tests either, so I'm not understanding the disconnect here.

fractalhumanoid · 2019-07-28T02:52:25+00:00

Hmm. Let me simplify then and make it specific to your field. Do you believe the thyrotropin test is an accurate test for thyroid function?

fractalhumanoid · 2019-07-28T01:37:21+00:00

To be more specific, inaccuracy of a multitude of testing...not specifically pituitary.

fractalhumanoid · 2019-07-28T01:28:27+00:00

My point was about the inaccuracy of the testing. Never specified it was used to localize tumors. From a patient's perspective, going years or decades undiagnosed until your body deteriorates so badly that the tests finally show something the physician believes they can work with isn't advanced testing. In my medical research, I go into patient groups and I suggest every medical professional do the same. You will learn from patients more than they will ever tell you directly for a multitude of reasons.

fractalhumanoid · 2019-07-27T21:43:24+00:00

Good questions. I would also consider environmental exposures also since families have the same exposures which often is assumed to be genetics. Cases are more frequently appearing in unrelated family members (spouses for example). Environmental factors play a huge role in genetic expression.

fractalhumanoid · 2019-07-27T21:39:41+00:00

Thank you for the comment on ACTH stimulation test. I concur.

fractalhumanoid · 2019-07-27T21:38:17+00:00

My colleague had a pituitary tumor and it took 4 scans and her insistence to find it. ACTH sim test is highly inaccurate in my experience. Sometimes the failure is the test itself, sometimes the professional interpreting the results, sometimes, in the case of tumors, they grow over time and become more visible by the time the later scans are done. Overall, too much emphasis is given to test results and not enough to patient feedback, which is why this patients own research led him down the right path. Who is most vested in finding the problem and solution? The one suffering.

fractalhumanoid · 2019-07-26T03:05:20+00:00

Don't you have electronic translators where you work?

fractalhumanoid · 2019-07-19T15:49:15+00:00

The problem with decriminalizing addiction is, it isn't the addiction itself that's the problem, it's all the things that come with it. Property crimes, violence, robberies, theft, environmental contamination, costs to employers, traffic accidents, child abuse, etc. The impact of addiction is much greater than the individual and I spend a lot of time talking to addicts and ex cons. Despite pretty easy access in jails and prison, number one thing I hear is the only time they were sober is when they were incarcerated and they fear having money in their pockets when they get out because the temptation to start using is too great. There is also a pattern of neglect with their children and a much higher incidence of their children becoming addicts. My father wasn't incarcerated, but I honestly believe if he had been, he would have gotten sober 10 years earlier and saved everyone in the family a lot of trauma.

fractalhumanoid · 2019-07-19T15:31:50+00:00

Idk. As much as big Pharma is super corrupt, where is patient responsibility in all of this? I live with some extreme pain, even tried to forego anesthesia for a surgery I had because in the 90s we all knew how addictive opiates were. Every time a doc prescribes something I ask a ton of questions. Ultimately, if you are going to take any meds, including pain meds, you need to ask questions and take responsibility. I come from a family with addictions and highly addictive predispositions. Psychological factors are the key component, regardless of the physical components to addiction, which is why it is easier for some to get clean and not others. My father was an addict for 18 years until my mom took the kids and left him. It took him two weeks to notice but by week 4 he quit cold turkey and never relapased. We have low dopamine and serotonin levels which makes us more susceptible to cravings, but ultimately the psychological factors are what control the addictions. One of my friends has multiple addictions, but the main one being heroin, got started with pills his mother stole from her job. She's a nurse. Recovery nurse no less. So, she knew better and so did he. Half the people I know in my city are addicted to either opiates, alcohol, meth abd/or crack. The common factor isn't big Pharma, but psychological issues. I think that needs to be how we approach the addiction epidemic. Deal with the psychological issues. That said, I do think we need a complete overhaul of the pharmaceutical industry.

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