Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/08

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Good health ?
From: Aaron Sandler <aaron.sandler@duke.edu>
Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2003 16:41:21 -0400
References: <5.1.0.14.0.20030708152904.04b28678@mail-aj.acpub.duke.edu>

You're right, of course.  I thought a little physiology info was in order 
to correct an inaccurate impression given.  But it doesn't really belong on 
a Leica listserv.

Get well, Ted.

- -Aaron

At 03:48 PM 7/8/2003, you wrote:
>God knows this is not my list, but might I suggest this discussion is
>highly inappropriate, and is hardly helpful to Ted. How about keeping
>this to "get well, Ted," rather than getting into a debate about what
>kinds of blood clots one would rather have.
>
>B. D.
>
>
>Don,
>
>I know you're just making light, but your example is exactly wrong.  I'd
>
>much rather have a clot in my lungs then in my brain.  Lungs filter out
>all
>kinds of small stuff from the veinous system before it can make it into
>the
>arterial system to reach the brain and cause real damage, such as a
>stroke.  A small clot in the lung may kill a small amount of lung
>tissue,
>which is no big deal, but is very unlikely to do anything worse.  A
>small
>clot in the brain can easily cause a massive stroke and even death.  A
>large clot in either lung or brain could be fatal, although it's still
>less
>likely to be so in the lung.
>
>Regardless, I'll add my best wishes to the folks who've been forced to
>interact with the medical system recently.  I wish you all speedy and
>full
>recoveries, back soon to Leica-land.
>
>-Aaron
>
>At 08:56 AM 7/8/2003, Don Dory wrote:
> >  Good thing whatever blocked your blood was not in your lungs.  Ozzy
> > proves that we can function
> >without a few brain cells but when it comes to oxygen, well, I can't
>hold
> >my breath very long.

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