Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html