- 3,766
- 2,215
Heck, some humans even eat other humans (so I'm told).Adesh said:
Reportedly, human liver goes well with a nice Chiante.
Today I Learned
- Thread starter Greg Bernhardt
- Start date
Join the discussion
Ask a follow-up here, or get your own question answered by working scientists, mathematicians and engineers — people, not an autocomplete.
Real named experts · corrections over time · the nuance an AI answer skips
6,973 replies · 513K views
Reportedly, human liver goes well with a nice Chiante.
- 13,438
- 8,110
TIL that hyponatremia is a serious thing. My wife went from racking up 20,000 steps a day on the fitbit to being unable to walk unaided to the bathroom in the space of two or three weeks.
The expectation is that 72 hours in the ICU will get her electrolytes back where they belong. The hope is that an underlying cause is identified as well.
Yesterday is the last time I plan to call 911 and then wimp out and let her refuse transport. We got to the primary care physician this morning. The doctor said "what are you doing here instead of the hospital?"
Remind me never to refuse transport when the time comes.
I have subsequently learned that the excursion to the ICU was warranted but failed in its goal of preventing the companion condition of Central Pontine Myelinolysis. Correcting hyponatremia too rapidly can result in demyelinization of the neurons in the Pons. We hit pretty much all of the risk factors for this result. The symptoms are a scary batch. We managed to miss "locked in syndrome" and "death" but hit most of the rest. Time will tell to the degree to which recovery can be made. It is quite variable.
The expectation is that 72 hours in the ICU will get her electrolytes back where they belong. The hope is that an underlying cause is identified as well.
Yesterday is the last time I plan to call 911 and then wimp out and let her refuse transport. We got to the primary care physician this morning. The doctor said "what are you doing here instead of the hospital?"
Remind me never to refuse transport when the time comes.
I have subsequently learned that the excursion to the ICU was warranted but failed in its goal of preventing the companion condition of Central Pontine Myelinolysis. Correcting hyponatremia too rapidly can result in demyelinization of the neurons in the Pons. We hit pretty much all of the risk factors for this result. The symptoms are a scary batch. We managed to miss "locked in syndrome" and "death" but hit most of the rest. Time will tell to the degree to which recovery can be made. It is quite variable.
Last edited:
- 13,790
- 16,585
Fingers crossed...jbriggs444 said:
Keith_McClary
- 752
- 1,507
Pronunciations:mfb said:
- 3,380
- 2,933
TIL that there is a thing called 'caffeine withdrawal', with quite annoying symptoms. Especially the 'muscle pain' part.
Second thing I learned is, that indeed, it was addiction.
Third is, that it was not flu: that could have been somewhat consoling - getting flu while being vaccinated, that's at least rare and not about your own stupidity, no?
Second thing I learned is, that indeed, it was addiction.
Third is, that it was not flu: that could have been somewhat consoling - getting flu while being vaccinated, that's at least rare and not about your own stupidity, no?
Last edited:
levadny
- 32
- 16
Hi for all! Tonight I learn Python but without classes. Python's classes and inheritance I will learn tomorrow. :)
- 20,819
- 28,465
TIL that the optimal frequency for CPR is along the rhythm of Staying Alive.
Can anybody please provide me a better song!
Can anybody please provide me a better song!
- 13,790
- 16,585
pinball1970
Gold Member
2025 Award
- 3,849
- 6,167
Ibix said:
That's a little faster than staying alive.
Which one?
I should know this
- 13,790
- 16,585
Well, the warped humor at medic trainings sometimes involves the song "Another One Bites the Dust", but I don't recommend it. I use "Stayin' Alive" myself when I'm checking my rhythm and don't have another medic checking it for me (team CPR).fresh_42 said:
Current AHA guidelines for the compression rate is 100-120/minute (it used to be "at least 100/min", but changed to 100-120 in the latest update):
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0501/p791.html
pinball1970 said:
Yes, for professional rescuers, ventilations with compressions are the standard technique. We use a barrier of some sort (from pocket mask to BVM or other devices) to isolate us from the patient's mouth. We would only use mouth-to-mouth on our own family members if there were no barrier available.
For lay-responders, the AHA has recognized Hands-Only-CPR as effective. It's not quite as effective as including ventilation/breaths at the proper rate, but it is WAY better than not doing anything at all and watching the patient die over the next few minutes while you wait for EMS to arrive.
I encourage everybody to take at least a Hands-Only-CPR class, since it is so incredibly important for increasing survival rates to start good quality compressions right away.
https://cpr.heart.org/en/cpr-courses-and-kits/hands-only-cpr
Last edited:
- 20,819
- 28,465
I don't think I would have scruple in case of emergency. Except in the US. There I would run away instead of risking being sued afterwards (according to my personal risk aversion function). Here it is a crime doing nothing. The legal status in the US bears far too many unknowns to risk anything apart from calling 911.berkeman said:
Fortunately, we have the "Good Samaritan Law" here in the US. It generally protects private folks who decide to try to help in medical emergencies. There are a few conditions on its application, but in general they are pretty easy for a good samaritan to stay withing when providing help:fresh_42 said:
- You can't anything do anything that is recklessly negligent
- You can't accept any reward for your actions
- You have to stay within your level of training (no impromptu surgeries with your pocket knife)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Samaritan_law
- 20,819
- 28,465
Sure, but ... . Jurisdiction is completely different to what I'm used to, hence no risks - except I personally knew the person.
cosmik debris
- 734
- 172
berkeman said:
Those two songs are the ones we were taught to use in our First Aid training.
Cheers
- 20,819
- 28,465
How about John Cage?
- 37,487
- 14,377
The legal status of first aid in the US is much better than in various less developed countries.fresh_42 said:
- 7,748
- 2,167
Most of them are bilingual, Italian and Sicilian.Adesh said:
See the article, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilians#Languages
- 20,819
- 28,465
Maybe. But I do not trust it, for various reasons. So why take a risk? Better to stay out of any trouble. The protection from being possibly sued, i.e. in a civilian process, not by the state attorney, is simply not given to the scale I personally would expect in order to take action. This is a subjective and personal assessment built from countless news stories, such as this guy suing the NFL for their halftime show. I don't care if this came to court or not, I just want to stay away from such things.mfb said:
You can object that this is a possibility in any country governed by law, but a) the number of people who would even consider this here is significantly smaller if not zero, and b) it would never come even close to a court.
hagopbul
- 397
- 45
today i learned not to visit a university library after you finish your courses in that university
- 7,748
- 2,167
Unimaginable! Many years ago, I learned the opposite.hagopbul said:
- 3,766
- 2,215
#MeToo.symbolipoint said:
DaveC426913
Gold Member
2025 Award
- 24,601
- 8,936
Having not gone to university, the lesson here entirely escapes me.hagopbul said:
Klystron
Gold Member
- 1,257
- 1,965
My favorite study area was a carrel up on the library reference floors, quiet with little traffic. Only needed to show student ID card to borrow books and use computers IIRC. The university installed RFID on materials and alarms at exits to reduce theft; now common security devices at most libraries.
Last edited:
Gold Member
- 2,827
- 12,395
Here is a NY Times article by Randle Munroe (XKCD) about what the worst smell is.
Not a lot of science, but interesting stories and a de-scent into humor.
Not a lot of science, but interesting stories and a de-scent into humor.
- 3,766
- 2,215
Klystron said:
Today I learned that those quiet little cubicles in the old Physics library, and in Fisher Library stack, where I used to love spending endless amounts of time, had a specific name.
They infuse a feeling hard to describe... and often there's lots of other intellectually oriented people nearby, mostly head-down tail-up,...
Adesh
- 735
- 191
Today I learned that Cliff Booth (I’m talking about the movie Once Upon A Time in Hollywood) was a fictional character.
Actually, yesterday I saw the movie and really admired Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) too much, he seemed to me a man who doesn’t care about life anymore all he wanted a square meal and almost no recognition. But today...
Actually, yesterday I saw the movie and really admired Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) too much, he seemed to me a man who doesn’t care about life anymore all he wanted a square meal and almost no recognition. But today...
- 3,638
- 1,014
Naughty, subversive, anti-intellectual but great poetry with the memorable linestrangerep said:Today I learned that those quiet little cubicles in the old Physics library, and in Fisher Library stack, where I used to love spending endless amounts of time, had a specific name.
They infuse a feeling hard to describe... and often there's lots of other intellectually oriented people nearby, mostly head-down tail-up,...
"Hanging like bats in a world of inverted values"
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=m2m_tGGUi5IC&pg=PT140&lpg=PT140&dq=hanging+like+bats+world+of+inverted+values&source=bl&ots=bBcblC03M1&sig=ACfU3U3liDp93CwsWzuydu8nAoelm8r87A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiz7vvBt93nAhU1t3EKHfAFA3IQ6AEwDHoECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=hanging like bats world of inverted values&f=false
But Hey!
https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...-joy-of-reading-15-7-22-7.761845/post-4801572
There went I!
(Not the BL but almost as venerable.)
Last edited: