Meet the Parents actress dies

[Xionide]

HAHAHAHAHA!

 

[iliopsoas]

Originally posted by: ribbon13

Originally posted by: iliopsoas

Originally posted by: ribbon13
Dextromethorphan is a terrible chemical. Ibuprofen is da debbil. But what's wrong with Acetaminophen? It's not a cure all, and really has no use for someone with congested lungs.

Ironically, in this instance, Dextromethorphan might have saved her. lol

Don't speak out your ass. Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant. Wouldn't have saved her life.

Fixed?

Dextromethorphan is an antitussive dissociative. It is the dextro isomer of Racemethorphan, which at doses of 2mg/kg relaxes lung passages much like amphetamines.

relaxing the lung passages is useless if the alveoli are all clogged with water and pus, preventing absorption of oxygen. I don't recall ever prescribing dextromethorphan to treat pneumonia....but then again, maybe i'm just a quack.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: SuperTool
US healthcare in action.

Ayup and everyone is happy and OK with it.

Chris Rock: When I was a kid, I had to be near-death to see a doctor, so my daddy got into the habit of putting Robitussin on everything, and I mean EVERYTHING!
Daddy, I got asthama! "Well here, take some Robitussin!" Daddy, I got cancer! "Here, take some Robitussin!" Daddy, I broke my leg! "Here, put some Robitussin on it... that's right, let the Robitesum sink in there."

What does your quote have to do with the US Healthcare System?

They prescribed her Tylenol and sent her home.

More details have come out of how she died gasping for breath, how horrible.

 

[AmbitV]

major lawsuit on the way

 

[Doggiedog]

I guess it leads to that old question "what do you call the person who graduated last in his med school class?" Doctor.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: iliopsoas

Originally posted by: ribbon13

Originally posted by: iliopsoas

Originally posted by: ribbon13
Dextromethorphan is a terrible chemical. Ibuprofen is da debbil. But what's wrong with Acetaminophen? It's not a cure all, and really has no use for someone with congested lungs.

Ironically, in this instance, Dextromethorphan might have saved her. lol

Don't speak out your ass. Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant. Wouldn't have saved her life.

Fixed?

Dextromethorphan is an antitussive dissociative. It is the dextro isomer of Racemethorphan, which at doses of 2mg/kg relaxes lung passages much like amphetamines.

relaxing the lung passages is useless if the alveoli are all clogged with water and pus, preventing absorption of oxygen. I don't recall ever prescribing dextromethorphan to treat pneumonia....but then again, maybe i'm just a quack.

That's right, drowing is drowning.

She was so oxygen starved, getting her into a hyperbaric chamber would've been only chance to save her since her lungs were so filled with fluid.

 

[StageLeft]

I've never worked with anybody who didn't screw up at some point in time, and given the sheer workload and difficult stituation that health care workers deal with, it's not surprising that they have their share of screw ups. Always have, always will. Anybody who's work in the health industry knows that people make mistakes, cut corners, etc. It doesn't mean they're bad, it means they're human. Some of it is gross negligence, for sure, but there is not a doctor working now who's not made a mistake (unless it's his first day).

 

[n666]

sucks to be remembered as a "Meet the parents" actress..

 

[Tom]

It could be just a mistake, but it's also my opinion that increased involvement of insurance companies and Medicare in limiting Doctor's and hospital's ability to operate whatever way they think is best for healthcare, in favor of controlling costs..

has created a culture where treating the patient is almost secondary to making sure that all the paperwork is right so the Doctor/hospital don't get shafted by Medicare/Insuance company.

 

[Mill]

Scary.

 

[Albis]

wow even with modern medicine

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Originally posted by: yllus

Originally posted by: Chunkee
lawsuit!

mis diagnosed my butt

simple chest xray and blood cultures could have saved her life

this is horrible.

her poor husband

jC

If you say so Doctor. No doubt you've never made a mistake in your life.

Honestly, just STFU. Jesus what an idiot.

 

[yllus]

Originally posted by: torpid

Originally posted by: yllus
It's a doctor's job to play God with every person they see, and the law of averages says that sometimes they'll screw up. What exactly does screaming, "Lawsuit!" accomplish in this situation other than to drive up costs for everyone and discourage a few more people from practicing? It's pathetic how automatic a reaction it's become to sue, sue, sue.

I am a programmer, and I do occasionally run into a client who aggrandizes his intelligence and expertise into things they have little clue about while railing away about some problem. I correct the error if I can, free of charge if the situation warrants. I can only feel sympathy for the doctors who go through ten years of schooling and act as hundreds of people's last chance to cling to life daily while ignorant people with dollar signs in their heads scream, "LAWSUIT!" the second an error is made - and yet we don't even know the full specifics of the situation. Now that's ridiculous.

No it is not the doctor's job to play god with everyone they see. It is their job to play scientist. They look at evidence thoroughly and come to a conclusion. This is different than making random guesses or arbitrary decisions.

Like a programmer, a doctor should have certain methods in place to prevent such outcomes. I don't know about you, but I've had bronchitis AND pneumonia several times in my life. It is not difficult to tell the difference even as the kid who HAS the symptoms. In every case, I was hospitalized at least for several hours and monitored. I don't recall ever being told to take tylenol for a lung disorder.

We'd love to think it's as simple as that, don't we? Of course, far too often doctors are working off of mere observations and inference instead of direct scientific evidence regarding what ails a patient. Sooner or later there will be a misdiagnosis, and I for one will not scream, "Lawsuit!" and let that become my natural reaction. Frankly I find that more than a little pathetic.

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

Originally posted by: yllus
If you say so Doctor. No doubt you've never made a mistake in your life.

Honestly, just STFU. Jesus what an idiot.

GFY. I have only the minimal tolerance for losers who instantly equate any loss in life to $$$.