Removed from the blood vessels leading into the lungs. At least for that lung, he can huff and puff all he wants, but not much oxygen exchange taking place.
Net effect (suffocation), hardly distinguishable. With COPD the problem is on the airway side, clot in lung vessels (Pulmonary Embolism) on the blood side. Treatments differ and PE patients often have a lot of pain. In the ER they have to figure it out, quickly. I have seen patients die while they were in this process. From that picture, I'm surprised he made it to the hospital.
NP. Hope I didn't come across as patronizing. No way to know who you are talking at first. Old lab tech here, lot of front row seats to full codes in the ER.
I've heard that IVM binds to the spike protein which may essentially disable them, thereby preventing associated mischief. If I had the vaxx (which I will never do) I would at least be on a daily aspirin indefinitely. With that kind of clot this guy's Fibrin Degradation Products (d-Dimer) would have been through the roof. Glad I could help to stimulate the thought process.
Removed from the blood vessels leading into the lungs. At least for that lung, he can huff and puff all he wants, but not much oxygen exchange taking place.
Like COPD on steroids I'd imagine.
Net effect (suffocation), hardly distinguishable. With COPD the problem is on the airway side, clot in lung vessels (Pulmonary Embolism) on the blood side. Treatments differ and PE patients often have a lot of pain. In the ER they have to figure it out, quickly. I have seen patients die while they were in this process. From that picture, I'm surprised he made it to the hospital.
Thanks for the info. I'm a nurse, but have seen way more COPD than PE (never). I get the anatomical differences, but have not seen a patient with PE.
NP. Hope I didn't come across as patronizing. No way to know who you are talking at first. Old lab tech here, lot of front row seats to full codes in the ER.
That makes rhe most sense now that I think about it.
Blood side vs Airway side is also a big reason why ventilators were not helpful for covid; the blood vessels in the lungs were clotting up.
Exactly. I wonder how HQC/Quinine/Ivermectin & Zinc prevent those proteins from combining. A whole new level of fascination has opened up in me.
I've heard that IVM binds to the spike protein which may essentially disable them, thereby preventing associated mischief. If I had the vaxx (which I will never do) I would at least be on a daily aspirin indefinitely. With that kind of clot this guy's Fibrin Degradation Products (d-Dimer) would have been through the roof. Glad I could help to stimulate the thought process.