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by Perenti 6y ago
Patients with an ICD have a special ID card that allows them to bypass metal detectors and security scanners, as our devices are disabled whilst within them.
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by Perenti 6y ago
If the device is malfunctioning due to say a break in a ventricular lead, patients can be shocked every 40 seconds as the ICD tries to restart the heart. So the magnet switch allows fast and easy deactivation without knowing keys. Remote a
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by Perenti 6y ago
I have an ICD for Brugada Syndrome, which is being replaced on Monday due to battery failure. Warnings about strong magnets are standard with them. In fact we're advised to use speaker-phone or headsets if possible, as holding mobile
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by Perenti 6y ago
This reminds me of when I was in San Diego in 2000. A neighbour (African American) told me how in the early 90s he was in Sydney and decided to see how he could support the "people of colour". He went to Redfern and found that a
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by Perenti 6y ago
That was my exact thought! Perhaps our minds are nano-quantum-entangled!
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by Perenti 6y ago
I don't like this idea at all. By not saying "chemical imbalance" there's the possibility of implying that mental illness is about attitude or choice, which is a destructive comment that people who struggle with depressi
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by Perenti 6y ago
Except of course the Ipswich Mall, Brunswick St in Fortitude Valley, and the Queen Street Mall in Brisbane CBD. That's that I know of.
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by Perenti 6y ago
Yeah, I did know most of that. But a nice summary anyway. One big difference is that they monitor me with 7 (in the ward) and 12 (during surgery) lead ECG, not 5. Fortunately, being in Australia where there is universal health care, I ha
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by Perenti 6y ago
Unfortunately, they have to use absolute minimal doses of locals as well, as they also increase cardiac arrythmias in Brugada patients, especially those of us with very distinct type I Brugada ECG patterns. It kinda sucks, but hey, despite
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by Perenti 6y ago
I have Brugada Syndrome, which is a genetic condition that affects the sodium ion channels in cardiac tissue. To prevent sudden unexpected death, I have an implantable defibrillator. Every few years I get upgraded, sometimes leads fail an
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by Perenti 6y ago
My first thought was "Why a webring for freakshow performers on HN?" I guess I'm getting old.
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by Perenti 6y ago
Despite what courses you did, or how great your grades were, when it comes to working in the Real World, you know very little. I know that sounds really arrogant, but experience trumps qualifications. By showing that you know you have a l
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by Perenti 7y ago
Although mostly tongue in cheek, I do think the lack of awareness by some UI designers is a real issue. I've also found IDE syntax colouring schemes that are just too hard. I've also found posters and signs where important inform
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by Perenti 7y ago
More discrimination against us colour blind people. The basic names are confusing enough - my housemate mentions something "green" when there's no such thing, he's talking about the brown one.
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by Perenti 7y ago
I saw "non-beef beef" at the supermarket the other week. It's like a culinary paradox.
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by Perenti 7y ago
Those of us with certain implants can't have MRI without either our chests being torn apart or burned by red-hot metal from the inside. X-Rays are much safer in my case.
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by Perenti 7y ago
Playing with fire has worked out well for humanity in general
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by Perenti 7y ago
As someone from one of those smaller population "socialist" countries, what we can't get our head around is how America justifies it's health insurance system. It's the richest nation on earth, yet you can't h
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by Perenti 7y ago
Yes. The government paid a bounty in the Northern Territory for myall (wild aboriginal people) scalps until well into the 20th century.
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by Perenti 7y ago
What I find interesting is that there is so little discussion of the demand for fentanyl. I know it's convenient to blame doctors and drug companies, but why is there such a high demand for fentanyl as a drug of abuse/intoxicatio
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by Perenti 7y ago
Shame that it doesn't use 𓂸 for the word.
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by Perenti 7y ago
I think this is a quite silly question. I have Brugada Syndrome, and have come to terms with death - it doesn't bother me. I guess at that's because I've done it more than most, and because I could die in the next 5 minutes
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by Perenti 7y ago
Depends where the US, British and French submarines are, but I doubt it's more than 20 minutes.
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by Perenti 7y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if the red hairy people of Australian Aboriginal mythology turn out to be the last stand of Homo erectus, it's just that no fossils have been found yet.
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by Perenti 7y ago
This kind of detention definately happens in Australia, or more precisely in concentration camps paid for by the Australian Government in other Pacific nations. Makes me ashamed to be Australian.
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by Perenti 7y ago
Surely the smoking gun (or elephant in the room) is that medical care and medical insurance are very expensive in the USA, whilst other developed nations are adopting universal healthcare?
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by Perenti 8y ago
It's not controversial. They've always been pests to us here in Australia. It's the people from other countries who think they're cute - roos are not cute, they are ravenous eating machines, they are dirty and they wer