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From: ironjustice on 29 Jul 2008 16:22 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3230/is_11_38/ai_n27080193/pg_4 One of the most common causes for elevated potassium is fist clenching or pumping before or during the venipuncture. Fist pumping has been taught to generations of medical students and phlebotomists as a means to make the veins more visible for venipuncture; however, it adversely affects the potassium. In 1990 Don, et al, (8) presented a case that clearly demonstrated the harm that can occur if the potassium is falsely elevated. The patient was a university professor whose elevated potassium led to hospitalization with many investigations that led nowhere, because the potassium was, in fact, not elevated. A series of experiments were conducted that showed fist clenching was the cause for the elevated potassium. The source of the potassium is local release of muscle-cell potassium from the forearm muscles. (8) Increased potassium in the interstitial fluid of the muscles of the forearm may increase the blood flow to those muscles. http://members.tripod.com/~charles_W/blood.html WHEN BLOOD POTASSIUM is too HIGH (Hyperkalemia), chapter XIII by Charles Weber Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://tinyurl.com/2r2nkh Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/4rq595 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk
From: spodosaurus on 29 Jul 2008 17:00 Your boyfriend has a completely different definition of fisting for what he does to you, doesn't he Tommah?
From: Smokie Darling (Annie) on 29 Jul 2008 17:45 On Jul 29, 3:00 pm, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote: > <snipped other groups> ...eeehhny-way... I haven't been asked to "prime" the vein, prior to blood testing/donation for nearly 20 years. In fact, I've been told *not* to do so, since about 1990. Haven't been able to donate blood since my diagnosis with RA in 1999 <sigh>. Not because of treatment, but rather because the blood bank here says it's one of the disapproved diseases for blood donation (along with Hep C, HIV, and being in Turkey between 75 and 85 et al). Smokie Darling (Annie) - what? RA's contagious now?
From: Harvey R. Stone on 30 Jul 2008 08:28 "Smokie Darling (Annie)" <Barnabus1993(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:0009c202-b74a-40ef-9ef6-7f65037e095d(a)k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... On Jul 29, 3:00 pm, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote: > <snipped other groups> ....eeehhny-way... I haven't been asked to "prime" the vein, prior to blood testing/donation for nearly 20 years. In fact, I've been told *not* to do so, since about 1990. Haven't been able to donate blood since my diagnosis with RA in 1999 <sigh>. Not because of treatment, but rather because the blood bank here says it's one of the disapproved diseases for blood donation (along with Hep C, HIV, and being in Turkey between 75 and 85 et al). Smokie Darling (Annie) - what? RA's contagious now? Hi Annie,,, Don't feel bad,,, I have not been able to give blood for 20 years. Harv
From: Smokie Darling (Annie) on 30 Jul 2008 11:13
On Jul 30, 6:28 am, "Harvey R. Stone" <hrst...(a)swbell.net> wrote: > "Smokie Darling (Annie)" <Barnabus1...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in messagenews:0009c202-b74a-40ef-9ef6-7f65037e095d(a)k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > On Jul 29, 3:00 pm, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote: > > > <snipped other groups> > > ...eeehhny-way... I haven't been asked to "prime" the vein, prior to > blood testing/donation for nearly 20 years. In fact, I've been told > *not* to do so, since about 1990. Haven't been able to donate blood > since my diagnosis with RA in 1999 <sigh>. Not because of treatment, > but rather because the blood bank here says it's one of the > disapproved diseases for blood donation (along with Hep C, HIV, and > being in Turkey between 75 and 85 et al). > > Smokie Darling (Annie) - what? RA's contagious now? > > Hi Annie,,, Don't feel bad,,, I have not been able to give blood for 20 > years. > > Harv You know, my hubby has been donating blood since 1972. About 4 or 5 years ago, they told him he could no longer donate (he'd donated over 10 gallons since 92). Their reason, because he had been in Turkey between 81 through 83. Mad Cow Disease. Okay, I get that. Um, if he'd been exposed, he would either be showing symptoms by now, or he'd be dead. Doctors agree, the nurses agree, even the head of the Blood Bank agrees, and no one can do anything. The FDA won't even look at their new rule. There's a test to see if the blood contains any of the antibodies, but they aren't allowed to take his blood and test it. That's just stupid. Every service member who served in Turkey between those years (75 to 85 ish), is not allowed to donate. Because of disease that can be tested for, and blood can be rejected if it tests positive (rather like HIV and AIDS). He used to do apheresis (withdraw platelets, return plasma to donor) for one little girl who had leukemia. Every month for over 2 years, his platelets were used for this girl (no, she didn't show signs or symptoms of MCD either), along with 2 or 3 other donors. Last we'd heard about her (he knew her mom, that's why he started doing apheresis), she was doing well. It's just so aggravating. Except for RA, I'm pretty dang healthy, and my husband is scary healthy. We'd both like to donate, and we can't. I can't even donate for myself if I have a surgery scheduled. How messed up is that? SD (Annie) |