I've just seen a patient whose had a Silent M.I.

[Bbbananas]

I said; "Wow - you did well not making any fuss or crying out".

Well, what would you have said?

[Bbbananas]

Obviously you're all keeping silent yourselves on that one :-(

[Bbbananas]

Silly f****** thing to say anyway - I'm just 'in a mood' today.

[Bbbananas]

Feel free to ignore me... I'm just talking to myself.
It's great - no arguing.

[Bbbananas]

Oh yes there is......

[Bbbananas]

Oh no there isn't........

[Bbbananas]

I could be here all day you know...

[rinkins]

He's behind you...

[ummmm]

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[Bbbananas]

Cheers ladies x
(Though not so loud next time ummm)

[Sandy-Wroe]

M.I. myocardial infarction? And they suffered it without any fuss?

[jackthehat]

My Dad had one on Saturday - "non-ST elevation MI" (NSTEMI)." - it didn't show up on the ECG monitor he was wired up to..........

[Bbbananas]

yup Sandy - heart attack. But the silent doesn't really mean that they kept quiet - I was being foolish.

[Sqad]

salla....perfectly normal comment and totally acceptable. Silent M.I no symptoms, so they didn't make a fuss or cry out.
Not as bas a comment as a mate of mine gave to a patient who had a vaginal discharge and had seen him and the Consultant on and off for years and eventually she said:
"Doctor" Why have I got this vaginal discharge?"
In sheer desperation he replied:
"To stop you squeaking as you walk"

[Bbbananas]

sqad - good afternoon - I was hoping you'd contribute to my silent MI and my angry wound threads.. I hoped you (if no-one else) would get the joke...

Love that discharge story - did he really tell her that? Dozy mare x

[Sqad]

jack.....cardinal sign of a M.I is S-T elevation on ECG. These NSTEMI....don't show up as their name implies......." Non ST elevation.

[jackthehat]

That's what threw the medical bods.........but they diagnosed it via blood tests, etc.

Saturday was quite an epiphany for me......................:o)