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Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2014, 19:41
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,154,781
Posted By BelfastChild

The search area roughly corresponds to the area...

The search area roughly corresponds to the area of the Diamantina Trench, which is up to 25000 feet deep. What are the chances of hearing the black box signal, or even being able to retrieve it, if...
Forum: Medical & Health
15th Mar 2014, 23:16
Replies: 23
Views: 12,836
Posted By BelfastChild

Agree with you gingernut - if we did an MRI on...

Agree with you gingernut - if we did an MRI on everyone with back pain there would be mile-long queues out the door of every radiology practice!
Forum: Medical & Health
14th Mar 2014, 22:44
Replies: 23
Views: 12,836
Posted By BelfastChild

Cool Not sure that I agree that you should get an MRI....

Not sure that I agree that you should get an MRI. The majority of asymptomatic adults have abnormalities such as "disc bulges" on their MRI. Therefore, it is difficult attribute back pain to any...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th May 2007, 09:50
Replies: 216
Views: 24,333
Posted By BelfastChild

mach2male - not sure if you were referring to me...

mach2male - not sure if you were referring to me when it came to complaining that QF is full.:confused: If so, I was not complaining. I was trying to point out that being full is probably a true...
Forum: Medical & Health
30th May 2007, 03:15
Replies: 3
Views: 3,609
Posted By BelfastChild

The turbinates are bony or mucosal protrusions...

The turbinates are bony or mucosal protrusions from the side wall of the nose. You have 3 - superior, middle, and inferior. They help to make the air turbulent as it passes through your nose. They...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th May 2007, 03:07
Replies: 216
Views: 24,333
Posted By BelfastChild

There was a blog on smh.com.au abou this and...

There was a blog on smh.com.au abou this and almost everyone bollocked QANTAS and agreed with the results of the survey. Personally I can't understand what everyone's problem is. I have flown QF...
Forum: Medical & Health
23rd Feb 2007, 00:31
Replies: 4
Views: 964
Posted By BelfastChild

When you say it's "artificial", do you mean he...

When you say it's "artificial", do you mean he has had a replacement (arthroplasty) or a fusion (arthrodesis)?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Feb 2007, 21:01
Replies: 25
Views: 2,676
Posted By BelfastChild

Airbus has already tried pilotless aircraft...

Airbus has already tried pilotless aircraft without much success

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve2NV8B8oSc
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Feb 2007, 12:05
Replies: 51
Views: 5,570
Posted By BelfastChild

Hey ****su, perhaps you'd prefer one of these...

Hey ****su, perhaps you'd prefer one of these bright sparks to be in charge...
...
Forum: Medical & Health
31st Jan 2007, 05:36
Replies: 3
Views: 755
Posted By BelfastChild

I understand it is difficult to decide when each...

I understand it is difficult to decide when each specialist you see tells you something different. But I would once again caution against taking advice off pprune for several reasons:

1. there is...
Forum: Medical & Health
30th Jan 2007, 03:12
Replies: 3
Views: 755
Posted By BelfastChild

Tranquil - without trying to be dismissive, I...

Tranquil - without trying to be dismissive, I suggest that PPRuNe probably isn't the best place to be asking for advice on something like this. Without seeing you and your imaging I don't think...
Forum: Medical & Health
27th Jan 2007, 00:59
Replies: 20
Views: 5,550
Posted By BelfastChild

RobertS975 - I agree with what you say. I'll...

RobertS975 - I agree with what you say. I'll track down a copy of Oxford Textbook of Surgery and find out exactly what it says and see if I get get the source article it is quoting. I think the...
Forum: Medical & Health
23rd Jan 2007, 10:41
Replies: 1
Views: 662
Posted By BelfastChild

You would be out of action for at least 3 months...

You would be out of action for at least 3 months post-op. As long as recovery is going well and you have at least 0-90 degrees range of motion you should then be ready to jump back into the hot...
Forum: Medical & Health
23rd Jan 2007, 06:01
Replies: 20
Views: 5,550
Posted By BelfastChild

There is a slightly increased risk of bowel...

There is a slightly increased risk of bowel cancer following cholecystectomy but it is fairly small from what I recollect. I believe it is in the order of a 1% increase, most likely affecting the...
Forum: Medical & Health
10th Jan 2007, 00:35
Replies: 44
Views: 5,555
Posted By BelfastChild

Hi xraf. It wasn't really the '101' I objected to...

Hi xraf. It wasn't really the '101' I objected to but rather the assertion that virus all "act the same". Just wondering where that came from......
Forum: Medical & Health
9th Jan 2007, 04:17
Replies: 44
Views: 5,555
Posted By BelfastChild

[quote=xraf;3057452] It doesn't act...

[quote=xraf;3057452]


It doesn't act like a virus (loads of references for this, the most obvious being that people with this die of all sorts of different things! Virology 101 says that they...
Forum: Medical & Health
8th Jan 2007, 00:20
Replies: 5
Views: 1,335
Posted By BelfastChild

no they don't

no they don't
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Nov 2006, 04:50
Replies: 46
Views: 6,977
Posted By BelfastChild

[quote=DickyPearse;2963576]So the message here...

[quote=DickyPearse;2963576]So the message here seems to be.................its pot luck! quote]

Not always. If you fly British Airways you can be guaranteed it will be sh1te!:(
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Oct 2006, 23:50
Replies: 111
Views: 45,272
Posted By BelfastChild

Well said!!!!!!!:D

Well said!!!!!!!:D
Forum: Medical & Health
5th Sep 2006, 04:26
Replies: 29
Views: 3,301
Posted By BelfastChild

Do we what?????????? Where I work we have a...

Do we what?????????? Where I work we have a morbidity and mortality meeting every three months. We review the work of the entire unit. Look at number of operations performed, type of operation,...
Forum: Medical & Health
3rd Sep 2006, 01:24
Replies: 9
Views: 1,025
Posted By BelfastChild

I had two removed by a max-fax surgeon under GA. ...

I had two removed by a max-fax surgeon under GA. They put lots of local anaesthetic in at the end so you don't feel anything for about 24 hours. Pain isn't bad anyway and settles in a few days. I...
Forum: Medical & Health
27th Aug 2006, 06:50
Replies: 12
Views: 1,350
Posted By BelfastChild

or at least to build up your right biceps.....:E

or at least to build up your right biceps.....:E
Forum: Medical & Health
26th Aug 2006, 09:32
Replies: 13
Views: 1,639
Posted By BelfastChild

[quote=Oh that's super!] It just happens to...

[quote=Oh that's super!]

It just happens to be the finger that most people use for scrolling on the mousequote]

Really? I use my index finger.....
Forum: Medical & Health
17th Aug 2006, 00:04
Replies: 59
Views: 4,768
Posted By BelfastChild

No one denies there are incompetent or negligent...

No one denies there are incompetent or negligent doctors out there. Fortunately they are the minority.

Should we train flight attendants to start flying aeroplanes because there have been a...
Forum: Medical & Health
13th Aug 2006, 08:03
Replies: 17
Views: 1,698
Posted By BelfastChild

may as well put in my 2 cents seeing as I started...

may as well put in my 2 cents seeing as I started the thread.....

I have often heard it say that "you can train a monkey to operate". In my view, this statement is pointing out that when it...
Forum: Medical & Health
12th Aug 2006, 00:23
Replies: 17
Views: 1,698
Posted By BelfastChild

Doctors, surgeons, para-health professionals, nurse practitioners etc

Hi guys. Just opening a new thread as an aside from 'limping grand daughter'. There was a lot of talk in there about the roles of doctors, surgeons, nurse practitioners, physios etc. Maybe we...
Forum: Medical & Health
12th Aug 2006, 00:20
Replies: 59
Views: 4,768
Posted By BelfastChild

Hi Gingernut. Leung does make a very good point...

Hi Gingernut. Leung does make a very good point in saying that in most cases the diagnosis is obvious from the history and clinical examination. However, I would like to point out that I am referring...
Forum: Medical & Health
11th Aug 2006, 14:45
Replies: 59
Views: 4,768
Posted By BelfastChild

Let's see your evidence. What is best then? I...

Let's see your evidence. What is best then? I refer all who don't want to do an x ray to an excellent article in The Journal of Paediatric Health Care. It is entitled The Limping Child by Leung et...
Forum: Medical & Health
10th Aug 2006, 23:53
Replies: 59
Views: 4,768
Posted By BelfastChild

this thread has certainly ignited a lot of...

this thread has certainly ignited a lot of passion! Mac - thanks for looking up the radiation doses - you saved me from doing it!

I don't think anyone here is suggesting that you whip a child...
Forum: Medical & Health
4th Aug 2006, 07:03
Replies: 59
Views: 4,768
Posted By BelfastChild

Can't really use any clinical reasoning here...

Can't really use any clinical reasoning here because never seen the patient. Therefore I can only speak in general terms.

In general, ANY young child with an unexplained limp should have an AP...
Forum: Medical & Health
3rd Aug 2006, 12:03
Replies: 59
Views: 4,768
Posted By BelfastChild

why not get an xray when a lot of nasties can be...

why not get an xray when a lot of nasties can be eliminated first?
Forum: Medical & Health
1st Aug 2006, 10:23
Replies: 59
Views: 4,768
Posted By BelfastChild

don't worry - it definitely ain't MS!!! If there...

don't worry - it definitely ain't MS!!! If there is a problem, it will be specific to the hip, eg Perthes (a bit young), transient synovitis (irritable hip - more likely), or a few other paediatric...
Forum: Medical & Health
1st Aug 2006, 09:54
Replies: 59
Views: 4,768
Posted By BelfastChild

there are lots of causes of limping in children. ...

there are lots of causes of limping in children. Some can be serious. Should never be put down to "putting it on" until the appropriate investigations have been done, even if it is painless. If...
Forum: Medical & Health
31st Jul 2006, 14:15
Replies: 1
Views: 784
Posted By BelfastChild

How old are you? Are you a woman? Are you fat?...

How old are you? Are you a woman? Are you fat? (sorry for being personal) If you are middle aged, a bit on the portly side, and especially if you are of the fairer sex, it may be a paraumbilical...
Forum: Medical & Health
31st Jul 2006, 14:06
Replies: 7
Views: 1,047
Posted By BelfastChild

Hip replacement is probably the best and most...

Hip replacement is probably the best and most effective operation in orthopaedic surgery. So it is devastating when things go wrong. I can understand your wife's reluctance to go through another...
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