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Forum: Medical & Health
5th May 2024, 16:30
Replies: 6
Views: 818
Posted By Radgirl

As always choose your surgeon carefully..... I...

As always choose your surgeon carefully..... I spent a long time on this before having IOLs myself and ended up very happy. I ruled out multifocal early on. We discussed correcting one eye for near...
Forum: British Isles Aviation
29th Apr 2024, 15:35
Replies: 44
Views: 5,600
Posted By Radgirl

What is a cottage hospital please???? ...

What is a cottage hospital please????

Medicine has slightly changed in 60 years.
Forum: British Isles Aviation
27th Apr 2024, 16:58
Replies: 44
Views: 5,600
Posted By Radgirl

Hi CM. I apologise if I appear to have missed you...

Hi CM. I apologise if I appear to have missed you out. I am well aware and appreciative of the great work you do. I put 'blue light vehicle' as I thought readers would understand the phrase. You and...
Forum: British Isles Aviation
26th Apr 2024, 15:58
Replies: 44
Views: 5,600
Posted By Radgirl

Hospitals keep a blood bank. We pre order for...

Hospitals keep a blood bank. We pre order for elective work and keep adequate emergency reserves. It is rare for a hospital to need urgent supplies but when they do the blood is sent from the...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Mar 2024, 23:05
Replies: 1,651
Views: 452,018
Posted By Radgirl

Hmmm. I see doctors making these comments on a...

Hmmm. I see doctors making these comments on a regular basis.....'I am really confident I can do this operation.....'

What could possibly go wrong
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2024, 18:04
Replies: 118
Views: 69,761
Posted By Radgirl

I havent a clue whether he really is an alcoholic...

I havent a clue whether he really is an alcoholic or is using the claim as part of his defence, but assuming there is some truth in his claimed addiction I am concerned at your attitude to mental...
Forum: Medical & Health
20th Dec 2023, 21:15
Replies: 14
Views: 1,747
Posted By Radgirl

It is an honour to be asked, and no I am not a...

It is an honour to be asked, and no I am not a radiologist (no more clues!!!). This is a complex and fast moving field

The main interest is in initial detection of prostate cancer. We know early...
Forum: Medical & Health
17th Dec 2023, 19:09
Replies: 24
Views: 3,657
Posted By Radgirl

I am sorry the CAA has not communicated more...

I am sorry the CAA has not communicated more comprehensively but you have had two seizures so I am not surprised they are not happy. Without knowing what caused the second seizure it is impossible to...
Forum: Medical & Health
17th Dec 2023, 18:59
Replies: 2
Views: 576
Posted By Radgirl

I am an amateur as we do not use this test....

I am an amateur as we do not use this test. Drinking is not illegal for pilots if blood alcohol levels are low enough and we are more interested in picking up liver pathology. So I dont know if you...
Forum: Medical & Health
12th Nov 2023, 17:38
Replies: 5
Views: 1,125
Posted By Radgirl

TF Very simply the liver metabolises alcohol....

TF
Very simply the liver metabolises alcohol. It is a washing machine. If you put too much alcohol / washing in it it will break and you will get liver failure
It is very good at repairing itself...
Forum: Medical & Health
5th Nov 2023, 17:39
Replies: 8
Views: 680
Posted By Radgirl

A visual aura normally relates to migraine which...

A visual aura normally relates to migraine which I presume you do not have. I would not use the term in earshot of the CAA. It would appear to be a purely optical phenomenon and if you pass regular...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Nov 2023, 17:36
Replies: 75
Views: 34,820
Posted By Radgirl

NHS Estates simply has not got anyone with the...

NHS Estates simply has not got anyone with the knowledge or skills on site to make an assessment
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Oct 2023, 16:05
Replies: 40
Views: 3,736
Posted By Radgirl

I enjoy helping other pilots with their medical...

I enjoy helping other pilots with their medical issues. Like flying itself I am always learning from these interactions and realise what a privilege it is to be flying
Forum: Medical & Health
25th Sep 2023, 10:42
Replies: 10
Views: 1,112
Posted By Radgirl

I assume you never had a biopsy so the tumour or...

I assume you never had a biopsy so the tumour or cyst is undiagnosed but if is now just a scar it was likely a cyst. A scar does increase the risk of a fit but in very general terms the longer you go...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Aug 2023, 12:26
Replies: 19
Views: 10,835
Posted By Radgirl

Yes they are outdated. Non commercial medicals...

Yes they are outdated. Non commercial medicals are becoming less common. I would argue commercial medicals need to use modern technology more. More carotid ultrasound, more coronary CT. However the...
Forum: British Isles Aviation
27th Aug 2023, 16:56
Replies: 44
Views: 5,600
Posted By Radgirl

Lots of waffle from the proponents it seems to...

Lots of waffle from the proponents it seems to prove they can fly a drone from A to B. Already proven so you do not need a trial to demonstrate the drone can fly from A to B

The only I repeat only...
Forum: Medical & Health
27th Aug 2023, 16:42
Replies: 2
Views: 607
Posted By Radgirl

So it seems the first result was a lab or...

So it seems the first result was a lab or venesection error. I dont know what you were told, but as the normal heamatocrit is 40 and under 15 is dead, I suspect you were given your haemoglobin in pre...
Forum: Medical & Health
27th Aug 2023, 16:28
Replies: 2
Views: 728
Posted By Radgirl

High concentrations of oxygen have been known to...

High concentrations of oxygen have been known to exacerbate atelectasis where the small airway units in the base of the lungs collapse. Written up several decades ago leading to some anaesthetists...
Forum: British Isles Aviation
13th Aug 2023, 13:06
Replies: 44
Views: 5,600
Posted By Radgirl

I have posted before about these trials which are...

I have posted before about these trials which are easy to masquerade as life saving NHS work. In fact I can think of very very few clinical reasons for such drones. Correction, I can think of...
Forum: Medical & Health
13th Aug 2023, 12:01
Replies: 3
Views: 799
Posted By Radgirl

Hi You do not need screening (an MOT) which...

Hi

You do not need screening (an MOT) which is to detect early symptom free disease in the well. So please dont be tempted to pay a company for same

If your GP has failed to make a diagnosis he...
Forum: Medical & Health
31st Jul 2023, 14:45
Replies: 3
Views: 735
Posted By Radgirl

Hi. I am afraid your condition affects all blood...

Hi. I am afraid your condition affects all blood vessels and as you know it makes them fragile and at risk of bleeding. This includes the blood vessels in the brain making a stroke possible. The...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jul 2023, 15:00
Replies: 524
Views: 447,124
Posted By Radgirl

We have been able to measure TCP for some time....

We have been able to measure TCP for some time. de Ree et al produced a good paper which found the levels were below those that could cause the symptoms....
Forum: Medical & Health
12th Apr 2023, 20:28
Replies: 1
Views: 414
Posted By Radgirl

I am afraid the current CAA rules state it is a...

I am afraid the current CAA rules state it is a no. However just worth checking the individual is homozygous sickle cell disease and not heterozygous sickle cell trait. It requires a straight forward...
Forum: Medical & Health
6th Apr 2023, 20:53
Replies: 4
Views: 643
Posted By Radgirl

Hi Drinala Sorry, I wasnt confused but I...

Hi Drinala

Sorry, I wasnt confused but I apologise for not being clear.

The important thing is to identify the cause of the murmur. This can be done with an ultrasound for a couple of hundred...
Forum: Medical & Health
6th Apr 2023, 20:41
Replies: 2
Views: 1,087
Posted By Radgirl

Hi guys Although I have posted on issues...

Hi guys

Although I have posted on issues with ECGs if the electrodes are incorrectly placed, I dont think that was the issue with OP. Incidentally, it wasnt LVH so the two posts above are about...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2023, 20:31
Replies: 32
Views: 12,463
Posted By Radgirl

I was reluctant to post given this thread refers...

I was reluctant to post given this thread refers to an actual person, but just to clarify in simple terms:

A heart attack causes collapse for one of two reasons:

1 the muscles of the heart all...
Forum: Medical & Health
30th Mar 2023, 23:30
Replies: 4
Views: 643
Posted By Radgirl

Hi A murmur is caused by turbulent blood...

Hi

A murmur is caused by turbulent blood flow through the heart. This can be congenital (perseverence of the foetal blood flow) or acquired (eg a leaking valve). It can also occur without an...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Mar 2023, 22:00
Replies: 77
Views: 25,995
Posted By Radgirl

My 2 cents It looks very unprofessional for...

My 2 cents

It looks very unprofessional for a pilot to be chatting to CC or drinking or eating in flight. If you care what your customer thinks you wouldnt do it

If you want to socialise why...
Forum: Medical & Health
4th Mar 2023, 23:52
Replies: 5
Views: 2,224
Posted By Radgirl

Yes it is OK with normal criteria: ie you inform,...

Yes it is OK with normal criteria: ie you inform, and dont fly for initial 14 days
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jan 2023, 09:04
Replies: 161
Views: 18,815
Posted By Radgirl

Shytorque No I didnt read the entire thread...

Shytorque

No I didnt read the entire thread and explained why. I hoped to give some medical insight and what I wrote certainly is not official stance. As far as I know no aviation regulator has...
Forum: Medical & Health
22nd Jan 2023, 23:37
Replies: 7
Views: 1,286
Posted By Radgirl

It is good to see a regulator reviewing and...

It is good to see a regulator reviewing and amending the rules. Most issues arise from a failure of regulators to amend the rules even though they no longer have any scientific basis

I am not a...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jan 2023, 22:40
Replies: 161
Views: 18,815
Posted By Radgirl

Not sure why this is on Rotorheads as it effects...

Not sure why this is on Rotorheads as it effects all pilots. Pity it wasnt moved to the medical thread. I have only just spotted it and I am not going to trawl through the entire thread. May I make...
Forum: Medical & Health
13th Jan 2023, 00:39
Replies: 2
Views: 598
Posted By Radgirl

I know very little about it but feelings of...

I know very little about it but feelings of movement can be normal and this sydrome is restricted for people where the symptoms last for more than 48 hours. I would have thought that anyone with such...
Forum: Medical & Health
13th Jan 2023, 00:34
Replies: 2
Views: 609
Posted By Radgirl

The A in ARVC stands for arythmia ie abnormal...

The A in ARVC stands for arythmia ie abnormal heart rythmns which would have an effect on your life. If you have never had an arrythmia you might be advised to consult a cardiologist again to review...
Forum: Medical & Health
21st Dec 2022, 01:49
Replies: 4
Views: 1,449
Posted By Radgirl

ALWAYS ask for the leads to be checked if you...

ALWAYS ask for the leads to be checked if you have an abnormal ECG undertaken other than by a cardiologist. A well known F1 driver in his 30s was diagnosed with a heart attack. Fortunately so was the...
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