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November 17, 2019
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/heart-attack
Best guess- Trump was having chest pains
He needed to go to the hospital for a proper diagnosis. Since he went back to the White House, it's likely the chest pains were not the result of a myocardial infarction
Your doctor will diagnose a heart attack based on your signs and symptoms, your medical and family histories, and test results.
Diagnostic Tests
EKG (Electrocardiogram)
An EKG is a simple, painless test that detects and records the heart's electrical activity. The test shows how fast the heart is beating and its rhythm (steady or irregular). An EKG also records the strength and timing of electrical signals as they pass through each part of the heart.
An EKG can show signs of heart damage due to ischemic heart disease and signs of a previous or current heart attack.
Blood Tests
During a heart attack, heart muscle cells die and release proteins into the bloodstream. Blood tests can measure the amount of these proteins in the bloodstream. Higher than normal levels of these proteins suggest a heart attack.
Commonly used blood tests include troponin tests, CK or CKMB tests, and serum myoglobin tests. Blood tests often are repeated to check for changes over time.
Coronary Angiography
Coronary angiography (an-jee-OG-ra-fee) is a test that uses dye and special x rays to show the insides of your coronary arteries. This test often is done during a heart attack to help find blockages in the coronary arteries.
To get the dye into your coronary arteries, your doctor will use a procedure called cardiac catheterization (KATH-e-ter-ih-ZA-shun).
A thin, flexible tube called a catheter is put into a blood vessel in your arm, groin (upper thigh), or neck. The tube is threaded into your coronary arteries, and the dye is released into your bloodstream.
Special x rays are taken while the dye is flowing through the coronary arteries. The dye lets your doctor study the flow of blood through the heart and blood vessels.
If your doctor finds a blockage, he or she may recommend a procedure calledpercutaneous (per-ku-TA-ne-us) coronary intervention (PCI), sometimes referred to as coronary angioplasty (AN-jee-oh-plas-tee). This procedure can help restore blood flow through a blocked artery. Sometimes a small mesh tube called a stent is placed in the artery to help prevent blockages after the procedure.
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/heart-attack
November 16, 2019
If you wondered how sexual predator enabler Gym Jordon got elected
November 16, 2019
The great Dan Rather on cults
November 15, 2019
Let us take a moment to honor the sacrifice
November 15, 2019
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/trumps-contemptible-attack-on-marie-yovanovitch/
Even The American Conservative is calling out Trump's witness intimidation crimes
Now he is publicly attacking a witness in the impeachment inquiry, which almost certainly exposes him to new charges of illegal conduct. When someone as powerful as the president publicly goes after a witness, it is bound to have an intimidating effect on her and other witnesses. Trump has responded to an investigation into his abuse of power by committing more abuses that make impeachment that much more likely and necessary.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/trumps-contemptible-attack-on-marie-yovanovitch/
November 7, 2019
This is so true
November 6, 2019
Governing by tantrum
November 5, 2019
Show your work Donald
November 4, 2019
We live in dark times
November 3, 2019
Occam's razor explains the Republican's behavior
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