fossilesqueJul 28, 2025

quick thinking

https://mander.xyz/post/34828948

Show threadskulblakaJul 28, 2025

Can someone translate this into English for the ones who aren’t doctors or biologists?

This sounds like someone was having a heart attack and they started playing with his butthole. I’d appreciate if someone could tell me that’s not the case.

Show threadTomMaszJul 28, 2025
You're pretty much correct. AF is a heart rhythm abnormality, and if it persists, like it seems to here, it renders the heart unable to pump blood. It appears he might have been undergoing a prostate exam when this happened, since that's the usual reason for a digital rectal exam. You'd have to assume the doctor knew they had this condition to begin with.
Show threadNurse_Robot
Nope. If I recall correctly all other interventions failed, so this was a hail Mary that happened to work
Jul 28, 2025 at 1:53pmWeb
Show threadTomMaszJul 28, 2025
Interesting. That area of the body is pretty sensitive, I can see how it might generate enough sensation to affect other areas of the body.
Show threadTommySalamiJul 28, 2025
Specifically it’s very possible to stimulate the vagus nerve, which helps regulate heart rhythm, with an exam like this. This is a known effect, but typically in the context of a possible adverse effect of some procedures (e.g. enema).
Show threadchuckleslordJul 28, 2025

You recall incorrectly. It was a check for GI bleed prior to anticoagulant administration prior to cardioversion. They were literally running through pre-procedure tests in order to do the standard treatment for AF.

Source: The paper itself