Cheney Back in the hospital again
Minoriteeburg
09-01-2006, 18:04
Cheney taken to hospital Mon Jan 9, 6:43 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney was taken to a Washington hospital early on Monday, suffering from shortness of breath, according to a statement from the vice president's office.
The vice president, who has had four heart attacks, was taken to George Washington University Hospital around 3 a.m. (0800 GMT) and was expected to return home later today, the statement said.
Doctors administered an EKG, a test that monitors the electrical activity of the heart, and "found that it was unchanged," the statement said.
Doctors "determined that (Cheney) was retaining fluid as a result of anti-inflammatory medication he has been taking for a foot problem. (The doctors) have placed him on a diuretic and he is expected to return home later today," the statement said.
read full article here (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060109/us_nm/cheney_hospital_dc_8)
at this rate he may not make it untill 2008
Corneliu
09-01-2006, 18:07
Old news. He was released and everything is normal.
Sdaeriji
09-01-2006, 18:09
Old news. He was released and everything is normal.
By "old news" you mean "relatively new news since it was less than 6 hours ago", right?
Megaloria
09-01-2006, 18:09
He just doesn't want to be outdone by Sharon for the title of least healthy fat dude in politics.
Minoriteeburg
09-01-2006, 18:11
He just doesn't want to be outdone by Sharon for the title of least healthy fat dude in politics.
LOL we he's getting there all he has to do is not come out of hospital. I think he's been there equal times though.
Old news. He was released and everything is normal.
sorry had a late start to my day.
at this rate he may not make it untill 2008
And wouldn't that be a terrible pity?
How am I supposed to win the pool when he keeps insisting on just being a death tease? Pfft.
Corneliu
09-01-2006, 18:23
By "old news" you mean "relatively new news since it was less than 6 hours ago", right?
He was released from the hospitol and was only treated with shortness of breath. That ain't nothing new. It wasn't a heart attack or anything medically. EKG was completely normal and he is healthy. Otherwise, he'd still be in the hospitol.
Corneliu
09-01-2006, 18:25
sorry had a late start to my day.
So did I but at least I checked the story out before saying anything. I saw he was in the hostpital but then saw that his EKG was normal and that he was released. Thus this really is a non-story.
He was released from the hospitol and was only treated with shortness of breath. That ain't nothing new. It wasn't a heart attack or anything medically. EKG was completely normal and he is healthy. Otherwise, he'd still be in the hospitol.
It was unchanged. It's hardly normal after all his MIs...
Non Aligned States
09-01-2006, 18:28
How am I supposed to win the pool when he keeps insisting on just being a death tease? Pfft.
Well, you could always buy a couple dozen pretzels and hope he imitates Bush to even the odds :p
UpwardThrust
09-01-2006, 18:28
By "old news" you mean "relatively new news since it was less than 6 hours ago", right?
While things may have changed 6 hours hardly qualifies this as “old news”
Corneliu
09-01-2006, 18:28
It was unchanged. It's hardly normal after all his MIs...
The EKG was normal and he was released.
Well, you could always buy a couple dozen pretzels and hope he imitates Bush to even the odds :p
It sort of goes like this: Bush = puppet, Cheney = puppet master. I doubt the master would be dumber than the puppet.
The EKG was normal and he was released.
The article says it was unchanged. People who have had MIs previously don't have normal EKGs.
Corneliu
09-01-2006, 18:38
The article says it was unchanged. People who have had MIs previously don't have normal EKGs.
Ahhh but unchanged from what? That is the question. The docs don't seem to be to concerned though. If they were, he wouldn't have been released after 4 hours.
Ahhh but unchanged from what? That is the question. The docs don't seem to be to concerned though. If they were, he wouldn't have been released after 4 hours.
Unchanged from a previous one. They keep the old ones on record to compare. I would wager his EKG looks anything but normal, but since it was unchanged, it was not indicative of a new cardiac episode. But, of course, they probably did a barrage of other tests, as EKG is not enough on its own to rule out an MI and some other cardiac problems.
Corneliu
09-01-2006, 18:51
Unchanged from a previous one. They keep the old ones on record to compare. I would wager his EKG looks anything but normal, but since it was unchanged, it was not indicative of a new cardiac episode. But, of course, they probably did a barrage of other tests, as EKG is not enough on its own to rule out an MI and some other cardiac problems.
They probably did but from what I'm reading, the docs think it has to do with arthritis in the foot if I'm reading this correctly.
They probably did but from what I'm reading, the docs think it has to do with arthritis in the foot if I'm reading this correctly.
One of the side-effects of steroid treatment can be retention of fluid. This, in the form of fluid in the pleural sac and peripheral oedema, can can also be a sign of cardiac failure. So, it would make sense.
Unabashed Greed
09-01-2006, 19:00
You mean VP Palpatine won't die this time?? Dammmit!! How is it that the most evil people dodge death so well? Die Dick die!!!
Corneliu
09-01-2006, 19:01
One of the side-effects of steroid treatment can be retention of fluid. This, in the form of fluid in the pleural sac and peripheral oedema, can can also be a sign of cardiac failure. So, it would make sense.
Fass, I agree with you :)
Non Aligned States
09-01-2006, 19:01
It sort of goes like this: Bush = puppet, Cheney = puppet master. I doubt the master would be dumber than the puppet.
Hmmm, how about crumble cake then? Aaah heck, hell with that. He's got heart problems right? Fake some doctors instructions and load him down with plenty of lard fried chicken.
Hmmm, how about crumble cake then? Aaah heck, hell with that. He's got heart problems right? Fake some doctors instructions and load him down with plenty of lard fried chicken.
That would be undue influence upon the results! Even death pools have ethics by which to abide.
Fass, I agree with you :)
*gasp* Noooooes!
Non Aligned States
09-01-2006, 19:09
That would be undue influence upon the results! Even death pools have ethics by which to abide.
And whose to say that sometimes the pool doesn't get nudged in a certain way eh? ;)
And whose to say that sometimes the pool doesn't get nudged in a certain way eh? ;)
Our moral fibre, that's who!