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I Now Have a Cardiologist

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Re: I Now Have a Cardiologist

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Post by ebg13 »

itissid wrote: post #27

While this is great for Afib detection it's its very rare CDC says 2.7-6 Million people[1]. Still great for those people! I still think we need to do much better. High BP and hypertension is way more important to measure since they can be diagnostic in a larger percentage. My dad is a triple bypass heart patient. ECG and stress tests did diddly squat to detect it, until it was too late and it was diagnosed by a CT An…

> it's very rare CDC says 2.7-6 Million people

There are 329 million people in the US. 1 in 122 (329/2.7) people is not "very rare". 1 in 55 (329/6) people is even less so.

Re: I Now Have a Cardiologist

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Post by veryworried »

usaphp wrote: post #22
tasty_freeze wrote: post #15

It is odd to me how he keeps describing his $500/month insurance as being useless: he is generally in excellent health and his yearly expenditures are low enough that he is always paying down the deductible. Does he feel car insurance and home insurance are useless since he didn't total his car last year and his house didn't burn down? He knows this (as he mentions it obliquely) that he could lower his deductible but…

Imagine a regular sized family of 4, you have to shell out more than $20K/year for the most basic health insurance for your family if you are self employed, $20,000! and you still have to pay for EVERY doctor visit for your kids and regular checkups, and your family deductible is around $10-12K. And every year they send you a new increased quote by 10-15%. There should be some kind of a discount for families, like wh…

Eh, with cars you can only be driving one at a time so it doesn't make sense for insurance to double or triple just because you now have two or three cars.

With family members, they are all absolutely living in parallel and at the same time.

Re: I Now Have a Cardiologist

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Post by peteretep »

dwhit wrote: post #7
laurencei wrote: post #4

If you put a popular device, with a medical detection tool into the wider population, it would be logical that the device would pick up on patients who would other not notice the symptoms (at least initially, if any). So then the question becomes what other daily device(s) could be made to do automatic health checks of certain specific indicators, which would give an early indication to the possible condition, thus i…

A toilet that monitored urine and stool samples would be a major lifesaver.

This strikes me as an exceptionally difficult problem to solve. I'll be impressed if someone brings a workable solution to market in any reasonable time-frame. I guess if you can retrain people in how they use their toilet, you might be able to simplify some of the challenges, but many people use their toilet as a generalized soft/liquid garbage can.

Re: I Now Have a Cardiologist

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Post by electricslpnsld »

dwhit wrote: post #7
laurencei wrote: post #4

If you put a popular device, with a medical detection tool into the wider population, it would be logical that the device would pick up on patients who would other not notice the symptoms (at least initially, if any). So then the question becomes what other daily device(s) could be made to do automatic health checks of certain specific indicators, which would give an early indication to the possible condition, thus i…

A toilet that monitored urine and stool samples would be a major lifesaver.

> A toilet that monitored urine and stool samples

The nation of Germany?

Re: I Now Have a Cardiologist

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Post by peteretep »

tasty_freeze wrote: post #15

It is odd to me how he keeps describing his $500/month insurance as being useless: he is generally in excellent health and his yearly expenditures are low enough that he is always paying down the deductible. Does he feel car insurance and home insurance are useless since he didn't total his car last year and his house didn't burn down? He knows this (as he mentions it obliquely) that he could lower his deductible but…

When compared to health insurance almost anywhere else in the world, it's dire value for money.

Re: I Now Have a Cardiologist

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Post by peteretep »

haukilup wrote: post #40
faitswulff wrote: post #2

This is the 2nd or 3rd story I've heard like this about the Apple Watch's new ECG feature. I wasn't interested in smartwatches before, but now I am considering getting an Apple Watch, even if it's just for my parents.

Edit: Still not in Canada, though it seems to be in more countries. Very frustrating! Original: I don't think they enable the ECG feature for anyone outside the US. It's locked based on the point of sale last I checked. Very frustrating to buy something so expensive to find out it's been region-locked!

> The watchOS 5.2 update expands the availability of the ECG app to Hong Kong and 19 European countries, including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK

Re: I Now Have a Cardiologist

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Post by risaacs99 »

tasty_freeze wrote: post #15

It is odd to me how he keeps describing his $500/month insurance as being useless: he is generally in excellent health and his yearly expenditures are low enough that he is always paying down the deductible. Does he feel car insurance and home insurance are useless since he didn't total his car last year and his house didn't burn down? He knows this (as he mentions it obliquely) that he could lower his deductible but…

Yeah the negativity struck me as well. After being in Afib for a month, he was at high risk for having a stroke. I guarantee you that insurance would have been appreciated then.

Just to add to the discussion, I've been self employed and on ACA plans for several years now (with my family). I'm grateful to have the option, and it's miles ahead of what we had prior to the ACA.

Re: I Now Have a Cardiologist

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Post by peteretep »

__blockcipher__ wrote: post #29
atomical wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Go to a doctor for a physical every year.

But...most doctors don't give ECGs at physicals?

Worth inquiring about the add-on price for it, then. I also add a skin-cancer check with a dermatologist to my yearly check-up as I'm very high risk.

Re: I Now Have a Cardiologist

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Post by henvic »

peteretep wrote: post #43
dwhit wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A toilet that monitored urine and stool samples would be a major lifesaver.

This strikes me as an exceptionally difficult problem to solve. I'll be impressed if someone brings a workable solution to market in any reasonable time-frame. I guess if you can retrain people in how they use their toilet, you might be able to simplify some of the challenges, but many people use their toilet as a generalized soft/liquid garbage can.

Hopefully not a Theranos lol

What if on major airports (or other similar venues) there were paid toilets where you could do whatever business you want to do there and exit, only to receive a test result later on if something weird showed up?

Could this be doable?

Perhaps by taking a photo of the solid & liquid expelled from your body and trying to eliminate or reduce water contamination from the solid parts, and collecting it as you usually do in a lab?

Sorry if this all sounds stupid. My experience with biology is close to zero, and I have no clue about what I'm talking about — just thinking out loud.

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