Comments on: JSA #65: A Medical Review http://www.politedissent.com/archives/317 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:50:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: James http://www.politedissent.com/archives/317/comment-page-1#comment-503869 James Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:23:37 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/317#comment-503869 Dosent Miraculo(TM) have some pain blocking atributes...and if he was given a seditve could it function with the miraculo in his sysem? Dosent Miraculo(TM) have some pain blocking atributes…and if he was given a seditve could it function with the miraculo in his sysem?

]]> By: scott http://www.politedissent.com/archives/317/comment-page-1#comment-511 scott Thu, 07 Oct 2004 21:49:27 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/317#comment-511 Apparently Chromic Gut is "catgut" treated with chromic acid...but catgut isn't from cats, it's from sheep intestine. This <a href="http://www.fpnotebook.com/SUR112.htm">website</a> has more information. Apparently Chromic Gut is “catgut” treated with chromic acid…but catgut isn’t from cats, it’s from sheep intestine. This website has more information.

]]> By: scott http://www.politedissent.com/archives/317/comment-page-1#comment-507 scott Thu, 07 Oct 2004 16:35:20 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/317#comment-507 Adrenaline and other similar chemicals can block pain -- to an extent -- but they also raise blood pressure and can cause problems in that area. Traditionally, absorbable suture was made of cat-gut -- or gut from some similar beast (really). "Chromic Gut" is still available today for suturing, though most absorbable sutures are now synthetic materials. Adrenaline and other similar chemicals can block pain — to an extent — but they also raise blood pressure and can cause problems in that area.

Traditionally, absorbable suture was made of cat-gut — or gut from some similar beast (really). “Chromic Gut” is still available today for suturing, though most absorbable sutures are now synthetic materials.

]]> By: hcduvall http://www.politedissent.com/archives/317/comment-page-1#comment-506 hcduvall Thu, 07 Oct 2004 15:06:13 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/317#comment-506 Wow, this stuff really interesting. Could adreline or something block enough of the pain to perform surgery? I was just sitting here looking through Aron Ralston's book- he's the rock climber who had to cut his own arm off before being rescued, from about a year back. It has a picture, as he apparently had a camera on hand, of the forearm (now detached) pinned between rocks. What do they make absorbable sutures out of? Wow, this stuff really interesting. Could adreline or something block enough of the pain to perform surgery? I was just sitting here looking through Aron Ralston’s book- he’s the rock climber who had to cut his own arm off before being rescued, from about a year back. It has a picture, as he apparently had a camera on hand, of the forearm (now detached) pinned between rocks.

What do they make absorbable sutures out of?

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