There was this woman I knew quite well who experienced chest pains, she was pushing fifty. She went to the doctor, and he told her, "Women your age don't have heart attacks." She died less than a week later from a heart attack.
I went to the ER with chest pain and sent home told it was heartburn. After months of this I insisted on a stress test, was pulled off of the treadmill after just 3 minutes, and I’m now diagnosed with coronary artery disease. So many uneducated doctors it’s hard to believe. Why have they never studied women?
@@dkasper3267 To be fair, that is because women are always complaining about their anxiety or depression. Most women I know are on some sort of psychotropic drug.
I am surprised the doctor didn’t say ”it’s just anxiety, get a hobby”. I had heard that all my life, I have POTS and guestimate I have had it since I was 15ish. It is typical that women get dismissed.
If it’s not immediately detected by a simple blood test…we are ALL dismissed. I have been dismissed by almost every hospital in Tucson. First treating with heart meds to control my irrational heart until one doctor noticed i might be anemic. Couldnt find the bleed so dicharged and dismissed!!! (Fully symptomatic)I was even sent to a mental hospital!! There are currently no doctors like this one in my area, when actually they should all 😂 that way.
A friend calls it being diagnosed as female, was told she had anxiety, here take these pills, fast forward 20 or so years during chemo for breast cancer it’s discovered that she actually has had a heart defect all this time, so while doing chemo she then has to have heart surgery. I had an ambulance ride for sudden stabbing pain in my chest, hospital doesn’t know what it is, say see Dr. takes over 2 weeks to get into Dr, new to me, never saw him before. He patted my knee, called me Hun, and told me I was having panic attacks because I was a single mom. Gave me pills, I didn’t take them, I knew he was wrong, continued “ attacks although milder than the first one, only to find out a year later that it was my gallbladder, so yes I was having attacks, just not panic, an actual physical issue. Again , diagnosis of being female
It is a complication of - purposefully or not - heeding an example of Occam's Razor: "When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses before zebras." As a career troubleshooter, I learned very early to do a sanity check and confirm or rule out the most common suspect for that case. I imagine in an emergency medical setting the pressure is far greater, but that should be limited to a quick rule-out followed as necessary by actual investigation. Always be prepared to check for zebras; that is the reason we rule out horses.
This is exactly what killed my fiancée Kate 4 years ago 💔 she was just 26, took the drs too long to figure out what was going on before they realised. She went into cardiac arrest but they managed to get her back and at that point they came and talked to us and said that she would need to be transferred to London ASAP but didn’t think she would make the trip and they where right 💔 20 minutes later she went into a second cardiac arrest which they couldn’t get her back from and she slipped away 💔 we where together for 7 years she had just turned 26 when she died and I was just 28, I still miss her more then words can describe I’m in a new relationship now but she will forever be my one ❤️
Waited 3 days cos she thought symptoms would go away. I can relate to this woman, once went almost 5 days thinking I’d caught a bad stomach bug. I have the mentality of "She’ll be right I’ll ride it out till it buggas off" But it was only because my boss made me go to a doctor that I found out my appendix were hours from exploding 😬
Extended family member was worried about cost and hers DID burst and she still waited a few hours, by the time she finally went to ER she is insanely lucky to be alive because she was soooo ill!
You are an AMAZING story teller. I was on the edge of my seat this entire video. It was like watching an episode of House M.D. without the sarcasm and breaking into people's homes haha
@giftofthewild6665 Digitalis is the Genus name of the plant that goes by the name Foxglove. Mostly Digitalis purpura but about 20 species of Digitalis plants exists.
@@user-cg8if3eq7d depends how uneducated you are. and even so mistakes can be made. In the 2010s East Europe I mixed up my aphid poison with the fertilizer bottle because both were in tiny bottles that needed dilution. So for days I sprayed fertilizer on my roses and poured poison at the roots of my basil plant. One day I got stomach cramps and really black poop. so I googled it and aside from cancer it also suggested stomach bleeding that can be caused by poisoning. so I checked my bottles again and I must have mixed the substances wrong. the poison maybe got absorbed into the basil leaves via roots which I then put a couple on my salad. Now I try and buy stuff that has spray and dilution included in the bottle and is vividly marked. If I have to dilute I use red containers for poisons, yellow for fertilizer and green for water. I don't ever want to mix this up. I check 3 times, put huge labels and duck take it 3 times to be sure it doesn't fall off. I keep my husband informed of what I am using and where it's stored. And unless the plant is seriously dyeing I won't use any pesticide on it, even organic bs. That initial aphid poison was suppose to be organic too. Organic doesn't mean it won't kill you. (for those that didn't know that yet).
That was my thought at the start of the video, that this was like an episode of House where you try and solve the diagnostic mystery despite being distracted by the quasl-lunatic behavior of the characters!
When I had a hip replacement 20 years ago, recovery was in the same ward as cardiac cases. Complications of TJR can require cardiac care (embolisms). Anyway, I was recovering very nicely and walking around on crutches (which is a good idea for that recovery, plus I am a pain in the ass). I found a wall with cardiac monitors for all the patients. I was fascinated. It was late and slow. One of the nurses came up beside me and said, "We had something really interesting a little while ago." Turns out one of the patients there was a cardiac doctor. He was watching the wall just for the heck of it, as we were and called the nurse over very excitedly. He pointed to one of the monitors and said, "This patient is decompens(ating). and dropped to the floor. He had diagnosed himself without knowing it.
@@smileyt7581 is a medical term related to the heart having a abnormal rhythm also known as “arrhythmia”. (As the commenter above stated he was watching the cardiac heart monitor screens …./which is why he was able to comment , but most hospitals at least that I’ve been to the patients name isn’t always listed to each corresponding screen, showing the rhythm etc. from the heart monitor on screen.
@@smileyt7581 "Decompensated heart failure (DHF) is a severe condition that occurs when the heart is unable to pump or store blood at normal pressure levels. This can happen when the heart's structure or function changes. DHF requires immediate medical attention." I am a Boomer, and _I_ know what a Google is!
@@TimeSurfer206 😆 Isn't Google wonderful? I'm sure I tried Google before asking but it didn't give the medical definition of "decompensating". Thanks for the definition of DHF though!!! 😉
Recently had a family member diagnosed with a heart attack (coronary arteries clogged, all three), so seeing this made me understand the process better and what they were looking for when diagnosing. There were a lots of tests going on in our case, bit overwhelming. So this video is really helpful, love your videos!
In the US, if you walk into an ER and say “I have chest pain, my watch is saying my heart is irregular” you will NOT be sitting in a waiting room for hours, you will be immediately treated. You may be laying around on a bed in the ER while tests and procedures are being done…but, please, anyone who is having this type of pain, no matter how healthy of a person you are, go to the ER, or call 911 (even better, if you have a heart attack, you could cause a car accident.)
@@mollymollie6048 Unfortunately, in our case, the family member did not experience the typical chest pain associated with heart attacks. Instead, they felt pain in both arms and uncomfortable pressure around the heart. Despite feeling perfectly healthy, they later fainted, prompting a visit to the emergency room. However, just as you mentioned, upon arriving at the ER, the patient underwent several tests since the doctors were unsure what was causing these symptoms. At least, they did not share any information with us at that time and kept it kinda vage until they had all the information. I agree that, regardless of how healthy you feel, it is important to go to the ER if you experience this type of pain, especially if you are female. Symptoms can differ greatly, and it is better to be safe than sorry. Luckily, in our case, the condition was caught in time and treated. The family member underwent surgery and is now recovering.
In Australia late last year, our grocery store chains had to pull bags of baby spinach and mixed salads containing baby spinach because the main supply farm had accidentally mixed a nightshade related weed in with the salad. It caused a few people to have hallucinations, confusion, rapid heartbeats, blurred vision and other symptoms.
O.M.G. 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 salad mix up can kill . Scary... Fox glove is a plant that pharmaceutical's companies make heart medication with. Be careful of your green leafy veggies now.
My father has drummed into me that there are three things where you ALWAYS go to the doctor ASAP, which basically come down to, is a major life-sustaining organ system at risk of failure: brain (e.g. fever over 104F, serious blow to the head), lungs (e.g. difficulty breathing, low oxygen levels), or heart (e.g. bleeding you cannot stop, palpitations). Waiting a few minutes to see if it improves I can understand, but THREE DAYS? Holy hell she's lucky. Also, as annoying as a long wait with the ER is, if you go in with cardiac symptoms... you're likely to be seen quickly, which is both good news and bad news.
Ive had different types of palpitations for years now, some of which have sent me to the ER. Dr's havent found anything wrong despite dozens of tests over the years. The medical industry has gone down the tubes, unreliable, especially over the last 5 years.
@@FromDream2RealityNow That definitely sounds frustrating, and I'm sorry to hear about it -- I hope they figure it out or that you find solutions. Chronic conditions and what a person's "normal" is can definitely change the calculus on this sort of thing -- an asthmatic probably isn't going to go to the hospital every time they get winded; someone with a uterus probably has what is technically unstoppable bleeding every month or so. I follow a UA-camr who dealt with POTS and so had palpitations pretty regularly, which made nursing helplines frustrating since as soon as you mention heart anything they say go to the ER. But I'd certainly hope that the first time or two with no apparent cause, it gets checked out. Still a bummer if you don't get an answer though!
@FromDream2RealityNow Perhaps your palpitations may be due to Angina, which I suffer from, and/or Low Potassium, which can damage the heart over time. I also battle with maintaining the correct level of Potassium in my blood cells. The symptoms for the latter are hard to ignore with prevalent Chest Pain, extreme Fatigue and Back Pain. The longer you go with Low Potassium, the worse those symptoms get, and then include Dizziness and Fainting spells. Have your Doctor order a Complete Panel Blood Test to check your Potassium Level. That blood test can also reveal damage to the heart, if any. Without knowing your name, I will pray 🙏 that you find out what’s causing your chest pain. Whatever’s causing your palpitations, those symptoms should not be ignored until you find your answers! 🙏♥️
@@donnanail9597 It can also be anxiety. I believe it is a symptom of a panic attack. The problem is, most people don't want to go bankrupt and find out it was only a panic attack.
@@FromDream2RealityNow where I live all of the giant hospital chains as I call them have put the local doctors out of business. I personally feel like the care was better with the smaller doctors offices. More personalized care in many ways. But some of the things that are good about the bigger hospital chains that have taken over is that we do get to see our medical records very easily and quickly. Then again, I don’t usually know what I’m looking at so it doesn’t help me with my health anxiety.😂😂😂😂
That's so sad. People are evaluating whether they're sick, instead of a doctor. I'm not saying every country needs 100% subsidised healthcare, but any behaviour that discourages people from getting a diagnosis is ludicrous.
There is a huge sense of relief, even joy, when one eventually makes a correct diagnosis & all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place. My expertise is in electronics, not medicine, but I enjoy the speculation, testing & evaluating the various signs provided by a misbehaving electronic tool or other machine.
Here I am with an arythmic heart and my cardiologist can’t figure out why. I’m glad I watched this. I’ve had Sarcoidosis for 40 years. My BP stays high lately, regardless of medication. I just had a CTA done and they found no coronary blockage. I don’t think he even considered the Sarcoidosis.
This one was so fun for me! I was an ECG technician for many years analyzing holter monitors, event monitors, taking thousands of ECG's, and transcribing the physicians interpretations. I was extremely fortunate to have worked with a Cardiologist who had taught at the University of Minnesota and loved to teach and would quiz me on rhythms in the ER - is this V-tach? Why not? I could not guess how often I transcribed "Cannot rule out digitalis effect". I started my career back in the day of single channel ECG's in the early days of treatment for heart problems when it was not unusual to give patients digitalis. When I retired our hospital was one of the top 5 heart hospitals in the US (15? Years ago). Thanks for this video. You made my day!
Oh my, I’m glad kale - oxalates, potassium , and phosphorous - I think it has that - makes me sick and planning of getting it from freezer on trash day to throw out. I know it’s not foxglove, but too much kale and spinach are bad for my system - I found out a few weeks ago.
I found this video fascinating. I actually have a pacemaker now at 57. I was getting knee surgery last year and on admission at the orthopedic facility they noticed I had heartbeat of 31. I wish shocked. Not thinking I felt badly at all, I mentioned to them that about six years before I used to climb mountains and one day I just couldn’t do it any longer. I was admitted to the hospital on Christmas Eve, I had just worked a full shift at my restaurant. I had put my legs up on the stairs and I was laying flat on the floor because I noticed my right ankle would swell. . I found myself not being able to get up off the floor and failing an incredible pain in my back left side. When I was admitted, they told me that they thought I had I pneumonia and a kidney stone and sent me home. I never again could hike up the back of our hill or mountains ever again. I thought it had something to do with scar tissue in my lungs. Fast forward to 2023 the day that I was going to have my knee surgery. They diagnosed me with mobitz 2😢. I lived with it for so many years not ever knowing. They said I was almost totally asymptomatic, and I had learned to live with it. Thank you for having such interesting videos, and such an expressive face! I feel much better now, and I run around with no issues. It’s too bad I lost so many years of my life coming out of shape.
Look up > youtube >>> No Carb Life. Binge watch all videos and see if you can see symptoms there relating to you and start experimenting. There was a man...who also could not climb hills anymore. His diet changed this issue and much more issues gone. Good luck.
MOST ARENT ALLOWED to research anymore ....the hospitals require them to follow the algorithms they are provided on their computers. Gosh, it's rare to even be touched by a doc anymore...or look into your eyes, urine check, etc
As someone who accidentally bit into (what turned out to be ) Autumn crocus, or Colchicum autumnale that had gotten into my chive patch in the garden, and spent the next 2 weeks VERY ill (if I'd actually eaten it instead of spitting it out, I very well might be dead)... saw this one coming a mile away. Not the same plant, but similar circumstances. It also looks a lot like chives before the flowers form. Be careful out there!
I had a similar experience with what could’ve been the same thing or at very least was something that looked like wild edible onions (where I live we have “ramps” my fiancé picked some to use in making /flavouring for steak.) long story short a hour or two after we were both violently ill. Later on about 25-48 hrs later we showed a family member who said/realized what we had mistaken as edible was in fact not edible. After that I always look twice and think twice about foraging for any plant/vegetables before I consume them now. Looking back I was extremely nauseous, sweaty, as well as probably experiencing tachycardia.
Let me second the suggestion that women in particular not neglect any chest symptoms. I noticed last winter that I might be getting a bit of very mild angina on exertion that went away after a minute or so rest. Finally got around to get it checked out and it turns out one coronary artery is 100% blocked another is 70% blocked and the third is 40% blocked. The two "good" arteries had revascularized the area served by the completely blocked one, and the heart muscle shows no damage. 72 year old woman in good health, no diabetes or blood sugar problems, blood pressure usually about 125/75, lipids just at the level of decision to treat last fall. Never smoked, don't drink, semi-vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, but obese. Presently waiting for bypass surgery. If I hadn't gone in to be checked, I'd think whatever it was had gone away, since angina symptoms are even less. It was all a big surprise. I hope this little story will prevent some other person from finding out the harder way (heart attack) that they have coronary artery disease!
They first did a stress test combined with an echocardiogram to confirm that it was angina.. This showed one and possibly a second partial blockage, so I was referred for an angiogram. I was expecting that they might do one or two stents at the same time as the angiogram. Big surprise that the recommendation is for complete revascularization. I'm continuing to feel okay. Yesterday i walked more than a kilometer to the supermarket with no symptoms. I rested briefly a few times on the way back, but I was lugging a heavy bundle buggy uphill and what I felt was fatigue and not anything in my chest. If I didn't know about the CAD, I'd be thinking I just needed to get more exercise. I actually vaguely recall this sort of fatigue happening a few years ago, but it went away after a few weeks. Maybe that was when the two better arteries were taking over for the worse one. I'm the sort of person who will wait for something to go away on its own before I bother a doctor with it, like many people. I'm glad that after several months of very mild "is this angina?" symptoms I finally broke down and got it checked out. I still have 100% good heart muscle. I could have carried on ignoring the mild and vague symptoms until I dropped dead.
Your an amazing teacher, story teller, and Dr!! …your explanations are told so well !!…. ( and I’m a Critical RN for 40+ years!) I have learned conversation& stories get you more important information than check off list & check boxes!! … I love your videos!!
Wow what an wild story & diagnosis! U are incredible at telling stories!! I could watch you nonstop!! The way u explain things is a gift! I have been following u since u were a resident & now look at you!!! Even tho we don't know each other personally. I have to say I am extremely proud of you!!!! Plz continue doing these type of videos more often!! Ty you so much for educating us!!! Oxoxox
Wow! What a lesson to learn about how important it is to be careful with eating what you plant...so good when it has a happy ending! Thanks, Dr. Siobhan!
There's two sides of this as well! Not only know WHAT you can eat off of what you plant (the 'fruits' of potatoes are potentially deadly), but also HOW you plant. Squashes can BECOME poisonous over time if pollinated by other squashes AND you save those seeds for years ahead, and they cross pollinate. Good rule of thumb is if it's bitter/too bitter, and it's not supposed to be...don't eat it...
@@bobd2659 Your input got me to read a bit about Cucurbitacin; an article states that it can have useful properties, e.g. against cancers. Thanks again!
I did not know all the symptoms if poisoning from foxglove, but as soon as a new garden was mentioned I thought of the plant. I knew foxglove impacts the heart. I enjoy your medical mysteries.
@@Kmc-n4mI think male usually requires bit bigger dose as it usually bigger body than female’s smaller body. So female is more prone to overdosing than male does if give exactly same amount of dose to each. And of course, each individual is different.
I was just talking to my neighbour about the Foxglove in our gardens. I just moved into this house and I am a gardener and registered nurse. I asked my new neighbour about it and i have 2 big dogs that occasionally eat the grass. I never had Foxglove in my garden because of this. It is so funny this came up in your video.
Fascinating story! I love these medical mysteries. Thanks! When I was a kid, my mom planted foxglove in the garden. She warned my brother and me that it was extremely poisonous. We were past the age when we were likely to put random things in our mouths, but she was being careful. Now I see why.
Thank you for this. Husband has sarcoidosis. It’s in the lungs. Glad to learn about other symptoms to look out for even though the story had a different outcome. All knowledge about sarcoidosis is good for us so we can keep tabs on the disease. We have no clue as to why he has it. Doesn’t run in his family. Just started coughing and it has never stopped. He is very active and loves what he does in terms of his profession, so he plans to continue working for as long as possible. Fatigue and cough are his major symptoms. It hasn’t moved to any other organs. Anyway, thank you for the additional info about sarcoidosis in the heart. Good to know!
Dr. Siobhan, as always, thank you for being brilliant, thorough, efficient, compassionate yet with warmest animation, downright terrific. The story that you present is a mystery with happy conclusion. In my case - My father threw up blood; My mother threw up from the stomach; My girlfriend of 11 years asked for a towel as her last words. In each case, the medics were MD's (in the sense just Masters of Dreck)..each deceased couldn't be whatsoever revived. Yes, dope, herbicides, cleaning agents, pesticides, mold, airborne toxins need to be ruled out. Her husband didn't 'know his onions' so to speak 😮.
@ambriadaniels-dovolis7496 Never smoked dope since I started college in 1977. Plenty failed out, I was on Dean's List throughout. Put that in your pipe n' smoke it !
As soon as I saw about the husband getting the same symptoms after eating that salad.....also heard of another case where a retired couple who went out to pick wildflowers. They found what they thought was comfrey and enjoyed a tea they made from it. Turned out it was the very similar-looking foxglove. They took too long to get to the hospital after their symptoms started--they both died.
If you're not good at plant ID (or mushroom ID), things that look very different to those who can do ID may not look different to someone who is a novice.
When I saw the abnormal ECG, I knew that there was a problem with the SA/AV node. I thought that it could be hypokalemia, but was shocked to find out that it was caused by a plant! Great content as always Siobhan
I think your insight was very off since they already knew that potassium was not high thus they knew it wasn't low either. But, nice try... I really like these videos too. I really couldn't predict the cause either. This is fascinating.
This happened to my friend in India. She ate a plant she thought was edible...it wasn't. Her neighbor gave it to her to cook with. She didn't have vomiting but she lost her ability to speak and reverted to acting like a toddler. They couldn't figure out what was wrong, as her vitals and her body were in perfect health. CT scan was good, MRI was good, all organs were good. The toxin went straight to her brain, I guess, but it couldn't be detected. She was in the ICU for days and then suddenly she got better for no apparent reason. She was suddenly able to speak and was coherent. She didn't remember anything that happened when she couldn't speak or function normally. We figured out what it was after she got home from the hospital. When she described what the plant looked like I knew immediately that was not an edible plant, because there were only two kinds of leafy plants that were safe to eat where we were in India, and what she ate did not match those descriptions. Everything started happening an hour after she ate the leaves. It was interesting because she didn't have any gastrointestinal issues, it just went straight to her brain.
You know, farming is not just labor intensive. It's also knowledge intensive. So many people think they can just grow everything organically and everything will be fine. This just proves that if you grow things or eat "organic" products instead of buying them in the supermarket, you need to really KNOW what you are doing -- or else.
@@VernCrisler Not so scary. Just buy your seeds or plant starts from reputable sources. Very safe. This story is interesting Because it is extremely rare.
You are AMAZING!!! I am watching your stories with such an interest!! And told by real doctor!!! I am actually rewarding my swimming and power walks with an episode! Please keep doing the stories. Thank you 🙏
Fascinating! My husband has what’s known as a right bundle branch block, so the right side of his AV node is partially blocked. It was caused by heart surgery as a baby and doesn’t cause any problems, just a small murmur.
I kinda figured it was something they ate but don't know what. What I'm getting from this video is awareness hopefully at all times, of everything I put into my mouth. I'm 66 and doing most of my cooking since 3 years ago. I've learnt it's quite a task, everything from storage, to washing, to prepping, to more cleaning of utensils, to using safe pots/pans, sanitising of counter tops, using of healthy oils for cooking, etc., more cleaning after. It takes a lot of time to do all that!
I was diagnosed with right bundle branch block, my symptoms over the year was I kept getting chest pain that hurts so bad I can't breathe for a minute (felt like forever) and I'd always faint. It's very minor and resulted from my VSD repair surgery when I was 6 months old (24 years ago) :) So cool to learn that not every heart attack shows obvious signs and symptoms, I'll keep a lookout for myself even more now🥰
I have a right bundle block and a fast heartbeat. Some episodes of tachycardia and shortness of breath . Chest pains mostly just when laying down especially if longer than normal and or very flat. That's what I know in this subject. I wish I had more information
This was a very interesting story!! As someone who has lots of food issues I had expected that salad from the beginning but I was unsure why the salad was the cause. Never thought they were eating a toxic plant but then I guess I expect food to come from the supermarket too (but then that as well can make it UNeatable). 😐
You turn medical issues into an exciting story, I love you facial expressions, your energy you put into telling the store. Such a fun way to leaning something! You have such white teeth, a beautiful smile. Love your channel
10:48 I knew it, digoxin. Even before this time stamp...I was thinking...plant...fox glove? It's not like they ate this plant...it was kale. Interesting. Andrew accidentally picked fox glove. That's why it was tasting too bitter, they said. Thank you, Siobhan for making it known to us that fox glove leaves can also look like kale's. Be careful, everyone. Thank god they are safe. Great video. I love the intensity.
What a fascinating story! I was going with the sarcoidosis dx. I bet their neighbor feels horrible, she almost killed them. Kudos to the medical team, they saved her life.
Ok I accept that smart watches can have a purpose that is not arbitrary. Also I wasn't the tiniest bit surprised when I heard "the neighbour had given them plant to get their gardening started". The lesson: buy them from nurseries with clear markings or buy them as seeds. Or use the ones from your local market's veggie section. Don't take just anything especially if you're new to it. Just how you don't go picking stuff up in the forest or fields unless it's very clearly distinguishable from other things and you definitely recognize the differences between different ones.
I know you do, but it’s hard to imagine you ever having a bad day. You can take a tragic situation and turn it into something completely different because of you sunny disposition 🤗
The root of my mothers problem is completely different, but you've given me the first explanation to explain why my mother's complete AV node ablation was needed. Thank you so much!
Fantastic video! I'm a med-student here from down-under and thoroughly enjoy these videos - I get to see all my knowledge be put into direct action here with real case scenarios. I like to pause the video and think about my updated differentials and what tests I would order next, then compare it to your suggestions
Absolutely love this obviously NEW SERIES on differential diagnosis. Not only reflects the real nature of diagnosis of anything but the routine, you also now include much more sophisticated "technomedical" terms (cardiac glycosides & others in text) & concepts. Huge improvement in video quality, too, where occasionally looking at empty hospital beds is almost irrelevant because of relatively rapid, "riveting" running story! In sum I find great increase in interest. WILL YOUR NON-MED VIEWERS KEEP UP? . . .
I feel like her viewerbase is half med people and half people who know a lot about med due to experiencing something or knowing someone who experienced something. Thus, all her viewers are smart in some form and everyone will keep up.
@@pneaman really enjoy the differential diagnosis series. However, I agree with Geoffrey Hinten, the (“godfather of AI” and winner of the Nobel Prize for physics for his work on AI) that the further unrestricted development of artificial intelligence poses a real danger to the survival of humanity. A question he often poses: ‘when have you seen a less intelligent species ruling over a less intelligent species’. This differential diagnosis potentially illustrates the point. It won’t be long before an AI app will have access to most all the vast body of medical knowledge, where individual MD’s struggle to keep on top of current research
I wish more doctors thought outside of the box to investigate all possible causes. I have stories to tell. I’m constant misdiagnosed by doctors and then end up figuring it out myself. They should teach more doctors to think like House and consider all factors, especially environmental ones. I had pesticide poisoning from fumes going through neighbor’s vents that were misdiagnosed as seasonal allergies. My pneumonia was misdiagnosed and I ended up figuring it out myself and treating myself, including getting the fluid out of the lungs. I wouldn’t be alive today had I not trusted my intuition.
This was a great Video! As a heart patient whos heart function was at 30% before I knew I was sick and near death. Its unreal to see stories as crazy as mine ..
I just discovered your channel today. What a wonderful surprise! I’m a radiologist and I’ve loved medical mysteries for as long as I can remember. I watched a few more of your videos snd now I’m hooked! The choices of diseases and the way you present it, with such enthusiasm and that fact you give a complete ddx, and let the mystery unravel make for terrific content. You have a new subscriber and fan!
One of the Best medical channels! I almost want to say ...The Best channel. What's special about it is you deal with bizzare 😁 misdiagnosed/undiagnosed cases often relating to food or some other things that We Ourselves can be on the lookout and live healthier Safer lives. Thank you for your time 🌷
I have a friend who is in her late 40s I think, who is a very good runner/triathlete, who had sudden pain in her shoulder area and a weird feeling that something was very wrong. She thought about not going to the hospital, but changed her mind, drove herself (!) to the ER - turns out she was having a SCAD (Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection) heart attack. Her doctors said it was in the "widow maker" location. A big reason she survived was because as an athlete she had developed a lot of accessory arteries in her heart that supplied enough blood to prevent serious damage...
Boy, this was very interesting. I try to be very careful about my diet. And grow a lot of flowers and vegetables my garden. There is so much information available about our bodies and how to avoid potential problems. Very valuable information.
I really enjoy your medical mystery videos. I had a hunch from the beginning that this mystery was caused by something ingested, but I didn't think that the kale had been misidentified. Also, nice touch of adding that hemiola rhythm. 😉
I knew the culprit as soon as you mentioned the vegetable garden based on the symptoms already mentioned by that point. Digoxin was my only suspect based on the cardiac symptoms long before you mentioned the garden, and that made me think of digitalis as the source. The clickbait mentioned "food," so that threw me a little at first, as I wouldn't consider foxglove to be food. But they contaminated food with it, so fair enough I guess.
I really love these types of videos, where you show us how doctors come up with a diagnosis. I've always been so interested in that! Awesome videos! Can't wait to see more!!
Crazy- the minute you said vegetable garden and digoxin, Foxglove immediately popped into my head- I have no idea how I know this.. I really like your channel and letting your subscribers be the detectives!
Did you figure it out before the end? Let me know what you were thinking!!
Never would I have guessed! Medicine is so fascinating
As soon as you said digoxin I said, they ate foxglove!
No did not guess it. I do know the polyrhythm 3:2 I play flute and love music theory. I love this series so much, thanks for making it.
I’d love for you to do a video about Ehlers Danlos Syndromes. Please get the word out ❤
Why did the husband start having symptoms later?
There was this woman I knew quite well who experienced chest pains, she was pushing fifty. She went to the doctor, and he told her, "Women your age don't have heart attacks." She died less than a week later from a heart attack.
I went to the ER with chest pain and sent home told it was heartburn. After months of this I insisted on a stress test, was pulled off of the treadmill after just 3 minutes, and I’m now diagnosed with coronary artery disease. So many uneducated doctors it’s hard to believe. Why have they never studied women?
I'm so tired of being dismissed by doctors who think everything that happens to a woman must be related to anxiety and / or depression
@@dkasper3267 To be fair, that is because women are always complaining about their anxiety or depression. Most women I know are on some sort of psychotropic drug.
I live in the U.S and I’ve never seen a doctor brush off chest pain.
@@icepenguin7278 Well, I also live in the US, and just remember 1/2 of all doctors graduate in the bottom half of their class.
I am surprised the doctor didn’t say ”it’s just anxiety, get a hobby”. I had heard that all my life, I have POTS and guestimate I have had it since I was 15ish. It is typical that women get dismissed.
If it’s not immediately detected by a simple blood test…we are ALL dismissed. I have been dismissed by almost every hospital in Tucson. First treating with heart meds to control my irrational heart until one doctor noticed i might be anemic. Couldnt find the bleed so dicharged and dismissed!!! (Fully symptomatic)I was even sent to a mental hospital!! There are currently no doctors like this one in my area, when actually they should all 😂 that way.
Same with my daughter. From age 9/10 to 15, when I figured it out
A friend calls it being diagnosed as female, was told she had anxiety, here take these pills, fast forward 20 or so years during chemo for breast cancer it’s discovered that she actually has had a heart defect all this time, so while doing chemo she then has to have heart surgery. I had an ambulance ride for sudden stabbing pain in my chest, hospital doesn’t know what it is, say see Dr. takes over 2 weeks to get into Dr, new to me, never saw him before. He patted my knee, called me Hun, and told me I was having panic attacks because I was a single mom. Gave me pills, I didn’t take them, I knew he was wrong, continued “ attacks although milder than the first one, only to find out a year later that it was my gallbladder, so yes I was having attacks, just not panic, an actual physical issue. Again , diagnosis of being female
not women, EVERYONE gets dismissed. we have an epidemic of docs who glazed thru med school
@@111455 But it does happen more often to women.
This could so easily have been missed in the majority of hospitals. Truly lucky to have survived.
It is a complication of - purposefully or not - heeding an example of Occam's Razor: "When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses before zebras."
As a career troubleshooter, I learned very early to do a sanity check and confirm or rule out the most common suspect for that case. I imagine in an emergency medical setting the pressure is far greater, but that should be limited to a quick rule-out followed as necessary by actual investigation. Always be prepared to check for zebras; that is the reason we rule out horses.
This is exactly what killed my fiancée Kate 4 years ago 💔 she was just 26, took the drs too long to figure out what was going on before they realised. She went into cardiac arrest but they managed to get her back and at that point they came and talked to us and said that she would need to be transferred to London ASAP but didn’t think she would make the trip and they where right 💔 20 minutes later she went into a second cardiac arrest which they couldn’t get her back from and she slipped away 💔 we where together for 7 years she had just turned 26 when she died and I was just 28, I still miss her more then words can describe I’m in a new relationship now but she will forever be my one ❤️
So sorry for your loss 😢
I'm so sorry to hear :(
I'm so sorry for your loss
What a huge loss 💔
I’m not so sure that’s fair on your new partner. Maybe you were not ready.
Waited 3 days cos she thought symptoms would go away. I can relate to this woman, once went almost 5 days thinking I’d caught a bad stomach bug. I have the mentality of "She’ll be right I’ll ride it out till it buggas off" But it was only because my boss made me go to a doctor that I found out my appendix were hours from exploding 😬
I do that too but I'd still take an aspirin. Especially if I think I'm having a heart attack
Extended family member was worried about cost and hers DID burst and she still waited a few hours, by the time she finally went to ER she is insanely lucky to be alive because she was soooo ill!
Siobhan is a true gift to humanity. A beautiful spirit, beautiful personality, and a beautiful mind.
your videos really help me, im a firefighter and 85% of my calls are medical. im already an AEMT but these videos still help alot thank you maam
Thank you for your service as a firefighter. You are very courageous
Thank you for your service. Sending positive thoughts to you and yours
Thank you! Firefighters save lives beyond fire calls!
TL:DR - they ate FOXGLOVE from their garden, confused with KALE. FOXGLOVE contains cardiac glycosides. Bad.
TY
MVP
The FOXGLOVE doesn’t look like KALE.??
You are an AMAZING story teller. I was on the edge of my seat this entire video. It was like watching an episode of House M.D. without the sarcasm and breaking into people's homes haha
IKR? If it was House they wouldn’t have sent the family to get the plant, they all would have gone on a field trip and collected it themselves.
Man I loved House
Me too!!
It's all in the eyes. Ha, ha.
I grew up with Digitalis in the garden.
I am so happy to hear this couple was this fortunate.
And yes, about the time I heard the word, "Kale,"...
Foxglove?
@giftofthewild6665 Digitalis is the Genus name of the plant that goes by the name Foxglove. Mostly Digitalis purpura but about 20 species of Digitalis plants exists.
They don't look alike
@@user-cg8if3eq7d depends how uneducated you are. and even so mistakes can be made.
In the 2010s East Europe I mixed up my aphid poison with the fertilizer bottle because both were in tiny bottles that needed dilution.
So for days I sprayed fertilizer on my roses and poured poison at the roots of my basil plant.
One day I got stomach cramps and really black poop. so I googled it and aside from cancer it also suggested stomach bleeding that can be caused by poisoning.
so I checked my bottles again and I must have mixed the substances wrong. the poison maybe got absorbed into the basil leaves via roots which I then put a couple on my salad.
Now I try and buy stuff that has spray and dilution included in the bottle and is vividly marked. If I have to dilute I use red containers for poisons, yellow for fertilizer and green for water. I don't ever want to mix this up. I check 3 times, put huge labels and duck take it 3 times to be sure it doesn't fall off. I keep my husband informed of what I am using and where it's stored.
And unless the plant is seriously dyeing I won't use any pesticide on it, even organic bs. That initial aphid poison was suppose to be organic too. Organic doesn't mean it won't kill you. (for those that didn't know that yet).
. @@user-cg8if3eq7dI thought that Digitalis came from Foxglove.
This would have made a great House, MD episode!
The only difference would be the House team would break into the house illegally to get plant samples. LOL
There was no mention of lupus and the neighbor should been tied in as a rejected lover from an affair (there's the lie - have you had an affair?).
@@tlots2345 And there would have had to have been at least three diagnoses and treatments that almost killed the patient before they found the answer.
They even considered sarcoidosis
That was my thought at the start of the video, that this was like an episode of House where you try and solve the diagnostic mystery despite being distracted by the quasl-lunatic behavior of the characters!
"she knew she wouldn't remember" everything the doctors had said..... which is why that stuff needs to be written down and handed to the patient.
I say recorded.
Medical things really make me anxious. Your videos help me to get used to it without getting triggered. Thank you.
When I had a hip replacement 20 years ago, recovery was in the same ward as cardiac cases. Complications of TJR can require cardiac care (embolisms). Anyway, I was recovering very nicely and walking around on crutches (which is a good idea for that recovery, plus I am a pain in the ass). I found a wall with cardiac monitors for all the patients. I was fascinated. It was late and slow. One of the nurses came up beside me and said, "We had something really interesting a little while ago." Turns out one of the patients there was a cardiac doctor. He was watching the wall just for the heck of it, as we were and called the nurse over very excitedly. He pointed to one of the monitors and said, "This patient is decompens(ating). and dropped to the floor. He had diagnosed himself without knowing it.
Just curious what ended up happening did he survive?? Or did he pass away?
What is decompensating?
@@smileyt7581 is a medical term related to the heart having a abnormal rhythm also known as “arrhythmia”.
(As the commenter above stated he was watching the cardiac heart monitor screens …./which is why he was able to comment , but most hospitals at least that I’ve been to the patients name isn’t always listed to each corresponding screen, showing the rhythm etc. from the heart monitor on screen.
@@smileyt7581 "Decompensated heart failure (DHF) is a severe condition that occurs when the heart is unable to pump or store blood at normal pressure levels. This can happen when the heart's structure or function changes. DHF requires immediate medical attention."
I am a Boomer, and _I_ know what a Google is!
@@TimeSurfer206 😆 Isn't Google wonderful? I'm sure I tried Google before asking but it didn't give the medical definition of "decompensating". Thanks for the definition of DHF though!!! 😉
Recently had a family member diagnosed with a heart attack (coronary arteries clogged, all three), so seeing this made me understand the process better and what they were looking for when diagnosing. There were a lots of tests going on in our case, bit overwhelming. So this video is really helpful, love your videos!
In the US, if you walk into an ER and say “I have chest pain, my watch is saying my heart is irregular” you will NOT be sitting in a waiting room for hours, you will be immediately treated. You may be laying around on a bed in the ER while tests and procedures are being done…but, please, anyone who is having this type of pain, no matter how healthy of a person you are, go to the ER, or call 911 (even better, if you have a heart attack, you could cause a car accident.)
@@mollymollie6048 Unfortunately, in our case, the family member did not experience the typical chest pain associated with heart attacks. Instead, they felt pain in both arms and uncomfortable pressure around the heart. Despite feeling perfectly healthy, they later fainted, prompting a visit to the emergency room. However, just as you mentioned, upon arriving at the ER, the patient underwent several tests since the doctors were unsure what was causing these symptoms. At least, they did not share any information with us at that time and kept it kinda vage until they had all the information.
I agree that, regardless of how healthy you feel, it is important to go to the ER if you experience this type of pain, especially if you are female. Symptoms can differ greatly, and it is better to be safe than sorry. Luckily, in our case, the condition was caught in time and treated. The family member underwent surgery and is now recovering.
In Australia late last year, our grocery store chains had to pull bags of baby spinach and mixed salads containing baby spinach because the main supply farm had accidentally mixed a nightshade related weed in with the salad. It caused a few people to have hallucinations, confusion, rapid heartbeats, blurred vision and other symptoms.
Was it mandrake?
@@Babesinthewood97Thornapple… aka Jimson Weed.
I dont buy mixed salad from the supermarket anymore, found way too many non salad plants in them in the last 3 years
Dear Lord Loving Jesus!!! It all could kill us!!
O.M.G. 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 salad mix up can kill . Scary... Fox glove is a plant that pharmaceutical's companies make heart medication with. Be careful of your green leafy veggies now.
My father has drummed into me that there are three things where you ALWAYS go to the doctor ASAP, which basically come down to, is a major life-sustaining organ system at risk of failure: brain (e.g. fever over 104F, serious blow to the head), lungs (e.g. difficulty breathing, low oxygen levels), or heart (e.g. bleeding you cannot stop, palpitations). Waiting a few minutes to see if it improves I can understand, but THREE DAYS? Holy hell she's lucky.
Also, as annoying as a long wait with the ER is, if you go in with cardiac symptoms... you're likely to be seen quickly, which is both good news and bad news.
Ive had different types of palpitations for years now, some of which have sent me to the ER. Dr's havent found anything wrong despite dozens of tests over the years. The medical industry has gone down the tubes, unreliable, especially over the last 5 years.
@@FromDream2RealityNow That definitely sounds frustrating, and I'm sorry to hear about it -- I hope they figure it out or that you find solutions.
Chronic conditions and what a person's "normal" is can definitely change the calculus on this sort of thing -- an asthmatic probably isn't going to go to the hospital every time they get winded; someone with a uterus probably has what is technically unstoppable bleeding every month or so. I follow a UA-camr who dealt with POTS and so had palpitations pretty regularly, which made nursing helplines frustrating since as soon as you mention heart anything they say go to the ER. But I'd certainly hope that the first time or two with no apparent cause, it gets checked out. Still a bummer if you don't get an answer though!
@FromDream2RealityNow
Perhaps your palpitations may be due to Angina, which I suffer from, and/or Low Potassium, which can damage the heart over time. I also battle with maintaining the correct level of Potassium in my blood cells. The symptoms for the latter are hard to ignore with prevalent Chest Pain, extreme Fatigue and Back Pain. The longer you go with Low Potassium, the worse those symptoms get, and then include Dizziness and Fainting spells.
Have your Doctor order a Complete Panel Blood Test to check your Potassium Level. That blood test can also reveal damage to the heart, if any.
Without knowing your name, I will pray 🙏 that you find out what’s causing your chest pain. Whatever’s causing your palpitations, those symptoms should not be ignored until you find your answers! 🙏♥️
@@donnanail9597 It can also be anxiety. I believe it is a symptom of a panic attack. The problem is, most people don't want to go bankrupt and find out it was only a panic attack.
@@FromDream2RealityNow where I live all of the giant hospital chains as I call them have put the local doctors out of business. I personally feel like the care was better with the smaller doctors offices. More personalized care in many ways. But some of the things that are good about the bigger hospital chains that have taken over is that we do get to see our medical records very easily and quickly. Then again, I don’t usually know what I’m looking at so it doesn’t help me with my health anxiety.😂😂😂😂
People don’t wanna go to the hospital because they don’t wanna be $50,000 in debt in the blink of an eye
Only in America
Also with health insurance, going to the ER is $450 copay. I don't have that much to give away especially if it turns out something minor and benign.
That's so sad. People are evaluating whether they're sick, instead of a doctor. I'm not saying every country needs 100% subsidised healthcare, but any behaviour that discourages people from getting a diagnosis is ludicrous.
Siobhan is a Canadian doctor. Their healthcare is single payer and free at the point of service.
50 thousand in debt still with the problem you came in with
There is a huge sense of relief, even joy, when one eventually makes a correct diagnosis & all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place. My expertise is in electronics, not medicine, but I enjoy the speculation, testing & evaluating the various signs provided by a misbehaving electronic tool or other machine.
I really liked that you , brought in Van Gough , his yellow , & being medicated with Foxglove!!!
Here I am with an arythmic heart and my cardiologist can’t figure out why. I’m glad I watched this. I’ve had Sarcoidosis for 40 years. My BP stays high lately, regardless of medication. I just had a CTA done and they found no coronary blockage. I don’t think he even considered the Sarcoidosis.
Check for a Hietal Hernia
...ever get cv-19???
This one was so fun for me! I was an ECG technician for many years analyzing holter monitors, event monitors, taking thousands of ECG's, and transcribing the physicians interpretations. I was extremely fortunate to have worked with a Cardiologist who had taught at the University of Minnesota and loved to teach and would quiz me on rhythms in the ER - is this V-tach? Why not? I could not guess how often I transcribed "Cannot rule out digitalis effect". I started my career back in the day of single channel ECG's in the early days of treatment for heart problems when it was not unusual to give patients digitalis. When I retired our hospital was one of the top 5 heart hospitals in the US (15? Years ago). Thanks for this video. You made my day!
"I think it's lupus "
It felt as if I just watched a one hour house episode in 15 minutes ........
Totally loved it
House: "It's NOT Lupus!!"
🙃🤣
Oh my, I’m glad kale - oxalates, potassium , and phosphorous - I think it has that - makes me sick and planning of getting it from freezer on trash day to throw out. I know it’s not foxglove, but too much kale and spinach are bad for my system - I found out a few weeks ago.
Oh my god what a case you have solved , we need doctors like you in our homeland.
My brother and I got sick continually after eating our mother's cooking! It's a miracle we survived.
😂😂😂
Same. Same. Especially since she literally poisoned me 😭
It was prob not handled properly
Cooked thoroughly
Kept cold etc
"Thanks for the gift, neighbour. Almost kale'd us."
😆😆😆
But it was not actually kale... ;)
@@Maintain_Decorum But it was not actually kale... ;)
I found this video fascinating. I actually have a pacemaker now at 57. I was getting knee surgery last year and on admission at the orthopedic facility they noticed I had heartbeat of 31.
I wish shocked. Not thinking I felt badly at all, I mentioned to them that about six years before I used to climb mountains and one day I just couldn’t do it any longer. I was admitted to the hospital on Christmas Eve, I had just worked a full shift at my restaurant. I had put my legs up on the stairs and I was laying flat on the floor because I noticed my right ankle would swell. . I found myself not being able to get up off the floor and failing an incredible pain in my back left side. When I was admitted, they told me that they thought I had I pneumonia and a kidney stone and sent me home. I never again could hike up the back of our hill or mountains ever again. I thought it had something to do with scar tissue in my lungs. Fast forward to 2023 the day that I was going to have my knee surgery.
They diagnosed me with mobitz 2😢. I lived with it for so many years not ever knowing. They said I was almost totally asymptomatic, and I had learned to live with it.
Thank you for having such interesting videos, and such an expressive face! I feel much better now, and I run around with no issues. It’s too bad I lost so many years of my life coming out of shape.
Sorry to hear that and glad you are ok. Do you feel better with the pace maker?
Look up > youtube >>>
No Carb Life.
Binge watch all videos and see if you can see symptoms there relating to you and start experimenting.
There was a man...who also could not climb hills anymore.
His diet changed this issue and much more issues gone.
Good luck.
What a great teacher this woman is. I bet she's a terrific doctor too: a good MD loves solving mysteries, and too few do that.
MOST ARENT ALLOWED to research anymore ....the hospitals require them to follow the algorithms they are provided on their computers. Gosh, it's rare to even be touched by a doc anymore...or look into your eyes, urine check, etc
Congratulations for your kind gesture providing public education and awareness about health issues
As someone who accidentally bit into (what turned out to be ) Autumn crocus, or Colchicum autumnale that had gotten into my chive patch in the garden, and spent the next 2 weeks VERY ill (if I'd actually eaten it instead of spitting it out, I very well might be dead)... saw this one coming a mile away. Not the same plant, but similar circumstances. It also looks a lot like chives before the flowers form. Be careful out there!
Glad you're still here!
Wow! That is NOT a common plant. Rotten luck!
I had a similar experience with what could’ve been the same thing or at very least was something that looked like wild edible onions (where I live we have “ramps” my fiancé picked some to use in making /flavouring for steak.) long story short a hour or two after we were both violently ill. Later on about 25-48 hrs later we showed a family member who said/realized what we had mistaken as edible was in fact not edible. After that I always look twice and think twice about foraging for any plant/vegetables before I consume them now. Looking back I was extremely nauseous, sweaty, as well as probably experiencing tachycardia.
@@cheyenneyoon4353 very glad you're still here, too
@@cheyenneyoon4353Glad you made it through. I love eating the carnivore way….feel great and don’t miss eating fruit and veggies at all!
girl I'm almost positive you've saved my life.. thank you
What happened ???
Let me second the suggestion that women in particular not neglect any chest symptoms. I noticed last winter that I might be getting a bit of very mild angina on exertion that went away after a minute or so rest. Finally got around to get it checked out and it turns out one coronary artery is 100% blocked another is 70% blocked and the third is 40% blocked. The two "good" arteries had revascularized the area served by the completely blocked one, and the heart muscle shows no damage. 72 year old woman in good health, no diabetes or blood sugar problems, blood pressure usually about 125/75, lipids just at the level of decision to treat last fall. Never smoked, don't drink, semi-vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, but obese. Presently waiting for bypass surgery. If I hadn't gone in to be checked, I'd think whatever it was had gone away, since angina symptoms are even less. It was all a big surprise.
I hope this little story will prevent some other person from finding out the harder way (heart attack) that they have coronary artery disease!
Do you remember what test was done that looked at how much blockage existed in the coronary arteries?
@@doradean3097 it wouldve been an angiogram. i do 6-10 of them a day.
@@legs_11.82 Thank you kindly for answering. Is there any none invasive test that can give one some idea about the artery blockage besides angiogram?
They first did a stress test combined with an echocardiogram to confirm that it was angina.. This showed one and possibly a second partial blockage, so I was referred for an angiogram. I was expecting that they might do one or two stents at the same time as the angiogram. Big surprise that the recommendation is for complete revascularization.
I'm continuing to feel okay. Yesterday i walked more than a kilometer to the supermarket with no symptoms. I rested briefly a few times on the way back, but I was lugging a heavy bundle buggy uphill and what I felt was fatigue and not anything in my chest. If I didn't know about the CAD, I'd be thinking I just needed to get more exercise. I actually vaguely recall this sort of fatigue happening a few years ago, but it went away after a few weeks. Maybe that was when the two better arteries were taking over for the worse one.
I'm the sort of person who will wait for something to go away on its own before I bother a doctor with it, like many people. I'm glad that after several months of very mild "is this angina?" symptoms I finally broke down and got it checked out. I still have 100% good heart muscle. I could have carried on ignoring the mild and vague symptoms until I dropped dead.
@@doradean3097 A CT coronary angiogram can be done, they give false positives though.
Your an amazing teacher, story teller, and Dr!! …your explanations are told so well !!…. ( and I’m a Critical RN for 40+ years!) I have learned conversation& stories get you more important information than check off list & check boxes!! … I love your videos!!
Wow what an wild story & diagnosis! U are incredible at telling stories!! I could watch you nonstop!! The way u explain things is a gift! I have been following u since u were a resident & now look at you!!! Even tho we don't know each other personally. I have to say I am extremely proud of you!!!! Plz continue doing these type of videos more often!! Ty you so much for educating us!!! Oxoxox
Wow! What a lesson to learn about how important it is to be careful with eating what you plant...so good when it has a happy ending! Thanks, Dr. Siobhan!
There's two sides of this as well! Not only know WHAT you can eat off of what you plant (the 'fruits' of potatoes are potentially deadly), but also HOW you plant. Squashes can BECOME poisonous over time if pollinated by other squashes AND you save those seeds for years ahead, and they cross pollinate. Good rule of thumb is if it's bitter/too bitter, and it's not supposed to be...don't eat it...
@@bobd2659 oh yeah my grandmother always said that if it's bitter just discard it completely. Bitter = poison for the body
@@bobd2659 Wow, great info! Thanks, I had no idea that pollination could cause it!
@@bobd2659 Your input got me to read a bit about Cucurbitacin; an article states that it can have useful properties, e.g. against cancers. Thanks again!
I did not know all the symptoms if poisoning from foxglove, but as soon as a new garden was mentioned I thought of the plant. I knew foxglove impacts the heart.
I enjoy your medical mysteries.
Why didn’t it affect her husband
@@Kmc-n4mI think male usually requires bit bigger dose as it usually bigger body than female’s smaller body. So female is more prone to overdosing than male does if give exactly same amount of dose to each. And of course, each individual is different.
These medical stories are fascinating and presented in an interesting way!!!! Always enjoy your videos!
I was just talking to my neighbour about the Foxglove in our gardens. I just moved into this house and I am a gardener and registered nurse. I asked my new neighbour about it and i have 2 big dogs that occasionally eat the grass. I never had Foxglove in my garden because of this. It is so funny this came up in your video.
Fascinating story! I love these medical mysteries. Thanks!
When I was a kid, my mom planted foxglove in the garden. She warned my brother and me that it was extremely poisonous. We were past the age when we were likely to put random things in our mouths, but she was being careful. Now I see why.
My neighbor had a day care and I waited for her to retire before I planted monkshood and foxglove. in my front garden.
@@bettyhappschatt3467 What is the purpose of planting any kind of toxic plant in your yard???
@@danmarjenka6361because they are very beautiful? I love them but never eat them.
Thank you for this. Husband has sarcoidosis. It’s in the lungs. Glad to learn about other symptoms to look out for even though the story had a different outcome. All knowledge about sarcoidosis is good for us so we can keep tabs on the disease. We have no clue as to why he has it. Doesn’t run in his family. Just started coughing and it has never stopped. He is very active and loves what he does in terms of his profession, so he plans to continue working for as long as possible. Fatigue and cough are his major symptoms. It hasn’t moved to any other organs. Anyway, thank you for the additional info about sarcoidosis in the heart. Good to know!
Dr. Siobhan, as always, thank you for being brilliant, thorough, efficient, compassionate yet with warmest animation, downright terrific. The story that you present is a mystery with happy conclusion. In my case - My father threw up blood; My mother threw up from the stomach; My girlfriend of 11 years asked for a towel as her last words. In each case, the medics were MD's (in the sense just Masters of Dreck)..each deceased couldn't be whatsoever revived. Yes, dope, herbicides, cleaning agents, pesticides, mold, airborne toxins need to be ruled out. Her husband didn't 'know his onions' so to speak 😮.
CANNABIS expert now are we?
Pfft.
@ambriadaniels-dovolis7496 Never smoked dope since I started college in 1977. Plenty failed out, I was on Dean's List throughout. Put that in your pipe n' smoke it !
As soon as I saw about the husband getting the same symptoms after eating that salad.....also heard of another case where a retired couple who went out to pick wildflowers. They found what they thought was comfrey and enjoyed a tea they made from it. Turned out it was the very similar-looking foxglove. They took too long to get to the hospital after their symptoms started--they both died.
Comfrey and foxglove are not that similar. I know both well. I grow one of them.
If you're not good at plant ID (or mushroom ID), things that look very different to those who can do ID may not look different to someone who is a novice.
You shouldn't be consuming comfrey either, in Europe high levels of comfrey pollen will even cause honey to fail food safety tests
When I saw the abnormal ECG, I knew that there was a problem with the SA/AV node. I thought that it could be hypokalemia, but was shocked to find out that it was caused by a plant! Great content as always Siobhan
These are my favorite episodes you do! Thanks Doc.
I think your insight was very off since they already knew that potassium was not high thus they knew it wasn't low either. But, nice try... I really like these videos too. I really couldn't predict the cause either. This is fascinating.
This happened to my friend in India. She ate a plant she thought was edible...it wasn't. Her neighbor gave it to her to cook with. She didn't have vomiting but she lost her ability to speak and reverted to acting like a toddler. They couldn't figure out what was wrong, as her vitals and her body were in perfect health. CT scan was good, MRI was good, all organs were good. The toxin went straight to her brain, I guess, but it couldn't be detected. She was in the ICU for days and then suddenly she got better for no apparent reason. She was suddenly able to speak and was coherent. She didn't remember anything that happened when she couldn't speak or function normally. We figured out what it was after she got home from the hospital. When she described what the plant looked like I knew immediately that was not an edible plant, because there were only two kinds of leafy plants that were safe to eat where we were in India, and what she ate did not match those descriptions. Everything started happening an hour after she ate the leaves. It was interesting because she didn't have any gastrointestinal issues, it just went straight to her brain.
What was the plant?
How scary! I hope she made a full recovery!
You know, farming is not just labor intensive. It's also knowledge intensive. So many people think they can just grow everything organically and everything will be fine. This just proves that if you grow things or eat "organic" products instead of buying them in the supermarket, you need to really KNOW what you are doing -- or else.
@@VernCrisler
Not so scary. Just buy your seeds or plant starts from reputable sources. Very safe. This story is interesting Because it is extremely rare.
@@DQ_Mine Make sure to buy pesticides too.
Always happy to see a new Violin MD video! Thank you ❤
You are AMAZING!!! I am watching your stories with such an interest!! And told by real doctor!!! I am actually rewarding my swimming and power walks with an episode! Please keep doing the stories. Thank you 🙏
Great video! As a Électrophysiologie médicale tech, thank you for showing the importance of an ECG!
I am so excited to show my 6 year old your videos. He loves Chubby Emu and you have a very unique way of telling stories that he will just adore!
Fascinating! My husband has what’s known as a right bundle branch block, so the right side of his AV node is partially blocked. It was caused by heart surgery as a baby and doesn’t cause any problems, just a small murmur.
I kinda figured it was something they ate but don't know what. What I'm getting from this video is awareness hopefully at all times, of everything I put into my mouth. I'm 66 and doing most of my cooking since 3 years ago. I've learnt it's quite a task, everything from storage, to washing, to prepping, to more cleaning of utensils, to using safe pots/pans, sanitising of counter tops, using of healthy oils for cooking, etc., more cleaning after. It takes a lot of time to do all that!
I was diagnosed with right bundle branch block, my symptoms over the year was I kept getting chest pain that hurts so bad I can't breathe for a minute (felt like forever) and I'd always faint. It's very minor and resulted from my VSD repair surgery when I was 6 months old (24 years ago) :) So cool to learn that not every heart attack shows obvious signs and symptoms, I'll keep a lookout for myself even more now🥰
I have a right bundle block and a fast heartbeat. Some episodes of tachycardia and shortness of breath . Chest pains mostly just when laying down especially if longer than normal and or very flat.
That's what I know in this subject. I wish I had more information
As a gardener, this video is fascinating.
Wow that was a cool story! Am so glad that they are ok.
This was a very interesting story!! As someone who has lots of food issues I had expected that salad from the beginning but I was unsure why the salad was the cause. Never thought they were eating a toxic plant but then I guess I expect food to come from the supermarket too (but then that as well can make it UNeatable). 😐
It’s my beautiful doctor friend Siobhan oh how I miss you my friend
You turn medical issues into an exciting story, I love you facial expressions, your energy you put into telling the store. Such a fun way to leaning something! You have such white teeth, a beautiful smile. Love your channel
10:48 I knew it, digoxin. Even before this time stamp...I was thinking...plant...fox glove? It's not like they ate this plant...it was kale. Interesting. Andrew accidentally picked fox glove. That's why it was tasting too bitter, they said. Thank you, Siobhan for making it known to us that fox glove leaves can also look like kale's. Be careful, everyone. Thank god they are safe. Great video. I love the intensity.
In my country kale is for animals. No risk to end up like this lady.
Fox glove leaves look nothing like kale's. I hope she was not poisoned on purpose.
@@ChrissieSM Neighbor tried to murder them, or else was far too dumb to be taking gardening advice from...
@ChrissieSM you caught me
If the healthcare system were not so inefficient, perhaps more people would want to be involved.
What a fascinating story! I was going with the sarcoidosis dx. I bet their neighbor feels horrible, she almost killed them. Kudos to the medical team, they saved her life.
You were chosen to do this, you are a natural.
Ok I accept that smart watches can have a purpose that is not arbitrary. Also I wasn't the tiniest bit surprised when I heard "the neighbour had given them plant to get their gardening started".
The lesson: buy them from nurseries with clear markings or buy them as seeds. Or use the ones from your local market's veggie section. Don't take just anything especially if you're new to it. Just how you don't go picking stuff up in the forest or fields unless it's very clearly distinguishable from other things and you definitely recognize the differences between different ones.
Maybe neighbor tried to poison them. Crazy times
Your description of the human heart and just how *incredibly* designed it is just leaves me more in awe of the CREATOR of that heart. 😮🙌
Your parents!
Yes, Jehovah God
I know you do, but it’s hard to imagine you ever having a bad day. You can take a tragic situation and turn it into something completely different because of you sunny disposition 🤗
I'm an electrophysiology nerd and was totally geeking out over this video!
Happily Ever After. Thank God & the medical teams. ❤ 🙏🏽
As soon as you mentioned the salad after Andrew got sick i said foxglove and was super happy when you verified my assumption!!!
The root of my mothers problem is completely different, but you've given me the first explanation to explain why my mother's complete AV node ablation was needed. Thank you so much!
Fantastic video! I'm a med-student here from down-under and thoroughly enjoy these videos - I get to see all my knowledge be put into direct action here with real case scenarios. I like to pause the video and think about my updated differentials and what tests I would order next, then compare it to your suggestions
Absolutely love this obviously NEW SERIES on differential diagnosis. Not only reflects the real nature of diagnosis of anything but the routine, you also now include much more sophisticated "technomedical" terms (cardiac glycosides & others in text) & concepts. Huge improvement in video quality, too, where occasionally looking at empty hospital beds is almost irrelevant because of relatively rapid, "riveting" running story! In sum I find great increase in interest. WILL YOUR NON-MED VIEWERS KEEP UP? . . .
Those of us with medical issues or hypochondriacisn will be keeping up. 😊
I feel like her viewerbase is half med people and half people who know a lot about med due to experiencing something or knowing someone who experienced something. Thus, all her viewers are smart in some form and everyone will keep up.
@@pneaman really enjoy the differential diagnosis series. However, I agree with Geoffrey Hinten, the (“godfather of AI” and winner of the Nobel Prize for physics for his work on AI) that the further unrestricted development of artificial intelligence poses a real danger to the survival of humanity. A question he often poses: ‘when have you seen a less intelligent species ruling over a less intelligent species’. This differential diagnosis potentially illustrates the point. It won’t be long before an AI app will have access to most all the vast body of medical knowledge, where individual MD’s struggle to keep on top of current research
Amazing medical story. It reminds us to be more vigilant on what we eat. We are indeed fearfully, and wonderfully-made!
Hemiola! My mind was blown when we all learned to tap one out my first year at a conservatory. So much fun!
I cannot thank enough for videos like these. You are so well spoken!!
Your videos are great, Siobhan! Keep up the work! We need more doctors like you!
I wish more doctors thought outside of the box to investigate all possible causes. I have stories to tell. I’m constant misdiagnosed by doctors and then end up figuring it out myself. They should teach more doctors to think like House and consider all factors, especially environmental ones.
I had pesticide poisoning from fumes going through neighbor’s vents that were misdiagnosed as seasonal allergies. My pneumonia was misdiagnosed and I ended up figuring it out myself and treating myself, including getting the fluid out of the lungs. I wouldn’t be alive today had I not trusted my intuition.
Single minded
Thank you for inspiring people to pursue medicine! Keep it up!
Thanks to the medical team for going above and beyond, sending someone to get samples from the garden.
This was a great Video! As a heart patient whos heart function was at 30% before I knew I was sick and near death. Its unreal to see stories as crazy as mine ..
Hi, I hope all is well now with you. How are you?
I just discovered your channel today. What a wonderful surprise! I’m a radiologist and I’ve loved medical mysteries for as long as I can remember. I watched a few more of your videos snd now I’m hooked! The choices of diseases and the way you present it, with such enthusiasm and that fact you give a complete ddx, and let the mystery unravel make for terrific content. You have a new subscriber and fan!
Love your videos always super interesting and make me smile ❤
I love how passionate you are about medicine, im throughly enjoying learning from how you approach these things :)
What a cool story! The videography on this is stellar and the editing and storytelling is amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Your advice & story-sharing is probably saving lives!
@ViolinMD I want to see more medical mysteries please. I enjoy these type of videos so much.
Absolutely! I’ve loved making these too!
One of the Best medical channels! I almost want to say ...The Best channel.
What's special about it is you deal with bizzare 😁 misdiagnosed/undiagnosed cases often relating to food or some other things that We Ourselves can be on the lookout and live healthier Safer lives.
Thank you for your time 🌷
I have a friend who is in her late 40s I think, who is a very good runner/triathlete, who had sudden pain in her shoulder area and a weird feeling that something was very wrong. She thought about not going to the hospital, but changed her mind, drove herself (!) to the ER - turns out she was having a SCAD (Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection) heart attack. Her doctors said it was in the "widow maker" location. A big reason she survived was because as an athlete she had developed a lot of accessory arteries in her heart that supplied enough blood to prevent serious damage...
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Love the way she presents unusual cases.
Captivating recount! Glad they’re fine after that.
You are really amazing, doc, The explanation about medicine in your video has a beginning and an end, it's never boring to watch.
Such an amazing story and a lesson learned.Good job made by the team!
Boy, this was very interesting. I try to be very careful about my diet. And grow a lot of flowers and vegetables my garden.
There is so much information available about our bodies and how to avoid potential problems. Very valuable information.
I really enjoy your medical mystery videos. I had a hunch from the beginning that this mystery was caused by something ingested, but I didn't think that the kale had been misidentified.
Also, nice touch of adding that hemiola rhythm. 😉
Could your ”hunch” be from the fact that the thumbnail of the video reads ”this food caused heart damage”? 😂
As someone with Sarcoidosis (lungs + skin), it's good to know the symptoms it can cause to the heart ~ Thanks!! 💖
I knew the culprit as soon as you mentioned the vegetable garden based on the symptoms already mentioned by that point. Digoxin was my only suspect based on the cardiac symptoms long before you mentioned the garden, and that made me think of digitalis as the source. The clickbait mentioned "food," so that threw me a little at first, as I wouldn't consider foxglove to be food. But they contaminated food with it, so fair enough I guess.
OMG, your channel is addictive! Subbed. (And going to bed before I watch any more!)
I really love these types of videos, where you show us how doctors come up with a diagnosis. I've always been so interested in that! Awesome videos! Can't wait to see more!!
Oh my goodness, this is required research for anyone that gardens! I would never have guessed this diagnosis.
Sounds like an episode of "House MD". I'm glad they figured it out.
Crazy- the minute you said vegetable garden and digoxin, Foxglove immediately popped into my head- I have no idea how I know this.. I really like your channel and letting your subscribers be the detectives!