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The Chat Room: A place to talk about this and that

Posted by John, Volunteer Mentor @johnbishop, Oct 3, 2020

Have you discovered mutual likes or common points of interest with other members while talking about the medical stuff? Sometimes these discoveries take us off topic.

Welcome to The Chat Room.
This is a place to talk about this and that over the backyard fence so to speak. To invite a fellow member or members to the chat room, simply mention their @username. They will get an email to join the conversation here.

Who will you invite to chat?

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Just Want to Talk Support Group.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Oct 14 9:10pm
In reply to @blue717 "Yes is a past smoker of 40 years and has COPD. Quit about 4 years ago...." + (show)
@blue717

Yes is a past smoker of 40 years and has COPD. Quit about 4 years ago. There are more of them then there was 6 months ago. (nodules) Doctor is doing a wait and see. Husbands Mother died of lung cancer/COPD. Thank you for the information.

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Is he receiving any treatment for his COPD? Inhalers, nebulizer, respiratory therapy, etc?
COPD and the smoking do raise risks of health issues, but sometimes things like underlying infections get overlooked.
Another related question- does he use a CPAP? How is it sanitized day to day? We had a friend who had low-grade almost continuous lung infections because he didn't keep his CPAP clean enough.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Oct 15 1:39pm
In reply to @abhaykaushik "I want to ask about QT interval. I have an ecg but I don't know what's..." + (show)
@abhaykaushik

I want to ask about QT interval. I have an ecg but I don't know what's the QT interval of that

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Hi @ abhaykaushik, the QT interval is a measurement made on an electrocardiogram used to assess some of the electrical properties of the heart. People with long QT syndrome (LQTS) have a heart rhythm disorder that causes fast, chaotic heartbeats.

Connect with other people in the:
- Heart Rhythm Conditions Support Group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/heart-rhythm-conditions/

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Oct 15 1:41pm
In reply to @blue717 "Yes is a past smoker of 40 years and has COPD. Quit about 4 years ago...." + (show)
@blue717

Yes is a past smoker of 40 years and has COPD. Quit about 4 years ago. There are more of them then there was 6 months ago. (nodules) Doctor is doing a wait and see. Husbands Mother died of lung cancer/COPD. Thank you for the information.

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Hi @blue717, you may also wish to follow and connect with others in the
- COPD Support Group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/copd-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/

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