Horrifying medical quack info on the Internet

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Because an Allnurse posted about medical bloopers on the movie Meg..."the patients gases were dropping"...."what all of them?" the poster responded.

I got to thinking about ABG's. I've been out of acute care for about 17 years. That, plus getting old, I was embarrassed how little I remembered about ABG'S, pH, etc.

So I look it up on the Internet. I got about 20 bogus hits for every one medical scientific answer.

There were articles about how critical your pH is to your health. Selling test strips to check your urine or saliva's pH. Then of course diets or supplements to buy to adjust your pH.

I could not believe all this s**t was out there. Shouldn't the FDA be shutting these down?

Thankfully there were a few valid articles so I could refresh my memory.

I know a few people who have gotten good results from visiting a chiropractor--then again, the chiropractor stayed within his/her "scope." I.e., they did spinal manipulation, etc., and the people had some relief from their discomfort.

OTOH, I also have hear of chiropractors "treating" asthma and other non-skeletal medical condition with manipulation, etc. Buyer beware I guess.

I am not a fan of chiropractors. But to be honest my one experience with one was for my mother-in-law.

It was hard to convince her to see a doctor about her back pain. She did agree to try a chiropractor. A fellow nurse recommend one she used. He took one look at her x-ray and said he didn't know how she was walking. Her left hip was bone on bone. He refered her to an orthopedic specialist. It all turned out well.

Unfortunately I think there are too many rotten apples in the barrel.

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