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Talk:Pulmonary shunt

message: I may have a pulmonary shunt; that is a shunt that is not in the heart, that causes me to be chronically short of breath. I came to this article to learn how such a shunt functions; how it might develop, or be aggravated (my symptoms worsened suddenly a few years ago); and hopefully, how it could be treated.  I have a good education, as an old English teacher with a good science/biology background, and a Ph.D. in psychology, but I really can’t seem to learn anything from this article. There is an excess of specialized vocabulary and the specialized terms are not defined or explained within the text.  The absence of diagrams leaves the text without reference points.  
I occasionally post things equivalent to the above on the Talk pages of technical articles, and it seems to me, as a person who has read Wikipedia since it began, that these issues, of overly technical vocabulary and poor ability to be informative to the layperson, are becoming more common in such articles.  Many of them can only be understood by an expert in the relevant field. 
Janice Vian, Ph.D. (talk) 03:46, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: It is worse than that. Some of the information appears to be factually incorrect. Possibly due to a fundamental misunderstanding of some concepts of fluid mechanics by a previous editor, and possibly by inadvertent misrepresentation of the content of some of the sources cited, but I do not have assess to some of the sources, so will try to find alternatives. · · · Peter Southwood (talk): 05:12, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

text: Good point, I will see if I can find a suitable source. · · · Peter Southwood (talk): 05:12, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestions for improvement
Talk:Medical license

message: I was banned for using Wikipedia without sufficient secondary sources to illustrate the nature of my claims of wrongdoing. I will return should the mainstream media produce additional evidence of incompetent peer review by the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.87.74.18 (talk) 15:48, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticism 

message: The neutrality of "reduces access to care" is questionable.  Such laws might reasonably be expected to reduce competition in telemedicine to some extent.  But traditional care is not affected.  And locally licensed individuals have an advantage.  And arguably standards of care are higher.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.238.246.148 (talk) 02:40, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I certainly agree that sentence could be expanded to provide more information, I'm less in favor of just removing it... mostly because I'm aware of a degree of "pro-regulation bias". I don't feel like doing this right now, but perhaps you could look at the sources and produce a better summary or what's their or find a better source and summarize that? Talpedia (talk) 13:09, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticism: Access to care [[WP:NPOV]] 

message: When did various countries begin to license doctors? Paul, in Saudi (talk) 09:05, 6 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  History?
Talk:Radiation enteropathy

message: Rathfelder, thanks for your contributions and work to improve this topic.
My problem is that I've been studying the topic of nuclear war survival since 1969, when my mother became a Civil Defense Block Mother, back when we at least pretended to give a damn about the survival of the nation's people.  So I can't right now point to a reference that fills in the gap in e.g. this National Organization for Rare Disorders item on Radiation Sickness, which says:
Cardiovascular/central nervous system sickness is the type of ARS produced by extremely high total body doses of radiation (greater than 3000 rads). This type is the most severe and is always fatal.
That was the fate of Cecil Kelley.  At the other end:
Hematopoietic sickness (bone marrow sickness) is the type of ARS occurs at exposure of between 200 to 1000 rads.... During the latent period for this type, the lymph nodes, spleen and bone marrow begin to atrophy, leading to underproduction of all types of blood cells (pancytopenia).
This is probably what killed Harry Daghlian.  And nowadays this can be treated with everything from supportive measures including infection control, to supplying various of those blood cells which are in deficit, to bone marrow transplant.
In-between:
Gastrointestinal sickness is the type of ARS that can occur when the total dose of radiation is lower but still high (400 or more rads). It is characterized by intractable nausea, vomiting, imbalance of electrolytes, and diarrhea that lead to severe dehydration, diminished plasma volume, vascular collapse, infection and life-threatening complications.
This is probably what killed Louis Slotin.  As I understand it, while there's survivable levels of this, especially in oncology where you're potentially willing to make a trade-off of recoverable GI damage in the hope of killing a cancer (there are many references to this on the net), at a certain point before CNS sickness hits it becomes "invariably fatal", since we don't have anything like what we can do about hematopoietic problems, which pop up all the time (e.g. as of late my elderly father's immune system occasionally attacks his red blood cells).
I haven't been able to Google anything to explicitly support this synthesis, especially since we (fortunately) don't have a lot of data on all of these, and it's entirely possible I came up with it in my studies of nuclear war survival (I'll be hitting those books next).  So I'm not sure how to flesh out this article to qualify the limits to treating it, how that's dose dependent, etc.  But it shouldn't take too much effort.  Hga (talk) 15:26, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Perhaps drifting into original research 

message: This stub needed significant additions which I have now made.  Please add to this.  Thanks.  Jrfw51 (talk) 13:35, 11 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Major update
Talk:Reading disability

message: I've started in on expanding this stub by sketching out the definition section.  This needs references, of course.  I think it is important that this article differ from the dyslexia article, and deals with reading comprehension and fluency problems.  ---- Vannin (talk) 20:05, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: I've

message: Hi, Vannin.  I'm glad you're expanding this page.  
I made a few text edits but did not change the information being conveyed. 
One thing that seems a bit awkward to me is how to refer to difficulties with fluency, and to a lesser extent, reading comprehension, given that they do not have specific names for the difficulties (there is nothing equivalent to WLRD).  It appears that Fletcher, Lyon et. al. have a similar difficulty.  But I notice that they point out that difficulty with reading fluency and comprehension has not been studied sufficiently to be defined as reading disabilities per se, but that it seems likely that they are disabilities unto themselves (p. 164).  
I'm wondering whether it might be good to approach these two areas in a similar manner, especially since their book is the primary reference for the article.  
Thoughts?
Rosmoran (talk) 19:51, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page expansion 

message: — Assignment last updated by Bryceucsb (talk) 01:22, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Writing 2
Talk:Rectocele

message: Child abuse has no relation to this injury, unless there is severe injury.  I have removed this statement.  It will need solid evidence to support its inclusion.   JustAnMD (talk) 04:01, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Child abuse linked to anismus, a cause of obstructed defecation. Straining against a contracted levator ani would lead to increased pressure in the rectum (shown in internal rectal prolapse), and perhaps increased chance of developing rectocele. I never read anything like this though, agree remove if no evidence.23_2{(SBST:SU:m.}} (talk) 00:09, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Child

message: I am wondering why this statement is in this article? Is it a typo, and should it read ...formation of a "rectocele"? Please bear with me if I have done this wrongly. I am a newbie. Louiseds (talk) 07:58, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Episiotomy or lower vaginal tears play little role in the formation of a cystocele. 

message: http://www.glowm.com/section_view/item/58/recordset/18975/value/58 Barbara (WVS) ✐  ✉  20:36, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Source
Talk:Red blood cell distribution width

message: I think the discussion could be improved by pointing out that rdw is increased whenever the average cell size is changing, that is, while there is a mix of sizes. When a condition that causes an abnormal mcv has become chronic, that is when it has lasted a long time, the rdw will decrease again, with the distribution centered on the new mcv. Thus chronic iron deficiency or chronic lead poisoning will have microcytosis - low mcv, but can have normal rdw. The rdw will increase when the condition, say iron deficiency begins, and will increase again when a chronic iron deficiency is treated and the cell population is returning to normal size.
--AJim (talk) 02:14, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  increased rdw is a transient phenomenon
Talk:Reflex anal dilation

message: There are numerous factual inaccuracies in this article.
Reflex Anal Dilation is not a "technique" - it refers to a particular clinical marker. 
Anal dilation is not "discredited" - it is considered a possible sign of sexual assault, alongside other predisposing factors, but the literature urges caution if it is the sole sign of assault (where the child has not disclosed).
The sole "source" here is the Institute of Psychological Therapies, which was set up and run by Dr Ralph Underwager, who made his living as a defence witness in sexual abuse cases. His "journal" was not peer reviewed, he is not an authority on forensic exams, and he should not be considered RS given that he has made numerous statements regarding the benefits of sex with children. Furthermore, his claims regarding RAD are contradicted by the medical literature.
The statement in this article regarding the role of RAD in the Cleveland crisis directly contradicts the findings of the Butler Sloss inquiry and, as such, must be consired POV.
I've substantively rewritten this article. --Biaothanatoi (talk) 05:48, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  It's an article from a tabloid. It's hardly a substitute for peer-reviewed medical journals. --Biaothanatoi (talk) 00:08, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  This page is factually incorrect and NPOV 

message: I believe that RAD was also used in the past to 'prove' that a specific individual caught in bar raids when male homosexuality was a criminal offense to identify gay male individuals. Are there any archival materials that could be cited to describe the prehistory of this concept before its current use as an indicator for anal rape in the context of child sexual abuse?
Calibanu (talk) 22:56, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Gay Men and RAD?
Talk:Reflex seizure

message: I've had severe reflex epilepsy all my life.  Something like 90% of the seizures i have are Complex Partial.  Regarding diagnosis: If i were in the same room as a pink urinal cake while hooked up to an EEG (or otherwise), i would have a seizure. This is due to their strong, unique odor.  Perhaps i'm an exception to the rules, but trustworthy sources should be cited for these claims. McNerdius (talk) 02:18, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Added an up-to-date link debunking the two claims lacking citations. Editing beyond this, though, is over my head. McNerdius (talk) 02:47, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Generalized Vs Partial seizures; Photosensitive-Only diagnosis. 

message: Wondering if their is an image we could use for this article? It is coming along nicely by the way. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 17:54, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Image
Talk:Regional analgesia

message: The following text was added without any formatting, and contains information that is not relevant, not understandable by a layperson, and would need serious re-writing to be added to the article in the correct style. I highly suspect this came from a medical text (or multiple texts) and thus, would be a violation of copyright policy. If someone wishes to weed out relevant information not covered in other articles and add it, feel free. I have at least removed the huge number of leading indents that caused non-format boxes and horizontal scrolling. This text, however, is not in a form that is appropriate for Wikipedia, as it is written. Ariel♥Gold 21:36, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Questionable copyvio
Talk:Remission (medicine)

message: Check This out.   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.22.71.123 (talk) 22:58, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

message: Remission sounds like a "repeated mission". Don't you have a better synonym? 85.193.252.19 (talk) 14:41, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  What a misleading word.
Talk:Aveda

message: I've deleted alot of the text that was added only because it was not neutral. If there is anything else that should be deleted, please point it out SPECIFICALLY, not by saying the whole article is a problem. It reads a little better now. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.246.144.52 (talk) 21:38, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Changed the ad problem 

message: I deleted some of the external links, such as ones that point out specific salons in newspaper articles, and I also deleted links to specific salons. I was originally all for keeping specific links to show the difference between Experience, Concept, and Lifestyle, but now I think it is best to only allow the Aveda.com link, where you can find any type of salon you like. This way, this article doesn't turn into an advertisement between companies. Please tell me if there is anything else that needs immediate fixing. Thank you! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.246.144.52 (talk) 17:02, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deleted External Links 

message: I really don't feel that the Advertisement Label is appropriate any longer. And if it is, would somebody PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY. I have been working on this article for a few months now, and I am getting sick of seeing the advertisement label at the top. Either MARK the spots that seem as an advertisement or SPECIFY THEM HERE.
Thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by MaytrixInk (talk • contribs) 16:07, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Innapropriate Ad Label 
Talk:Respite care

message: This article reads like an advertisement.  It needs to be totally rewritten.69.147.194.98 (talk) 04:16, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

message: As part of a review of all nursing wikiproject articles, I have changed this article's importance to mid per Wikipedia:WikiProject Nursing/Assessment#Importance scale.  I have also upgraded the article to C class. If you disagree, please leave a note here so we can discuss it.  Cheers, Basie (talk) 06:58, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: [[WP:NURSE]] priority review
Talk:Restrictive cardiomyopathy

message: If I remember correctly, scleroderma can lead to restrictive cardiomypoathy, but I don't have a source for that.  If anyone can confirm this, I think we should add it to the possible list of causes. (D.c.camero (talk) 02:19, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Scleroderma
Talk:Restylane

message: Hi, I extended the article and added some information foud on the fda site. i followed the layout of other medical products such as botox. unfortunately, the informaiton on restylane is very limited. this is for a uni project so any constructive criticism is welcome Uniproject (talk) 18:03, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The edits you added were basically the same unsourced material that has been removed several times before; being part of a university project doesn't make it any more legitimate. There are plenty of news articles concerning Restylane; a quick search using Google's news function pulled up several articles and sources meeting WP:RS. If improving this article is an ongoing part of your project, I would suggest first taking a look at WP:ARTICLE for a good intro to editing Wikipedia articles. I'll be happy to help with sourcing if needed. Flowanda | Talk 20:22, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: article re-written
Talk:Reverse tolerance

message: "...or in some cases an additional increase of effects with continued use of a single drug existing alongside or not to a tolerance for other aspects of the same substance.."
or not...  what?  I can't figure out what this is trying to say but I'm pretty sure it doesn't make sense.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.192.212.28 (talk) 00:33, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I can't parse it either, and it's fair to say that something that could "definitely" be worded "more" clearly does not make "perfect" sense. JohndanR (talk) 03:23, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I have re-written the article based on the Drug tolerance page, as the current version was hard to understand and partially inconsistent with how other pages (and external sources) define reverse tolerance/drug sensitization. The article would still need to be developed more, as right now it is more a symmetry of the drug tolerance page than a real article, but I do not have sufficient expertise to do this. 7804j (talk) 16:29, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewrote article
Talk:Rhinology

message: This is a subspecialism Rathfelder (talk) 21:02, 11 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree - this would make sense to me. LoudLizard (📞 | contribs  | ✉) 12:59, 31 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with [[Otorhinolaryngology]]
Talk:Right bundle branch block

message: Description of the degree to which the heart's mechanical pumping efficiency is reduced may be worth inclusion. 79.76.253.83 (talk) 04:14, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Pumping Efficiency

message: Is there a citation for the epidemiology, and is there a known reason for why it increases with age?  (possibilities I can think of - "general deterioration" of the electrical system nerves, relation to arterial plaque, changes in how the nerves *work* in terms of age-related ion-channel changes) Jimw338 (talk) 22:35, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Epidemiology source? Is reason for age-increase known?
Talk:Ron Lapin

message: This article lacks sources and makes some rather bold claims that sound like a defence of the subject, not a neutral observation (e.g. "he experienced persecution"). Brindt (talk) 07:53, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: NPOV
Talk:Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine

message: I read the poem is at the wall of the hospital lobby.
I would like to know the reliable reference for this famous poem.
I asked God for strength that I might achieve.
I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey.
I asked for health that I might do greater things.
I was given infirmity that I might do better things.
I asked for riches that I might be happy.
I was given poverty that I might be wise.
I asked for power that I might have the praise of men.
I was given weakness that I might feel the need of God.
I asked for all things that I might enjoy life.
I was given life that I might enjoy all things.
I got nothing that I asked for, but everything I hoped for. 
Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered. 
I am, among all men, most richly blessed.
--Cheol (talk) 05:01, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Prayer of an Unknown Confederate Soldier, aka The Creed for the Disabled
Talk:Salter–Harris fracture

message: I'm a novice editor seeking some assistance.
I wanted to add an image to this page describing Salter Harris fractures, taken from the site http://www.radiopaedia.org/index.php?title=Salter-Harris_fractures
The image I wanted to use was the one that showed the six fracture types.
I contacted the author and illustrator for permission, and received this reply:
"Hi Dr Benny...
I understand that wikipedia cannot use CC-nc license (is that correct?)
If so, then you have my permission to use it as long as it is attributed to:
- Radiopaedia.org (linked to www.radiopaedia.org) and to...
- myself Dr Frank Gaillard (MBBS, FRANZCR)  (linked to frankgaillard.com)
cheers Frank."
I then tried to upload the image, but faced stern copyright warnings, as the image was not my own so I could not label it as public domain.
Can anyone help me with any copyright advice?
Benweatherhead (talk)  —Preceding comment was added at 00:27, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: I'm

message: I don't think the Type VI, added by Rang, is universally accepted...it's only rarely included in other texts. If it's to be included in Wikipedia, perhaps at least a reference and consider some comment as to why its inclusion is debatable. If including Types outside the convention I to V, maybe including the Ogden Types 6 to 9 would also be helpful.
Pete14159 (talk) 14:16, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Salter Harris Type VI
Talk:Fair Employment Practices Commission

message: This should be the actual article. AtmanDave 02:09, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: The correct formal name of the committee is "The Committee on Fair Employment Practice" (COFEP); the correct common name is "The Fair Employment Practice Committee". That is, "committee", not "commission", and "practice", not "practices".
This is corroborated by the text of Executive Order 8802 (not 8820) as well as the literature; see for example the title of Merle Reed's book on the FEPC, which is the standard scholarly text on the subject.
http://docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/od8802t.html
http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/228.html
http://www.amazon.com/SEEDTIME-Presidents-Committee-Employment-1941-1946/dp/0807116882/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424134120&sr=8-1&keywords=merl+reed+seedtime
Sneedy (talk) 00:52, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Organization name, page title 

message: This page could not be moved to the correct title because a page with that title (which redirected to the 'Executive Order 8802' page) already exists.
Rather than have that page deleted and this one moved, it was much easier to merge the content from here to the page with the correct title, and then redirect this page to that one. I have also stopped that page from redirecting to Exec Order 8802.
I will request that this page be deleted, as it only serves to cause confusion.
Sneedy (talk) 03:58, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge to Fair Employment Practice Committee page
Talk:Self-defeating personality disorder

message: The symptoms seem to be copied verbatim form this website: http://www.psychnet-uk.com/clinical_psychology/criteria_personality_masochistic.htm --DOHC Holiday (talk) 19:47, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Plagiarism?

message: This link:  http://www.psychnet-uk.com/clinical_psychology/criteria_personality_masochistic.htm is now dead.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.196.102.174 (talk) 19:47, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Dead link

message: (Moving Millon's subtypes to the Sadism and masochism as medical terms article. It does not belong here since it's not formally a part of SDPD.) --1000Faces (talk) 23:57, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Moving Millon's subtypes 

message: "Personality disorder not otherwise specified" (PD-NOS) did exist in the DSM-IV-TR, but no longer exists in the DSM-5; see, for example, this source. Unfortunately, our article implies that PD-NOS still exists in the DSM-5. I've tagged that claim with . Kind regards, TealHill (talk) 03:15, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I have tried to fix this and updated the PD-NOS page with more recent information also. Darcyisverycute (talk) 05:35, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  One dubious claim