Patient: "I have a porcelain heart valve."
Nurse: "You mean porcine heart valve?"
Patient: "Whatever."
Monday, January 21, 2019
Overheard on rounds
Patient: "I have a porcelain heart valve."
Nurse: "You mean porcine heart valve?"
Patient: "Whatever."
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Well, that's what he told his Imam or rabbi. Jokes aside, how do faiths that frown on pork square porcine heart valves, etc.? I am assuming that the preservation of life takes precedence.
A real porker.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.myjewishlearning.com/article/ask-the-expert-kosher-pig/amp/
Heart of stone.
"For our 20th wedding anniversary, my wife and I got each other a matching his-and-hers set."
I think that somebody who was Jewish and really observant would probably opt for a mechanical valve. And in a lot of cases, those can be inserted non-surgically now.
Bovine valves are also available for those who have religious issues with porcine valves. Mechanical heart valves are noisy and a recent study showed that 25% of those interviewed said it disturbed their sleep.
Eileen Weiss, thank you. Glad to have the information.
Years ago I visited an older friend in thee hospital's cardiac unit and asked about his diagnosis. John replied: "I've been having pai. The doctor says it's vagina."
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