Fix high blood pressure by simple releasing a bit of blood.
Posted by DeadYen@reddit | CrazyIdeas | View on Reddit | 49 comments
Think about it, if the pressure was too high in a sealed plumbing system you would bleed a radiator, just bleed the patient a bit.
No pills, no Big Pharma, just a bit of bleedin'
Weird_Warm_Cheese@reddit
I hate how much sense this makes.
MagCatRed@reddit
A few leaches a day keeps the witch doctor away
i_never_ever_learn@reddit
Leeches have a legitimate medical use bleeding.On the other hand is the last thing that was done to george washington before he died
sillybilly8102@reddit
I thought nowadays they weren’t used for bleeding but for eating dead/necrotic tissue to clear up wounds and stop infections from worsening
i_never_ever_learn@reddit
I think that's what maggots are used for.
sillybilly8102@reddit
Oh maybe that’s it
Tacoman404@reddit
Did they try blowing smoke up his ass first?
GulfCoastLaw@reddit
"Tap me, doc."
BigFatGreekPannus@reddit
Is this from Rocky 8?
GulfCoastLaw@reddit
Rocky 180/90: Shut Down
Only in theaters.
PaganMastery@reddit
Bro... it is no longer 1026. Blood letting is no longer a thing.
Nate_Christ@reddit
The pressure is high because the pipes are to small. I assume this would turn down the amount of energy per pump, meaning you'd have to beat your heat faster
whyweirdo@reddit
What about adding more piping then? There’s gotta be some way to calculate how much additional piping would be needed to lower the pressure. Just chop a vein open and stitch in a few inches of lab-grown veins. Maybe call it a vein extension
sillybilly8102@reddit
There are stents and stuff
bunkdiggidy@reddit
I know this is a joke, but except in exceedingly rare situations like the TRT another comment mentioned, it's not that the patient has too much blood, it's that your vessels are getting stiff and can't squash and stretch like they used to, and like they have to, to pump your blood around.
Since the patient still just has the amount of blood their body needs for properly oxygenating itself, losing enough blood to change the pressure enough to reduce that condition, would cause a bunch of other new worse ones.
That all being said... eh, it's worth a shot? Bring in the leeches!
me_too_999@reddit
The advantage of leeches is that their saliva contains blood thinners that might actually help.
sillybilly8102@reddit
Does it really?! I’m gonna need a source, but that’s pretty cool if trye
DeadYen@reddit (OP)
Hey we don’t want any of that medically backed factual nonsense around these parts.
bunkdiggidy@reddit
Leeches though! I ended up going with the leeches!
DM_flare@reddit
It's strange how much healthier I feel after I donate plasma. I'm not saying this is a good idea, I'm not educated in medicine beyond first aid, but I can see why blood letting was so popular.
TheEvilBlight@reddit
I suspect it’s a chemical response or some other blood loss response from the animal days.
FordMaleEscort@reddit
Install a valve?
Nate_Christ@reddit
Steam is generally bad to have inside your cardiovascular system
DeadYen@reddit (OP)
I think we should at least try…
Abefroman12@reddit
This would qualify you as a doctor for George Washington. They literally did blood letting on him before he died in 1799
SurroundingAMeadow@reddit
Just wait until you find out some of the treatments tried on Mr James Garfield before his death. (Can't mention the title he held, because that will get the comment removed)
Snoo63@reddit
He was The Big Cheese, wasn't he?
GreenHairyMartian@reddit
The miniseries on netflix about this subject was great.
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Upset-Basil4459@reddit
But he didn't have high blood pressure, which explains why he died
DeadYen@reddit (OP)
I’ll put it in my research notes that it was too much blood lost last time, this time will be different.
DeadYen@reddit (OP)
I'm sure it bought him a valuable few extra seconds of life
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parkersdadguy@reddit
If you some the issue of vasoconstriction maybe
parkersdadguy@reddit
Which you can do with alochol
parkersdadguy@reddit
And you would care about the high BP
parkersdadguy@reddit
Which you could then fix with cocaine
parkersdadguy@reddit
Also methamphetamines are a viable option and if over corrected consider an opiate
DeadYen@reddit (OP)
I trust you and your methods.
goingtoburningman@reddit
Idea(half joke) from Veritasium on one of his YT videos, go donate blood to reduce microplastic levels in your blood while saving someone's life! This also can also help lower lipid levels (NIH.gov)
You will certainly lose a little blood pressure, improve cardiovascular health and lower risks of heart attacks (columbia.edu)
Just make sure you eat before you donate.
Megalocerus@reddit
Nothing like a few leeches.
Discordchaosgod@reddit
this is exactly how releasing intracranial pressure is done lmao
also pericentesis
TrevCat666@reddit
I actually have thought of this too, I've even expanded on the idea by thinking of a pressure release valve, that is tapped into your veins and is constantly reading the pressure and let's blood out into an external bag if it gets too high.
Wet_Side_Down@reddit
You just made the case for leeches
Useful_Calendar_6274@reddit
then you can even donate it. bring back bloodletting
GhoulTimePersists@reddit
Leeches! What can't they do?
lasertitsnow@reddit
A lot of people on TRT give blood because the testosterone makes there red blood cell levels too high. So "blood letting" is kinda common again for that.