“Healthy” Lunch Becomes EMERGENCY NIGHTMARE: Medical Mystery Case SOLVED!

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This case has been adapted from a case report published in the CMAJ:
www.cmaj.ca/content/188/10/747
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[@ViolinMD]

Did you figure it out before the end? Let me know what you were thinking!!

[@ruthpeterson1478]

Never would I have guessed! Medicine is so fascinating

[@jakeaurod]

As soon as you said digoxin I said, they ate foxglove!

[@madeleinewalker838]

No did not guess it. I do know the polyrhythm 3:2 I play flute and love music theory. I love this series so much, thanks for making it.

[@Lostmyspoons]

I’d love for you to do a video about Ehlers Danlos Syndromes. Please get the word out ❤

[@angeads]

Why did the husband start having symptoms later?

[@Drjpharmacy]

People don’t wanna go to the hospital because they don’t wanna be $50,000 in debt in the blink of an eye

[@KateLate____]

Only in America

[@queline213]

Also with health insurance, going to the ER is $450 copay. I don't have that much to give away especially if it turns out something minor and benign.

[@KateLate____]

That's so sad. People are evaluating whether they're sick, instead of a doctor. I'm not saying every country needs 100% subsidised healthcare, but any behaviour that discourages people from getting a diagnosis is ludicrous.

[@letitiajeavons6333]

Siobhan is a Canadian doctor. Their healthcare is single payer and free at the point of service.

[@mikesullivan6422]

50 thousand in debt still with the problem you came in with

[@raver4lyfe16]

This is exactly what killed my fiancée Kate 4 years ago 💔 she was just 26, took the drs too long to figure out what was going on before they realised. She went into cardiac arrest but they managed to get her back and at that point they came and talked to us and said that she would need to be transferred to London ASAP but didn’t think she would make the trip and they where right 💔 20 minutes later she went into a second cardiac arrest which they couldn’t get her back from and she slipped away 💔 we where together for 7 years she had just turned 26 when she died and I was just 28, I still miss her more then words can describe I’m in a new relationship now but she will forever be my one ❤️

[@John-cf5im]

So sorry for your loss 😢

[@ginninadances]

I'm so sorry to hear :(

[@AVAILABLEAAA]

I'm so sorry for your loss

[@Here4TheHeckOfIt]

What a huge loss 💔

[@nicolad8822]

I’m not so sure that’s fair on your new partner. Maybe you were not ready.

[@AlienKissy]

You are an AMAZING story teller. I was on the edge of my seat this entire video. It was like watching an episode of House M.D. without the sarcasm and breaking into people's homes haha

[@gnomealone350]

IKR? If it was House they wouldn’t have sent the family to get the plant, they all would have gone on a field trip and collected it themselves.

[@NZKiwi87]

Man I loved House

[@NZKaz]

Me too!!

[@devdroid9606]

It's all in the eyes. Ha, ha.

[@sunithanaidoo5354]

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[@MidnightHabit]

This could so easily have been missed in the majority of hospitals. Truly lucky to have survived.

[@Chris874]

your videos really help me, im a firefighter and 85% of my calls are medical. im already an AEMT but these videos still help alot thank you maam

[@Mystdryad10]

Thank you for your service as a firefighter. You are very courageous

[@Norm475]

There was this woman I knew quite well who experienced chest pains, she was pushing fifty. She went to the doctor, and he told her, "Women your age don't have heart attacks." She died less than a week later from a heart attack.

[@lovemesomeslippers]

I went to the ER with chest pain and sent home told it was heartburn. After months of this I insisted on a stress test, was pulled off of the treadmill after just 3 minutes, and I’m now diagnosed with coronary artery disease. So many uneducated doctors it’s hard to believe. Why have they never studied women?

[@dkasper3267]

I'm so tired of being dismissed by doctors who think everything that happens to a woman must be related to anxiety and / or depression

[@Norm475]

@@dkasper3267 To be fair, that is because women are always complaining about their anxiety or depression. Most women I know are on some sort of psychotropic drug.

[@icepenguin7278]

I live in the U.S and I’ve never seen a doctor brush off chest pain.

[@Norm475]

@@icepenguin7278 Well, I also live in the US, and just remember 1/2 of all doctors graduate in the bottom half of their class.

[@AnnikaOakinnA]

My father has drummed into me that there are three things where you ALWAYS go to the doctor ASAP, which basically come down to, is a major life-sustaining organ system at risk of failure: brain (e.g. fever over 104F, serious blow to the head), lungs (e.g. difficulty breathing, low oxygen levels), or heart (e.g. bleeding you cannot stop, palpitations). Waiting a few minutes to see if it improves I can understand, but THREE DAYS? Holy hell she's lucky. Also, as annoying as a long wait with the ER is, if you go in with cardiac symptoms... you're likely to be seen quickly, which is both good news and bad news.

[@FromDream2RealityNow]

Ive had different types of palpitations for years now, some of which have sent me to the ER. Dr's havent found anything wrong despite dozens of tests over the years. The medical industry has gone down the tubes, unreliable, especially over the last 5 years.

[@AnnikaOakinnA]

​@@FromDream2RealityNow That definitely sounds frustrating, and I'm sorry to hear about it -- I hope they figure it out or that you find solutions. Chronic conditions and what a person's "normal" is can definitely change the calculus on this sort of thing -- an asthmatic probably isn't going to go to the hospital every time they get winded; someone with a uterus probably has what is technically unstoppable bleeding every month or so. I follow a KZbinr who dealt with POTS and so had palpitations pretty regularly, which made nursing helplines frustrating since as soon as you mention heart anything they say go to the ER. But I'd certainly hope that the first time or two with no apparent cause, it gets checked out. Still a bummer if you don't get an answer though!

[@donnanail9597]

@FromDream2RealityNow Perhaps your palpitations may be due to Angina, which I suffer from, and/or Low Potassium, which can damage the heart over time. I also battle with maintaining the correct level of Potassium in my blood cells. The symptoms for the latter are hard to ignore with prevalent Chest Pain, extreme Fatigue and Back Pain. The longer you go with Low Potassium, the worse those symptoms get, and then include Dizziness and Fainting spells. Have your Doctor order a Complete Panel Blood Test to check your Potassium Level. That blood test can also reveal damage to the heart, if any. Without knowing your name, I will pray 🙏 that you find out what’s causing your chest pain. Whatever’s causing your palpitations, those symptoms should not be ignored until you find your answers! 🙏♥️

[@ginacirelli1581]

@@donnanail9597 It can also be anxiety. I believe it is a symptom of a panic attack. The problem is, most people don't want to go bankrupt and find out it was only a panic attack.

[@Alwayslearnimg]

@@FromDream2RealityNow where I live all of the giant hospital chains as I call them have put the local doctors out of business. I personally feel like the care was better with the smaller doctors offices. More personalized care in many ways. But some of the things that are good about the bigger hospital chains that have taken over is that we do get to see our medical records very easily and quickly. Then again, I don’t usually know what I’m looking at so it doesn’t help me with my health anxiety.😂😂😂😂

[@martinc.720]

"Thanks for the gift, neighbour. Almost kale'd us."

[@Maintain_Decorum]

😆😆😆

[@chrisAnAussie]

My brother and I got sick continually after eating our mother's cooking! It's a miracle we survived.

[@joanfergusonsgirl4774]

Waited 3 days cos she thought symptoms would go away. I can relate to this woman, once went almost 5 days thinking I’d caught a bad stomach bug. I have the mentality of "She’ll be right I’ll ride it out till it buggas off" But it was only because my boss made me go to a doctor that I found out my appendix were hours from exploding 😬

[@lisakrach7321]

I found this video fascinating. I actually have a pacemaker now at 57. I was getting knee surgery last year and on admission at the orthopedic facility they noticed I had heartbeat of 31. I wish shocked. Not thinking I felt badly at all, I mentioned to them that about six years before I used to climb mountains and one day I just couldn’t do it any longer. I was admitted to the hospital on Christmas Eve, I had just worked a full shift at my restaurant. I had put my legs up on the stairs and I was laying flat on the floor because I noticed my right ankle would swell. . I found myself not being able to get up off the floor and failing an incredible pain in my back left side. When I was admitted, they told me that they thought I had I pneumonia and a kidney stone and sent me home. I never again could hike up the back of our hill or mountains ever again. I thought it had something to do with scar tissue in my lungs. Fast forward to 2023 the day that I was going to have my knee surgery. They diagnosed me with mobitz 2😢. I lived with it for so many years not ever knowing. They said I was almost totally asymptomatic, and I had learned to live with it. Thank you for having such interesting videos, and such an expressive face! I feel much better now, and I run around with no issues. It’s too bad I lost so many years of my life coming out of shape.

[@visam28]

Sorry to hear that and glad you are ok. Do you feel better with the pace maker?

[@tyrawoodruff9835]

Medical things really make me anxious. Your videos help me to get used to it without getting triggered. Thank you.

[@TimeSurfer206]

I grew up with Digitalis in the garden. I am so happy to hear this couple was this fortunate. And yes, about the time I heard the word, "Kale,"...

[@giftofthewild6665]

Foxglove?

[@jayehum5019]

In Australia late last year, our grocery store chains had to pull bags of baby spinach and mixed salads containing baby spinach because the main supply farm had accidentally mixed a nightshade related weed in with the salad. It caused a few people to have hallucinations, confusion, rapid heartbeats, blurred vision and other symptoms.

[@Babesinthewood97]

Was it mandrake?

[@ellachallas]

@@Babesinthewood97Thornapple… aka Jimson Weed.

[@Procrastimaker]

I dont buy mixed salad from the supermarket anymore, found way too many non salad plants in them in the last 3 years

[@nlvo]

Recently had a family member diagnosed with a heart attack (coronary arteries clogged, all three), so seeing this made me understand the process better and what they were looking for when diagnosing. There were a lots of tests going on in our case, bit overwhelming. So this video is really helpful, love your videos!

[@mollymollie6048]

In the US, if you walk into an ER and say “I have chest pain, my watch is saying my heart is irregular” you will NOT be sitting in a waiting room for hours, you will be immediately treated. You may be laying around on a bed in the ER while tests and procedures are being done…but, please, anyone who is having this type of pain, no matter how healthy of a person you are, go to the ER, or call 911 (even better, if you have a heart attack, you could cause a car accident.)

[@nlvo]

​@@mollymollie6048 Unfortunately, in our case, the family member did not experience the typical chest pain associated with heart attacks. Instead, they felt pain in both arms and uncomfortable pressure around the heart. Despite feeling perfectly healthy, they later fainted, prompting a visit to the emergency room. However, just as you mentioned, upon arriving at the ER, the patient underwent several tests since the doctors were unsure what was causing these symptoms. At least, they did not share any information with us at that time and kept it kinda vage until they had all the information. I agree that, regardless of how healthy you feel, it is important to go to the ER if you experience this type of pain, especially if you are female. Symptoms can differ greatly, and it is better to be safe than sorry. Luckily, in our case, the condition was caught in time and treated. The family member underwent surgery and is now recovering.

[@judilynn9569]

Here I am with an arythmic heart and my cardiologist can’t figure out why. I’m glad I watched this. I’ve had Sarcoidosis for 40 years. My BP stays high lately, regardless of medication. I just had a CTA done and they found no coronary blockage. I don’t think he even considered the Sarcoidosis.

[@GeoffreyFeldmanMA]

When I had a hip replacement 20 years ago, recovery was in the same ward as cardiac cases. Complications of TJR can require cardiac care (embolisms). Anyway, I was recovering very nicely and walking around on crutches (which is a good idea for that recovery, plus I am a pain in the ass). I found a wall with cardiac monitors for all the patients. I was fascinated. It was late and slow. One of the nurses came up beside me and said, "We had something really interesting a little while ago." Turns out one of the patients there was a cardiac doctor. He was watching the wall just for the heck of it, as we were and called the nurse over very excitedly. He pointed to one of the monitors and said, "This patient is decompens(ating). and dropped to the floor. He had diagnosed himself without knowing it.

[@cheyenneyoon4353]

Just curious what ended up happening did he survive?? Or did he pass away?

[@smileyt7581]

What is decompensating?

[@cheyenneyoon4353]

@@smileyt7581 is a medical term related to the heart having a abnormal rhythm also known as “arrhythmia”. (As the commenter above stated he was watching the cardiac heart monitor screens …./which is why he was able to comment , but most hospitals at least that I’ve been to the patients name isn’t always listed to each corresponding screen, showing the rhythm etc. from the heart monitor on screen.

[@TimeSurfer206]

@@smileyt7581 "Decompensated heart failure (DHF) is a severe condition that occurs when the heart is unable to pump or store blood at normal pressure levels. This can happen when the heart's structure or function changes. DHF requires immediate medical attention." I am a Boomer, and _I_ know what a Google is!

[@smileyt7581]

@@TimeSurfer206 😆 Isn't Google wonderful? I'm sure I tried Google before asking but it didn't give the medical definition of "decompensating". Thanks for the definition of DHF though!!! 😉

[@MMrunner2]

Oh my god what a case you have solved , we need doctors like you in our homeland.

[@Meagan-Renee]

As someone who accidentally bit into (what turned out to be ) Autumn crocus, or Colchicum autumnale that had gotten into my chive patch in the garden, and spent the next 2 weeks VERY ill (if I'd actually eaten it instead of spitting it out, I very well might be dead)... saw this one coming a mile away. Not the same plant, but similar circumstances. It also looks a lot like chives before the flowers form. Be careful out there!

[@justelleslife507]

Glad you're still here!

[@toomanymarys7355]

Wow! That is NOT a common plant. Rotten luck!

[@cheyenneyoon4353]

I had a similar experience with what could’ve been the same thing or at very least was something that looked like wild edible onions (where I live we have “ramps” my fiancé picked some to use in making /flavouring for steak.) long story short a hour or two after we were both violently ill. Later on about 25-48 hrs later we showed a family member who said/realized what we had mistaken as edible was in fact not edible. After that I always look twice and think twice about foraging for any plant/vegetables before I consume them now. Looking back I was extremely nauseous, sweaty, as well as probably experiencing tachycardia.

[@Meagan-Renee]

@@cheyenneyoon4353 very glad you're still here, too

[@carolblair2845]

@@cheyenneyoon4353Glad you made it through. I love eating the carnivore way….feel great and don’t miss eating fruit and veggies at all!

[@bones642]

Holy crap that makes so much sense about Van Gogh! His paintings remind me of my childhood, my grandma loved yellow and marigolds. She would often go out and pick ‘greens’ to eat and she sometimes ate dandelions. I wouldn’t be surprised if something like foxglove got in there at some point. She was born in the 1930s to sharecroppers who had to do things like that to keep their family fed. My grandpa would eat raw green peanuts out of his field too lol. Things were just super cactusy and sagey and toxic out there in the Oklahoma bush. So fascinating to think that the plants and ecosystem have so much to do with the diversity of art in different regions.

[@jrb_sland]

There is a huge sense of relief, even joy, when one eventually makes a correct diagnosis & all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place. My expertise is in electronics, not medicine, but I enjoy the speculation, testing & evaluating the various signs provided by a misbehaving electronic tool or other machine.

[@obstressed1193]

"I think it's lupus " It felt as if I just watched a one hour house episode in 15 minutes ........ Totally loved it

[@akadarksky]

These medical stories are fascinating and presented in an interesting way!!!! Always enjoy your videos!

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

Fascinating story! I love these medical mysteries. Thanks! When I was a kid, my mom planted foxglove in the garden. She warned my brother and me that it was extremely poisonous. We were past the age when we were likely to put random things in our mouths, but she was being careful. Now I see why.

[@bettyhappschatt3467]

My neighbor had a day care and I waited for her to retire before I planted monkshood and foxglove. in my front garden.

[@danmarjenka6361]

@@bettyhappschatt3467 What is the purpose of planting any kind of toxic plant in your yard???

[@DragonRain28]

girl I'm almost positive you've saved my life.. thank you

[@Funny-qz3mr]

What happened ???

[@featurebreaker]

Your videos are great, Siobhan! Keep up the work! We need more doctors like you!

[@Silentmass4751]

Siobhan is a true gift to humanity. A beautiful spirit, beautiful personality, and a beautiful mind.

[@mckennakirk4423]

I cannot thank enough for videos like these. You are so well spoken!!

[@Rachel-ej4ut]

You are truly an inspiration! Your love for your job (and life in general) just radiates out of all of your videos. ❤ it's an amazing breath of fresh air and I truly love listening to all your videos :)

[@sulaimanaljabari]

Such an amazing story and a lesson learned.Good job made by the team!

[@sarac8284]

Wow what an wild story & diagnosis! U are incredible at telling stories!! I could watch you nonstop!! The way u explain things is a gift! I have been following u since u were a resident & now look at you!!! Even tho we don't know each other personally. I have to say I am extremely proud of you!!!! Plz continue doing these type of videos more often!! Ty you so much for educating us!!! Oxoxox

[@lawrenceweinzimer]

Dr. Siobhan, as always, thank you for being brilliant, thorough, efficient, compassionate yet with warmest animation, downright terrific. The story that you present is a mystery with happy conclusion. In my case - My father threw up blood; My mother threw up from the stomach; My girlfriend of 11 years asked for a towel as her last words. In each case, the medics were MD's (in the sense just Masters of Dreck)..each deceased couldn't be whatsoever revived. Yes, dope, herbicides, cleaning agents, pesticides, mold, airborne toxins need to be ruled out. Her husband didn't 'know his onions' so to speak 😮.

[@ambriadaniels-dovolis7496]

CANNABIS expert now are we? Pfft.

[@lawrenceweinzimer]

@ambriadaniels-dovolis7496 Never smoked dope since I started college in 1977. Plenty failed out, I was on Dean's List throughout. Put that in your pipe n' smoke it !

[@b.a.erlebacher1139]

Let me second the suggestion that women in particular not neglect any chest symptoms. I noticed last winter that I might be getting a bit of very mild angina on exertion that went away after a minute or so rest. Finally got around to get it checked out and it turns out one coronary artery is 100% blocked another is 70% blocked and the third is 40% blocked. The two "good" arteries had revascularized the area served by the completely blocked one, and the heart muscle shows no damage. 72 year old woman in good health, no diabetes or blood sugar problems, blood pressure usually about 125/75, lipids just at the level of decision to treat last fall. Never smoked, don't drink, semi-vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, but obese. Presently waiting for bypass surgery. If I hadn't gone in to be checked, I'd think whatever it was had gone away, since angina symptoms are even less. It was all a big surprise. I hope this little story will prevent some other person from finding out the harder way (heart attack) that they have coronary artery disease!

[@doradean3097]

Do you remember what test was done that looked at how much blockage existed in the coronary arteries?

[@legs_11.82]

@@doradean3097 it wouldve been an angiogram. i do 6-10 of them a day.

[@doradean3097]

@@legs_11.82 Thank you kindly for answering. Is there any none invasive test that can give one some idea about the artery blockage besides angiogram?

[@b.a.erlebacher1139]

They first did a stress test combined with an echocardiogram to confirm that it was angina.. This showed one and possibly a second partial blockage, so I was referred for an angiogram. I was expecting that they might do one or two stents at the same time as the angiogram. Big surprise that the recommendation is for complete revascularization. I'm continuing to feel okay. Yesterday i walked more than a kilometer to the supermarket with no symptoms. I rested briefly a few times on the way back, but I was lugging a heavy bundle buggy uphill and what I felt was fatigue and not anything in my chest. If I didn't know about the CAD, I'd be thinking I just needed to get more exercise. I actually vaguely recall this sort of fatigue happening a few years ago, but it went away after a few weeks. Maybe that was when the two better arteries were taking over for the worse one. I'm the sort of person who will wait for something to go away on its own before I bother a doctor with it, like many people. I'm glad that after several months of very mild "is this angina?" symptoms I finally broke down and got it checked out. I still have 100% good heart muscle. I could have carried on ignoring the mild and vague symptoms until I dropped dead.

[@legs_11.82]

@@doradean3097 A CT coronary angiogram can be done, they give false positives though.

[@daal3682]

Love these medical mysteries! Great job explaining them, Siobhan! 👏

[@aksez2u]

Sounds like an episode of "House MD". I'm glad they figured it out.

[@elizabethkendrick3209]

Always happy to see a new Violin MD video! Thank you ❤

[@Sweet13lb]

Great video! As a Électrophysiologie médicale tech, thank you for showing the importance of an ECG!

[@janejarve]

Fascinating & illuminating video. I love your manner of presenting. It wastes no time, yet gives a thorough explanation. I'd feel very safe under your care, were I unfortunate enough to need hospital treatment.

[@kamhart]

Your an amazing teacher, story teller, and Dr!! …your explanations are told so well !!…. ( and I’m a Critical RN for 40+ years!) I have learned conversation& stories get you more important information than check off list & check boxes!! … I love your videos!!

[@ktar7189]

It’s my beautiful doctor friend Siobhan oh how I miss you my friend

[@sallytoussaint7915]

Your advice & story-sharing is probably saving lives!

[@abhimanyugupta8942]

YOU ARE AMAZING! medical mystery videos are the best things I see. Love them

[@andrewknippenberg761]

Please make more of these videos! I love them. They are fascinating.

[@Dannsandiego]

This was great! Thoroughly enjoyed it. More of these, please!

[@darkmxth9010]

When I saw the abnormal ECG, I knew that there was a problem with the SA/AV node. I thought that it could be hypokalemia, but was shocked to find out that it was caused by a plant! Great content as always Siobhan

[@trendnwin6545]

These are my favorite episodes you do! Thanks Doc.

[@josephdahdouh2725]

I think your insight was very off since they already knew that potassium was not high thus they knew it wasn't low either. But, nice try... I really like these videos too. I really couldn't predict the cause either. This is fascinating.

[@irinakhubelashvili1244]

You are AMAZING!!! I am watching your stories with such an interest!! And told by real doctor!!! I am actually rewarding my swimming and power walks with an episode! Please keep doing the stories. Thank you 🙏

[@debribbe3502]

I so look forward to your videos. You are a God send, thank you and keeping educating us!

[@wiltonpt1]

Wow. What a case!!! So illuminating and instructive Yes she’s the best story teller ever!!

[@aj-us5qp]

Happily Ever After. Thank God & the medical teams. ❤ 🙏🏽

[@callmecelll]

I was diagnosed with right bundle branch block, my symptoms over the year was I kept getting chest pain that hurts so bad I can't breathe for a minute (felt like forever) and I'd always faint. It's very minor and resulted from my VSD repair surgery when I was 6 months old (24 years ago) :) So cool to learn that not every heart attack shows obvious signs and symptoms, I'll keep a lookout for myself even more now🥰

[@suziecarr1566]

I have a right bundle block and a fast heartbeat. Some episodes of tachycardia and shortness of breath . Chest pains mostly just when laying down especially if longer than normal and or very flat. That's what I know in this subject. I wish I had more information

[@user-vy1ht1xm3i]

This was so fun and educational! In PA school now and I enjoy your videos as a "study break" -- thanks!

[@Ultraviolet02]

I love the way you did this video. We need more of these types of videos.

[@sebrinadickerson3341]

Love your spellbinding mystery solving and enthusiastic dellvery!

[@chubbyjetski]

What a cool story! The videography on this is stellar and the editing and storytelling is amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@salvadoroliveira6632]

Wow! What a lesson to learn about how important it is to be careful with eating what you plant...so good when it has a happy ending! Thanks, Dr. Siobhan!

[@bobd2659]

There's two sides of this as well! Not only know WHAT you can eat off of what you plant (the 'fruits' of potatoes are potentially deadly), but also HOW you plant. Squashes can BECOME poisonous over time if pollinated by other squashes AND you save those seeds for years ahead, and they cross pollinate. Good rule of thumb is if it's bitter/too bitter, and it's not supposed to be...don't eat it...

[@vicky116]

@@bobd2659 oh yeah my grandmother always said that if it's bitter just discard it completely. Bitter = poison for the body

[@salvadoroliveira6632]

@@bobd2659 Wow, great info! Thanks, I had no idea that pollination could cause it!

[@salvadoroliveira6632]

@@bobd2659 Your input got me to read a bit about Cucurbitacin; an article states that it can have useful properties, e.g. against cancers. Thanks again!

[@reginafisher9919]

You were chosen to do this, you are a natural.

[@nicoleziegler6112]

I throughly enjoy your videos, and what I learn from them!!!!

[@ruthpeterson1478]

I know you do, but it’s hard to imagine you ever having a bad day. You can take a tragic situation and turn it into something completely different because of you sunny disposition 🤗

[@BLINKGreenTeaAddict]

10:48 I knew it, digoxin. Even before this time stamp...I was thinking...plant...fox glove? It's not like they ate this plant...it was kale. Interesting. Andrew accidentally picked fox glove. That's why it was tasting too bitter, they said. Thank you, Siobhan for making it known to us that fox glove leaves can also look like kale's. Be careful, everyone. Thank god they are safe. Great video. I love the intensity.

[@eeaotly]

In my country kale is for animals. No risk to end up like this lady.

[@ericgorder1]

This was a very good diagnose by you! This is very interesting! Thank you for posting!

[@jamesthompson7282]

What a great teacher this woman is. I bet she's a terrific doctor too: a good MD loves solving mysteries, and too few do that.

[@halobae]

Amazing video I love how you speak and explain things!

[@AlbertCloete]

This video was incredibly engaging. Love it.

[@kimb777]

Great video! Thank you for explaining things in a way I always understand….and find fascinating.

[@lyny389]

Awesome! Medical mystery solved. Great way to save lives. God bless these doctors.

[@christinaannex]

Love your videos always super interesting and make me smile ❤

[@Kim-ek7xy]

What a fascinating story! I was going with the sarcoidosis dx. I bet their neighbor feels horrible, she almost killed them. Kudos to the medical team, they saved her life.

[@frankcuritana8159]

Congratulations for your kind gesture providing public education and awareness about health issues

[@alexandrah5571]

Thank you so much for this, excellent presentation and I didn't guess until right near the end! This was super helpful as I've a heart and valve exam on Wednesday for my MSc!!

[@Jen-zz7nv]

That was so interesting! Great job telling the story of it.

[@SB_AE]

Thank you for inspiring people to pursue medicine! Keep it up!

[@appalachiancat]

This is my favorite content!!! Thank you. ❤

[@Heather406]

This was such a fascinating video. Thank you again for sharing 😊

[@BasicDrumming]

I appreciate you, thank you for making content.

[@sarahb.6475]

This was a very interesting story!! As someone who has lots of food issues I had expected that salad from the beginning but I was unsure why the salad was the cause. Never thought they were eating a toxic plant but then I guess I expect food to come from the supermarket too (but then that as well can make it UNeatable). 😐

[@patriciaschuster1371]

You just keep getting better and better.

[@jore8061]

Thanks. A great story told perfectly! Very informative.

[@carlyeckert4670]

I really love these types of videos, where you show us how doctors come up with a diagnosis. I've always been so interested in that! Awesome videos! Can't wait to see more!!

[@janiceg7661]

I got bit by a spider, finally went to urgent care, first time in my life, after my arm welted up, it was a mess, not sure why I waited and thought calamine lotion was sufficient. Err on the side of caution and just go. ❤

[@leenaa9550]

Your content is the absolute best!

[@johnfranchina84]

So much respect for doctors . Great video. Thank you.

[@laurag7295]

Don't forget the NURSES!!!😊

[@krisjustin3884]

Captivating recount! Glad they’re fine after that.

[@craftygal4494]

Best one yet!

[@deanjericevic8912]

Great presentation, very expressively delivered; engaging! Fascinating narrative & also a great job as you have become a detective.

[@ninatang7015]

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing!

[@JMcdon1627]

Wow! Excellent medical detective work. Thank you for inspiring others to seek a career in medicine.

[@Veeisforvictory]

I wish more doctors thought outside of the box to investigate all possible causes. I have stories to tell. I’m constant misdiagnosed by doctors and then end up figuring it out myself. They should teach more doctors to think like House and consider all factors, especially environmental ones. I had pesticide poisoning from fumes going through neighbor’s vents that were misdiagnosed as seasonal allergies. My pneumonia was misdiagnosed and I ended up figuring it out myself and treating myself, including getting the fluid out of the lungs. I wouldn’t be alive today had I not trusted my intuition.

[@deborahwhit118]

Single minded

[@flj7]

Fascinating! My husband has what’s known as a right bundle branch block, so the right side of his AV node is partially blocked. It was caused by heart surgery as a baby and doesn’t cause any problems, just a small murmur.

[@jannepeltonen7493]

This medical mystery content is great. Thanks!

[@lessetc.905]

This is such a great video!! Thank you for sharing this

[@jamiejason6408]

Love this story telling

[@katherinemurphy2762]

I really enjoy your medical mystery videos. I had a hunch from the beginning that this mystery was caused by something ingested, but I didn't think that the kale had been misidentified. Also, nice touch of adding that hemiola rhythm. 😉

[@herika006]

Could your ”hunch” be from the fact that the thumbnail of the video reads ”this food caused heart damage”? 😂

[@jasonharrelson83]

Wow! Great story! I really enjoy your enthusiasm and videos

[@sgreen0000]

You are so positive that it is fun to watch you! ❤️👏👍

[@joeweitman8530]

Love the way she presents unusual cases.

[@marysanders9461]

As soon as I saw about the husband getting the same symptoms after eating that salad.....also heard of another case where a retired couple who went out to pick wildflowers. They found what they thought was comfrey and enjoyed a tea they made from it. Turned out it was the very similar-looking foxglove. They took too long to get to the hospital after their symptoms started--they both died.

[@kimmieb2u]

Comfrey and foxglove are not that similar. I know both well. I grow one of them.

[@jennyniemi2141]

If you're not good at plant ID (or mushroom ID), things that look very different to those who can do ID may not look different to someone who is a novice.

[@Fists91]

You shouldn't be consuming comfrey either, in Europe high levels of comfrey pollen will even cause honey to fail food safety tests

[@mrcryptozoic817]

Wow! I almost didn't watch this one. Well presented and event deserves/needs to be told!

[@roger236]

Oh, My! I wanna binge watch your series, I mean, videos! Eager waiting for the next season❣👏👏👏

[@AmmaLove24]

This happened to my friend in India. She ate a plant she thought was edible...it wasn't. Her neighbor gave it to her to cook with. She didn't have vomiting but she lost her ability to speak and reverted to acting like a toddler. They couldn't figure out what was wrong, as her vitals and her body were in perfect health. CT scan was good, MRI was good, all organs were good. The toxin went straight to her brain, I guess, but it couldn't be detected. She was in the ICU for days and then suddenly she got better for no apparent reason. She was suddenly able to speak and was coherent. She didn't remember anything that happened when she couldn't speak or function normally. We figured out what it was after she got home from the hospital. When she described what the plant looked like I knew immediately that was not an edible plant, because there were only two kinds of leafy plants that were safe to eat where we were in India, and what she ate did not match those descriptions. Everything started happening an hour after she ate the leaves. It was interesting because she didn't have any gastrointestinal issues, it just went straight to her brain.

[@chadsbysea]

What was the plant?

[@ChrisSunHwa]

How scary! I hope she made a full recovery!

[@VernCrisler]

You know, farming is not just labor intensive. It's also knowledge intensive. So many people think they can just grow everything organically and everything will be fine. This just proves that if you grow things or eat "organic" products instead of buying them in the supermarket, you need to really KNOW what you are doing -- or else.

[@Go-pointl]

​​@@VernCrisler Not so scary. Just buy your seeds or plant starts from reputable sources. Very safe. This story is interesting Because it is extremely rare.

[@VernCrisler]

@@Go-pointl Make sure to buy pesticides too.