[Graymatter]

Still wondering.
Hammesfahr definitely said that potassium wasn't the issue and there was NO heart attack.
Couple of q's for the MD's here. Is there a difference between heart attack and cardiac arrest? Can either condition be determined by blood tests hours/days later? Would potassium levels remain low hours after a heart attack or cardiac arrest? If low K can cause cardiac arrest, what about the converse---can cardiac arrest cause low K? If they determined at the hospital that Terri had both a cardiac arrest AND low K, how did they know which came first?

[SwordofTruth]

Is there a difference between heart attack and cardiac arrest?

NO

[SwordofTruth]

Is there a difference between heart attack and cardiac arrest?

Well actually a cardiac arrest usually occurs as a result of a heart attack.

[4Godsoloved..Hegave]

The CNN poll is still open. Please vote if you haven't. The poll current results are 60% in favor of having Terri's feeding tube reinserted, 40% against.

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[SwordofTruth]

If a heart attack resulted in oxygen deprivation to her brain then there would also be significant damage done to her heart as well. Since there is NO damage to her heart then she definitely did not have a heart attack.

[JustPiper]

What stays in my mind is if she was dieting diuretics strip potassium and sodium. A sodium imbalance mimics a stroke and potassium imbalance would definitely give palpitations which would kinda 'scare' the heart. So if Terri didn't drink fluids or have a banana yes her electrolytes would be out of whack, her entire equilibrium would. But if I know this so does MS, he has some med training and would know how to use it against her.

[sweetliberty]

" Is there a difference between heart attack and cardiac arrest? Can either condition be determined by blood tests hours/days later? Would potassium levels remain low hours after a heart attack or cardiac arrest?"

EV, wasn't it you that had a friend who addressed this issue and you posted it on one of the threads? Heck, for all I know it might have been this one. I'm still trying to catch up after being gone for most of a couple of days. Anyway, I thought you might respond to GM's question.