[floriduh voter]

Here's the table of dueling Mikeys:

http://judgegeorgegreer.com/michael_schiavo_perjury.htm

[T'wit]

Thanks, FV!

[T'wit]

Pray for me. I am going to try to put the abstract into readable English.

Hypokalemia (low blood potassium) is often observed in injury patients (and is presumably the result of the injury). The authors of this study theorized that the more severe the trauma (injury), the more often hypokalemia would be found. They confirmed this by examining the medical charts of trauma patients, their lab tests, hospital stays and similar information.

The following are quoted excerpts, omitting numbers and irrelevant material. Factors with higher incidence of hypokalemia are in bold face. Terri suffered every one of them, at least at some point in time:

"[H]ypokalemia [measured when the patient was first admitted] was more frequent in those with closed head injuries ... and in those who suffered spinal cord injuries ((according to the bone scan, Terri suffered both at some point)). ... Hypokalemia occurred more frequently in younger patients. ... Glasgow Coma Scores (GCS) were significantly lower [= WORSE] ... and Injury Severity Scores (ISS) were higher ... with admission hypokalemia. Additionally, hypokalemia was a positive predictor of ISS [more severe injuries]. Hypokalemic patients more likely needed a ventilator ((Terri needed a ventilator at first)) ... Subsequently, hypokalemic patients had longer ICU lengths of stay ... and longer hospital [lengths of stay] ... [The more severe the hypokalemia, the more severe were other problems and the longer the patient had to be hospitalized.]"