Chetzemoka

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[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 364 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (48 children)

Critical care nurse here. The answer is esophageal varices.

It's the same physiological anomaly as hemorrhoids, except in your esophagus. Swollen, fragile veins caused by increased internal pressure. In the case of hemorrhoids, that pressure inside the veins is caused by straining too much when trying to poo. In esophageal varices, the increased pressure inside the esophageal veins comes from blood backing up from a swollen, scarred, and damaged liver. So we often see esophageal varices in end stage alcohol use disorder.

Horror stories abound in emergency departments and ICUs of having to do CPR on a patient massively hemorrhaging out of their mouth from esophageal varices. As soon as nurses I know saw this report, our immediate thought was, "Yep, varices."

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15429-esophageal-varices

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 9 points 2 years ago

You joke, but my dad literally built (most) of his own helicopter. My mom wouldn't let him fly it because of us kids haha. He sold it still incomplete

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh this is wild! I just now saw this post. I drive past Fresh Pond all the time. I wonder if I could find these guys.

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I agree with at least 2v2 because it evens out the chances that one owl doesn't get votes because it had a bad feather day.

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That Buff Fronted Owl is winning hearts and minds right now ❤️

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

No, I think your scoring system is really clever and I'm excited to see how it all plays out. I was just honestly surprised to see the scoring start out so heavily weighted in one direction, and then balance out that much as time went on.

We all love all the owls haha

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The Chestnut Backed Owlet is really striking, the way its coloration drapes over its shoulders like a cowl

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Voted in all three! I can't believe the Bay Owls only squeezed through with a Field Goal on that first round. We were so far ahead early on in voting!

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 16 points 2 years ago

The Reading Rainbow/Star Trek crossover episode was epic though.

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 12 points 2 years ago

You're watching the wrong videos. A lot of his material manufacturing videos tend to have a lot more trial and error. In the more pure chemical extraction or synthesis videos, he's hyper precise about amounts, timing, temperatures, and safety. In others he's definitely in "making a funny video fucking around mode."

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

He's always been transparent about the fact that his parents helped him get started, and he's been financially operating on his own for years. Many of his videos are every bit as rigorous as Applied Science.

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yes! Let's gooooooooo! Omg where did you get those team mascot stickers? Those are great.

Nice to see that both teams are fielding a complete psychopath in addition to the classics. Yes, I'm looking at you, Pel's Fishing Owl and Boreal Owl 🤨

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