Fat Americans overwhelm medical imaging machines.

[Fausto]

I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Obese Americans are overwhelming medical imaging machines that now have a hard time peering inside their bodies, doctors have reported.

"Hospital radiology departments are increasingly unable to adequately image and assess obese patients because of the limitations in current radiology equipment," said Raul Uppot, a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Equipment makers "need to think about design changes and technological advancements to obtain quality imaging in larger patients," he added.

"In the meantime, radiologists need to be aware of the limitations of their current imaging equipment and optimise current protocols and equipment settings to accommodate America's fattening population," Uppot said.

 

[jjones]

I foresee a bourgeoning business in super-size, extra large, deep fat penetration x-ray machines; either that or they can just crank up the juice and light em up like a christmas tree.

 

[Quixfire]

How about we do the simple cost effective thing and request these people lose weight.

 

[bluehorizon]

Bleh, then they shouldn't have gotten fat. Why replace current machines that work well for normal people because obese people are lazy? Why should a hospital pay tons of $$$ on new machines to accomodate laziness?

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Being in the medical industry, I've seen some cases where they pull some very nice images with some pretty big people. I've watched a case with one guy that had two bypasses and 3 stents. He walked out with another stent.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Quixfire
How about we do the simple cost effective thing and request these people lose weight.

WHAT ARE YOU, SOME KIND OF FREAKING COMMUNIST?!?! THIS IS AMERICA, LAND OF THE FREE. WE DON'T NEED SOME NANNY-STATE TELLING US WHAT TO DO, DAMMIT. :|


<<insert Super-Size? sarcasm here>>

😀

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Quixfire
How about we do the simple cost effective thing and request these people lose weight.

Fire is very cost-effective.

- M4H

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Quixfire
How about we do the simple cost effective thing and request these people lose weight.

Fire is very cost-effective.

- M4H

i love the smell of fried fat in the morning...

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: iamme

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Quixfire
How about we do the simple cost effective thing and request these people lose weight.

Fire is very cost-effective.

- M4H

i love the smell of fried fat in the morning...

:music: ba da ba ba ba :music:

i'm lovin' it

- M4H

 

[Quixfire]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Quixfire
How about we do the simple cost effective thing and request these people lose weight.

WHAT ARE YOU, SOME KIND OF FREAKING COMMUNIST?!?! THIS IS AMERICA, LAND OF THE FREE. WE DON'T NEED SOME NANNY-STATE TELLING US WHAT TO DO, DAMMIT. :|


<<insert Super-Size? sarcasm here>>

😀

I said request, not demand. 😉

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Quixfire

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Quixfire
How about we do the simple cost effective thing and request these people lose weight.

WHAT ARE YOU, SOME KIND OF FREAKING COMMUNIST?!?! THIS IS AMERICA, LAND OF THE FREE. WE DON'T NEED SOME NANNY-STATE TELLING US WHAT TO DO, DAMMIT. :|


<<insert Super-Size? sarcasm here>>

😀

I said request, not demand. 😉

The Gov: Please loose some weight.

The Citizen: Go fsck yourself, but pass the ketchup first.


😛

 

[MacBaine]

We should send all fat people to special camps where they can work until their fat is "burned" off.

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: MacBaine
We should send all fat people to special camps where they can work until their fat is "burned" off.

like this?

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: iamme

Originally posted by: MacBaine
We should send all fat people to special camps where they can work until their fat is "burned" off.

like this?

I suggest we not talk about it until most of them are on the trains

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: MacBaine
We should send all fat people to special camps where they can work until their fat is "burned" off.

No, we just need a paradigm shift as a society. Working out just isn't even on most people's radars these days and the decline in PE for kids isn't helping. When I was a kid (late 70's/early 80's) we rode our bikes to school, played tag outside before they opened the doors, and had a hour of PE every day. Strangely, there really weren't all that many obese kids running around relative to today.

 

[Quixfire]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Quixfire

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Quixfire
How about we do the simple cost effective thing and request these people lose weight.

WHAT ARE YOU, SOME KIND OF FREAKING COMMUNIST?!?! THIS IS AMERICA, LAND OF THE FREE. WE DON'T NEED SOME NANNY-STATE TELLING US WHAT TO DO, DAMMIT. :|


<<insert Super-Size? sarcasm here>>

😀

I said request, not demand. 😉

The Gov: Please loose some weight.

The Citizen: Go fsck yourself, but pass the ketchup first.


😛

The Gov: Suit yourself

The Citizen: OMGBBQWATERMELON I'm too fat to fit in an X-ray Machine, the government must pay for my disability.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Quixfire

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Quixfire

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Quixfire
How about we do the simple cost effective thing and request these people lose weight.

WHAT ARE YOU, SOME KIND OF FREAKING COMMUNIST?!?! THIS IS AMERICA, LAND OF THE FREE. WE DON'T NEED SOME NANNY-STATE TELLING US WHAT TO DO, DAMMIT. :|


<<insert Super-Size? sarcasm here>>

😀

I said request, not demand. 😉

The Gov: Please loose some weight.

The Citizen: Go fsck yourself, but pass the ketchup first.


😛

The Gov: Suit yourself

The Citizen: OMGBBQWATERMELON I'm too fat to fit in an X-ray Machine, the government must pay for my disability.

Nice. :beer:😀

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: MacBaine

Originally posted by: iamme

Originally posted by: MacBaine
We should send all fat people to special camps where they can work until their fat is "burned" off.

like this?

I suggest we not talk about it until most of them are on the trains

*gets cattle prod*

let's round 'em up.

 

[ScoobMaster]

Solution:

Fausto for President in 2008
(running on the BIKE AMERICA platform) 🙂

His first act? The Biking Bill - All (able) Americans must bike a minimum of 25 miles per week.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Quixfire
How about we do the simple cost effective thing and request these people lose weight.

WHAT ARE YOU, SOME KIND OF FREAKING COMMUNIST?!?! THIS IS AMERICA, LAND OF THE FREE. WE DON'T NEED SOME NANNY-STATE TELLING US WHAT TO DO, DAMMIT. :|


<<insert Super-Size? sarcasm here>>

😀

Requesting people lose weight and shaming them into taking personal responsibility for their condition is not Nanny-state.

Taxing food and punishing everyone else is.

 

[Quixfire]

Originally posted by: ScoobMaster
Solution:

Fausto for President in 2008
(running on the BIKE AMERICA platform) 🙂

His first act? The Biking Bill - All (able) Americans must bike a minimum of 25 miles per week.

Even during a Michigan winter? I don't want my testicles reemerging from my lower abdomen every morning.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Quixfire
How about we do the simple cost effective thing and request these people lose weight.

WHAT ARE YOU, SOME KIND OF FREAKING COMMUNIST?!?! THIS IS AMERICA, LAND OF THE FREE. WE DON'T NEED SOME NANNY-STATE TELLING US WHAT TO DO, DAMMIT. :|


<<insert Super-Size? sarcasm here>>

😀

Requesting people lose weight and shaming them into taking personal responsibility for their condition is not Nanny-state.

Taxing food and punishing everyone else is.

Man, that was my best attempt at an Amused impression and I fscked it all up. 🙁

😛