How we know what we know: utter denial in human beings

Trilby · 07-17-2006, 10:12 AM

Labs, especially understaffed and overpressed American labs, have been known to make HUGE mistakes. HUGE. A man was poisoned by his wife with Anti-Freeze: the testing lab made a fatal error (very usual, by the way) and misplaced a decimal point in the results. Neveryoumind that antifreeze in ANY amount should NOT be found in humans...the lab dismissed it. Years went by before the wife was prosecuted. Medical mistakes are de riguer. It is POSSIBLE to doubt results--either lab or otherwise. Thats all I mean. d'you know how many false negative pap smears go by?

footfootfoot · 07-19-2006, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

d'you know how many false negative pap smears go by?

Just an off hand guess based on the number of women I know who've had them (false neg.) I'd say, ohhh about most of them.

MaggieL · 07-19-2006, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Just an off hand guess based on the number of women I know who've had them (false neg.) I'd say, ohhh about most of them.

I do hope you have that backwards. If you know women who had false negatives, how did they find out?

07-17-2006, 10:12 AM	#1
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Labs, especially understaffed and overpressed American labs, have been known to make HUGE mistakes. HUGE. A man was poisoned by his wife with Anti-Freeze: the testing lab made a fatal error (very usual, by the way) and misplaced a decimal point in the results. Neveryoumind that antifreeze in ANY amount should NOT be found in humans...the lab dismissed it. Years went by before the wife was prosecuted. Medical mistakes are de riguer. It is POSSIBLE to doubt results--either lab or otherwise. Thats all I mean. d'you know how many false negative pap smears go by? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum Last edited by Trilby; 07-17-2006 at 10:16 AM.

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