Fuck yeah, medical stuff!: Archive

Fuck yeah, medical stuff!

December 2010

Happy New Year, everyone!

sammylafrance asked: can you please do something about hiatal hernias? thanks :)

ipikachooseyou asked: Could you possibly do a post on Tetralogy of Fallot? My sister had that as an infant/toddler and had to have open and closed heart surgery when she was about 2. I wish I knew more about it :(

Motherhood Reproduction Intercourse →

hellaxis asked: Check this out. It's some interesting MRI. http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2010/12/mrintercourse/

hellaxis asked: Check this out. It's some interesting MRI. http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2010/12/mrintercourse/

allieoopsie asked: I love this blog and I love learning about illnesses and things about the human body, but the one thing that makes me sick to the core is lobotomy. When I was twelve I read an article on the patient you posted about and I was in an awful disgusting mood for days afterward. Every time I hear about it now I feel nauseas; I can handle everything but lobotomies.

allieoopsie asked: I love this blog and I love learning about illnesses and things about the human body, but the one thing that makes me sick to the core is lobotomy. When I was twelve I read an article on the patient you posted about and I was in an awful disgusting mood for days afterward. Every time I hear about it now I feel nauseas; I can handle everything but lobotomies.

indielowercase asked: Have you read the book Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body by Armand Marie Leroi? I read it for class last quarter, and it has a fairly in-depth description of a huge spectrum of genetic mutations. It's great.

indielowercase asked: Have you read the book Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body by Armand Marie Leroi? I read it for class last quarter, and it has a fairly in-depth description of a huge spectrum of genetic mutations. It's great.

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psychedelicize asked: Hello, I'm obsessively in love with your blog, as well as just human deformaties in general... Would you happen to be able to recommend any good books?

helluvawaytodie-deactivated2011 asked: That chest tube and the pneumothorax x-rays! I want to go into pneumonology so it is FASCINATING to me! Amazing.

despiteallmyrage asked: Hey there :) Could you do a post on Bipolar Disorder?

acetylene-virgin-deactivated201 asked: http://diagnostics.tumblr.com
I think you would enjoy my new blog. :)

Synovial Sarcoma.

Named after its microscopic resemblance to normal synovium, synovial sarcoma is a well characterized malignant soft tissue sarcoma that often occurs in close proximity to large joints of the extremities. Although it is often found to be in close association with tendon sheaths, bursae, and joint capsules, it is unusual for it to involve the joint. Several distinct histological types have been...

theyflyhigher asked: Hi! Can you post some information about Synovial sarcoma?

camwardsaysno-deactivated201105 asked: oh thank you for article! i've been trying to research it since my doctor thinks i have it

Sirenomelia (Mermaid Syndrome)

Mermaid syndrome, also known as sirenomelia, is a rare congenital birth defect in which an infant’s legs are fused as one. The fused legs resemble that of the lower limb of a mermaid, a Greek mythological character that has a head and upper body of a woman, and the tail of a fish. What makes mermaid syndrome fatal before or immediately after birth is the incomplete development, malformation, or...

camwardsaysno-deactivated201105 asked: oh thank you for article! i've been trying to research it since my doctor thinks i have it

scummymummy asked: hello! i looked through your whole blog today and had a tonne of fun
i am very intrigued by the skeletal system and am considering becoming a medical illustrator
also, i appreciate your post on trichotillomania; i've had it for years and lots of people just think i am nuts.
could you do a post on sirenomelia or another congenital deformity? (: keep on being awesome

camwardsaysno-deactivated201105 asked: this is will probably sound like a stupid question but, is it possible to have psoriasis on your scalp?

ladymooseboner asked: Will you make a post or picture on sciliosis? I have it and alot of people don't know what it is.

eloouise asked: Not sure if you know, but in this post:http://fuckyeahmedicalstuff.tumblr.com/post/2522228205.
Is the tumor growing on the fetus or the woman carrying it?

What is Lupus? Lupus is an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue. This results in symptoms such as inflammation, swelling, and damage to joints, skin, kidneys, blood, the heart, and lungs. Under normal function, the immune system makes proteins called antibodies in order to protect and fight against antigens such as viruses...

eloouise asked: Not sure if you know, but in this post:http://fuckyeahmedicalstuff.tumblr.com/post/2522228205.
Is the tumor growing on the fetus or the woman carrying it?

camwardsaysno-deactivated201105 asked: this is will probably sound like a stupid question but, is it possible to have psoriasis on your scalp?

chasing-dreams asked: Can you post something about lupus?

What is psoriasis? Psoriasis is a noncontagious common skin condition that causes rapid skin cell reproduction resulting in red, dry patches of thickened skin. The dry flakes and skin scales are thought to result from the rapid buildup of skin cells. Psoriasis commonly affects the skin of the elbows, knees, and scalp. Some people have such mild psoriasis (small, faint dry skin patches) that they...

ladyfaramir asked: Have you/can you do a post on Psoriasis? :) I have it

unspeakablefeeling asked: do a post ( photo explanations ) about migraine please.. I really want to know what exactly happen to my head whenever I get that headache... sory for demanding,, :)

occarinawasnevercooleverstfu asked: if you have any more scoliosis stuff i would totally love to see it :)
i have it. and i had a spinal fusion a bit over a year ago.
if i can find my old x-rays i should submit some for you
they are pretty intense :)
i love your blog though. it's really great!

disposablecocoon asked: Don't have to answer but I thought this was pretty neat.

Not sure if you've seen it.

http://nilperos.tumblr.com/post/1494430841/the-ciliary-body-part-of-the-iris-on-the-human