Fuck yeah, medical stuff!: Archive

Fuck yeah, medical stuff!

January 2011

flirtingwithfoolishness-deactiv asked: Aweeee, that reallly sucks :( You really missed out! It was amazing! though I wish I had brought my camera -____-

flirtingwithfoolishness-deactiv asked: Have you ever been to the Body's Exhibit? I know they had a showing in NYC two years when I went.

darugon asked: i'd like to clarify, during my stay at the hospital i was tested for all kinds of stuff. nothing came back positive, including leukemia. we think it was the psych meds i was on that caused the drop in white cells. i got routine blood tests after i was discharged, no problems. i have not once since my discharge had a headache of such magnitude again. i still get my migraines, though. i believe...

tunagobbler asked: We really shouldn't make any guesses as to what the etiology of her headache is, right? Also, isn't it that little or no leukocytes is sign of some chronic disorders? the tests she may need should also explore hematologic aspects of her situation. I mean, if it's the headache's that excruciating and she has no whiteblood cells, more definitive tests are needed like MRIs.

stainedfeet asked: http://fuckyeahmedicalstuff.tumblr.com/post/2977630686

What happened with this eye?

gayforjesus asked: hey this blog is really awesome. so thnx 4 that!
anyway, a few months ago I saw on tumblr a picture of a distorted iris. I tried to look it up and I found Essential iris atrophy is generally the cause of it, but I thought I remembered reading it as something else.
Is there anything else that could cause the iris to shift and reveal more of the pupil?

nextgeneration- asked: first off, just thought i'd let you know that I love your blog. i feel bad for you though, people request things that they could easily just put into google, or things that you've already posted about.

i wish people would realize that this is YOUR blog, and you're not obligated to fill every single request that they have.
anyway, i hope you have a good day!

homofuck asked: Doesn't anyone google things anymore?

lovely-yousee-lovely-isnot asked: hi, i was wondering if you could make an article about depression? i know you've done GAD, but I wondered if you could do one specifically on depression? Thank you. I LOVE your blog by the way, its really amazing (:

theslickestlausbub asked: I just started following your blog, but from the few pages I've looked through it's pretty amazing. <3
I plan on going to medical school so maybe this will help me brush up on medical terms and whatnot.

P.S. Your English is amazing seeing as it's not your first language. I honestly couldn't tell the difference between someone whose first language is...

madelelion asked: so will you look up with stress causes eczeama please cause you never really defined whether you would or not (: that thing on stockholm syn. was dead interesting btw!

darugon asked: i'd like to make an inquiry into headaches. i get migraines and have since i was a child. but, a bit more than a year ago i was hospitalized for having -zero- white blood cells, which also did not regenerate for awhile. at any rate, before i went to the ER, and was admitted, i had the worst headaches of my life... the worst PAIN of my life. it was excruciating, miserable, et cetera. i read...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

What is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? ADHD refers to a chronic biobehavioral disorder that initially manifests in childhood and is characterized byhyperactivity, impulsivity, and/or inattention. Not all of those affected by ADHD manifest all three behavioral categories. These symptoms can lead to difficulty in academic, emotional, and social functioning. The diagnosis is...

beyondyoureyess-deactivated2011 asked: ADD/ADHD ? & lovee your blogg. i find everything really coool ! [:

madelelion asked: This question came to me when you posted about eczeama; why do you get it through stress ? I've "suffered" it through my life and have been challenged why this red mark is on my arm, and after your post, it's odd to know that i'll never get rid of it as long as I have a stressful life :/

harlequinfairy asked: Hello :) I was wondering if you may be able to help me.
For pretty much the whole of my life, I've suffered from a medical condition called Gustatory Rhinorrhea. It causes me to excessivley sneeze and get a terrible runny nose after everytime I eat and drink. Doctors are completley baffled and due to this all treatment has failed and it only seems to be getting worse. Could you...

Growth Plate injuries.

What Is the Growth Plate? The growth plate, also known as the epiphyseal plate or physis, is the area of growing tissue near the end of the long bones in children and adolescents. Each long bone has at least two growth plates: one at each end. The growth plate determines the future length and shape of the mature bone. When growth is complete—sometime during adolescence—the growth...

samisadeuce asked: Hello!

I'v told you before that I love your blog, and I just have to say it once again! And this time, I have a request. I know you run this blog by yourself and you get so many requests, but, if you have a chance, could you try and post something about growth plates and injuries involving them?

When I was 10, I broke the growth plate in my left wrist. The...

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO)

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is an autoinflammatory (NOT autoimmune) disorder that mostly affects children. It comprises periodic bone pain, fever, and the appearance of multiple bone lesions that can occur in any skeletal site. The origin of this disease is unclear, but genetics appears to play a role. The clinical and radiological features on the disease are variable and the...

future-sick asked: have you posted anything about CRMO before? it's not too interesting, but i was just wondering. i was diagnosed 6 years ago.

Stockholm Syndrome.

Ten-year-old Natascha Kampusch disappeared on her way to school in Austria in 1998. In 2006, 18-year-old Natascha Kampusch reappeared in a Vienna garden after escaping from her captor’s home while he wasn’t paying attention. In a statement to the media read by her psychiatrist, Kampusch had this to say about spending eight years in a locked cell beneath her kidnapper’s basement:...

doctor--faggot asked: Hey I was wondering if you've done anything for Stockholm syndrome or Lima syndrome? That would be pretty cool :]

ajonesco asked: Can you make a post about something I'm really super interested in that you already posted about, but I'm too lazy to search for? Thanks!

flirtingwithfoolishness-deactiv asked: I know i'm a week late, sorry.... but HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!!! I just adore your blog. I plan on becoming a surgeon [trauma, pediatric or neuro] so all this stuff is realllllyy helpful and simply awesome learn about!

umyaok asked: I reeeeeeeeally love your blog. I first started following you when I saw you posted something on cleft palates, which I was born with and quickly took interest in the rest of your fascinating posts. But I've been wondering, are you in medical school, or is your blog just out of interest?

maartjebubbel asked: Thinking of those HI babies and the discussion about it.
I agree that a woman should at least be strongly recommended by doctors not to get pregnant if the chance on getting a child with that disease is so big. I do not think it is smart that she got so many children with knowing that the chance that the baby wouldn't survive was so big.

Anyways, do you think it already...

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (type IV)

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: A heritable disorder of connective tissue with easy bruising, joint hypermobility (loose joints), skin laxity, and weakness of tissues. There are a number of different types of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) which share the foregoing features but can be categorized into at least nine different types: Classical Types (Types I & II) Marked joint hypermobility, skin...

evilracecarlive asked: Whens ur bday? I have some amazing xrays lying around my house, my mom had a full replacement of her 3rd and 4th and 5th vertebrae and staples all the way up [due to a root canal gone wrong], and i had a 90% dissection of my carotid, and a super gnarly one of my arm lodged behind my shoulder blade [due to Ehlers-Danlos type IV]. they are rad xrays, they look metal as fuck. next time i go home...

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

What is a urinary tract infection (UTI)? The urinary tract is comprised of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra (see Figure 1). A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection caused by pathogenic organisms (for example, bacteria, fungi, or parasites) in any of the structures that comprise the urinary tract. However, this is the broad definition of urinary tract infections; many authors...

iheartdenise asked: I need some information on bladder infections or UTI, please? what causes them? & what would make them go away...

Protein C deficiency.

Background The inherited thrombophilias are a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders associated with an elevated risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) (see also the eMedicine articles Deep Venous Thrombosis [in the Vascular Surgery section], Pulmonary Embolism [in the Pulmonology section]). Causes of inherited thrombophilia include the factor V Leiden mutation, the prothrombin gene...

im--always--starrtastic asked: What's called a 'Protein C Deficiency' caused my very healthy 32 year old brother to have a stroke, he survived but not without a lot of physical therapy. It's a rare genetic issue that most who have it, don't know until it strikes. My mother and I were tested for it, my mom has it but I'm in the clear. Can you tell us more about it?

What is pleurisy? Pleurisy describes the chest pain syndrome characterized by a sharpchest pain that worsens with breathing. Pleurisy is caused by inflammation of the linings around the lungs (the pleura), a condition also known as pleuritis. There are two layers of pleura: one covering the lung (termed the visceral pleura) and the other covering the inner wall of the chest (the parietal pleura)....

descendant-of-the-rose asked: Have you done an article on Pleurisy?

lizisgolden asked: Anorexia nervosa?

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

What is dissociative identity disorder? Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a mental illness that involves the sufferer experiencing at least two clear identities or personality states, also called alters, each of which has a fairly consistent way of viewing and relating to the world. Some individuals with DID have been found to have personality states that have distinctly different ways of...