Medical Picks

Deadly Amoebic Encephalitis

alborg — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:40:00 GMT

6 die from brain-eating amoeba in lakes By CHRIS KAHN, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 12 minutes ago PHOENIX - It sounds like science fiction but it's true: A killer amoeba living in lakes enters the body through the nose and attacks the brain where...(read more)

Steve Irwin / Stingrays: A Medical Review of the Subject

alborg — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 07:16:00 GMT

In memory of Mr. Irwin's untimely death, I would like to do a brief study of the creature that accidentally killed him- the Stingray , which often have venomous tails. The stingray are bottom-dwelling cartilaginous fish that have a flattened body, 1 or...(read more)

The Parasitic Twin

alborg — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 11:24:00 GMT

This one is very interesting. This guy was born with a big stomach, which continued to grow. When he finally got operated on, they found his dead twin brother growing inside his belly! The real, the bizarre... URL for video: http://www.acnatsci.org/research...(read more)

Urology Consultation: The Amazonian Candiru Fish (known as the "Willie Fish" - Ouch!)

alborg — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 10:56:00 GMT

The Candiru fish is a relative of the catfish family. Range - From South America, especially the Amazon and Orinoco river systems. Habitat - Often reside on the muddy bottoms in slow flowing areas. Feeding Habits - Parasitic on the gills of fishes, to...(read more)

Pleural Effusions

alborg — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 09:27:00 GMT

Now for the serious stuff... I happen to currently have 2 patients in the hospital with pleural effusions. I'll keep you all updated on how they do over the next week. 1) 78 year old male with an atypical bilateral pneumonia pneumonia, on 3 antibiotics...(read more)

15 Most Bizarre X-Rays

alborg — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:35:00 GMT

I promised to NOT post anything from youtube.com that is really weird. So Nick- this group is OK. You gotta give me a break, since I didn't post the one with "The World's Largest Tumor (Testicle)". I also held back the one "The World's Largest Zit is...(read more)

Deformed Baby

alborg — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:48:00 GMT

This clip can be somewhat disturbing, but a real world presentation. Viewer beware! http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vs_LoWaAGb0&mode=related&search =...(read more)

Yellow Fever

alborg — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:33:00 GMT

There is a great historical video on Yellow Fever... http://youtube.com/watch?v=Mg69fmGiXS4 If you only wish to see the photos, go to this website...(read more)

Systemic Lupus Erythematosis

alborg — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 22:25:00 GMT

Systemic Lupus Erythematosis I see these cases all of the time, in both simple walk-ins and when I get a hematological consult for a coagulopathy or things like leukopenia. The round pink cell in the center of the filed is an LE cell. A LE cell is a neutrophil...(read more)

ER Findings: Rectal Toys (updated with new picks on 9/8/2006)

alborg — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 10:18:00 GMT

Updated: Here are 5 presentations of rectal toys as seen by xray studies. I ran into this the other day. This is a really useful article that every emrupdate physician reader should learn. You won't find this in any SNOMED, MEDCIN or other database...(read more)

Monster Tumor

alborg — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 10:17:00 GMT

Guy in Liberia lets a facial tumor grow in a span of over 10 years... http://www.bofunk.com/video/3298/monster_tumor.html...(read more)

Botfly

alborg — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 10:07:00 GMT

Check out this case that will give you the willies... http://i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=18043...(read more)

Hyperparathyroidism

alborg — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 09:59:00 GMT

Here's a cool jpg of a positive parathyroid scan showing a right lower neck nodule: GRAHAM: Question for the endocrine guys. How does one distinguish between primary,secondary, and tertiary hyperparathyroidism? I have a couple of cases that have been...(read more)

Eyeball With Leprosy Lesion

alborg — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 09:46:00 GMT

Eyeball With Leprosy Lesion...(read more)

Nocardia Sepsis

alborg — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 09:45:00 GMT

Hi Chris! Actually it's plain old leprosy... I've seen a few of these over the years. Before emrupdate.com I had to publish my fascinomas in the literature- imagine that ! I published a case in Postgraduate Medicine (1988) of a gram positive rod that...(read more)