I remember being so scared of seeing patients once because I felt like I was only a doctor on paper. I felt like a fraud, thinking, ‘These people do not want my care. What could I do for them?’ But then one day it will all sink in. You will realize that the body is just a giant machine and when something break, it manifests in predictable ways. Once you recognize those patterns, you will feel more comfortable doing what you need to do.
—A doctor reassures me about overcoming the anxiety of taking on more responsibility in a patient’s care. (via medicalstate)
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Gout is a kind of arthritis that occurs when uric acid builds up in blood and causes joint inflammation.
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Meningitis is a bacterial disease that infects the blood stream or the lining of the spinal cord and brain. You can catch this disease if you come into direct contact with infected people coughing or sneezing. Some of the symptoms of meningitis include fever, headache, nausea and vomiting, and a stiff neck.
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For all my human phys buddies :P
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At St Mary’s Hospital in London, surgeon Aimee Di Marco is about to cut up a body. There will be no blood, no need for a scalpel or other medical instruments, and afterwards she will be able to place the organs back in the body, reattach the bones and blood vessels, and put the skin back on. The body in question is a virtual one, appearing on a touchscreen “operating table”. It could represent the future for both teaching would-be doctors about anatomy and preparing for real-life operations. Imperial College, the partner to St Mary’s Hospital, purchased the table at a cost of £60,000 nine months ago. It is the first of its kind in Europe. (via BBC News - Virtual patient under the knife on hi-tech operating table)
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Gunther von Hagens, acid-corrosion cast of the arteries of the adult human hand and forearm
