MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'flesh'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:36:21 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4605826&cid=t_101830_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-surprising-discovery-and-the-value-of-the-physical-exam%2F2011.03.17 I’ve remarked in the past how rarely I ever learn anything useful from physical exam. It’s one of those irritating things about medicine — we spent all that time in school learning arcane details of the exam, esoteric maneuvers like pulsus paradoxus, comparing pulses, Rovsing’s sign and the like. But in the modern era, it seems like about half the diagnoses are made by history and the other half are made by ancillary testing. Some people interpreted my comments to mean I don’t do an exam, or endorse a half-assed exam, which I do not. I always do an exam, as indicated by the presenting condition. I just don’t often learn much from it. But I always do it. The other day, for example, I saw this elderly lady who was sent in for altered mental status. There w... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4605826 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4605826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4121856&cid=t_101830_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffor-halloween-just-a-flesh-wound-stickers%2F2010.10.30 To promote his new zombie book, “Rise Again,” author Ben Tripp is offering a printable sheet of flesh wounds that, to our relatively trained eyes, are reasonably accurate depictions of what undead flesh wounds would look like. You have to provide your own sticky sheets to print them on. (Note to medical students: Do not stick these on your anatomy cadavers.) Happy Halloween! SOURCE: “Stickers for Quick Undeadliness: Assorted Zombie Wounds“ *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4121856 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 16:00:31 +0100 4121856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3848827&cid=t_101830_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fnurse-sandy-wilson-describes-year-ordeal-overcome-flesheating-bacteria%2F University of Maryland nurse Sandy Wilson gave birth via C-section to a normal, healthy boy, but two days later was at death’s door and at the beginning of a harrowing five year ordeal with necrotizing fasciitis. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3848827 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:34:44 +0100 3848827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3275739&cid=t_101830_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fhodgkins-disease-lymphoma%2F Pathophysiology 1) neoplasm of B cell lymphocytes with presence of Reed-Sternberg cells 2) classical variants – nodular sclerosis (most common), lymphocyte-rich, mixed cellularity, and lymphocyte poor Signs and Symptoms 1) nontender lymphadenopathy, especially cervical and axillary (usual presenting sign) 2) splenomegaly 3) episodic fevers (Pel-Ebstein fevers) 4) night sweats 5) weight loss 6) pruritus 7) pain on alcohol ingestion Characteristic Test Findings Laboratory – 1) mild anemia 2) neutrophilia and eosinophilia 3) increased sed rate 4) decreased circulating lymphocytes Radiology – 5) osteolytic bone destruction Histology/Gross Pathology 1) Reed-Sternberg cells – have binucleated, mirror-imge morphology (most common in mixed cellularity variant) 2) Hodgkin&#... Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3275739 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:55:51 +0100 3275739 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405418&cid=t_101830_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F12%2Fyour-facebook-page-is-a-mirror-reflection-of-how-well-liked%2F Can the Internet offer a mirror into your personality? Apparently, the answer is yes, according to recently published research. The researchers conducted the experiment on 37 undergraduate students who were interviewed and rated on how likable they were. Their Facebook pages were also independently rated on how likable they were. The key finding was that participants rated as more likable in the flesh also tended to be rated as more likable based on their Facebook page. Moreover, an analysis of the cues used to make these judgments also showed parallels between the two mediums. Video-recordings of the face-to-face contacts suggested it was participants who were more non-verbally expressive (through facial expression and tone of voice) who tended to be rated as more likable. Similarly, ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405418 Tue, 12 May 2009 13:36:38 +0100 2405418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=587879&cid=t_101830_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F02%2Fsomething-up-my-sleeve%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Prevention, Products, Cancer SurvivorsI hadn't been on an airplane since 2001. So all of the customs and rituals of airport safety were entirely new to me. I had no idea I 'd be told to remove my shoes before walking through the security contraption or that my baggage would be opened, searched, and inspected. It was a whole new world for me. Prior to 2001, none of these security measures were necessary. A compression sleeve wasn't either.A compression sleeve -- my own personal security device -- is my new travel companion. Designed to protect my arm from swelling caused by the combination of missing lymph nodes and airplane cabin pressure, this sleeve fits my arm from wrist to armpit. It's tight like a glove and while it's not a very apparent fashion statement, ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=587879 Wed, 02 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 587879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478735&cid=t_101830_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F14%2Fthought-for-the-day-see-how-the-flesh-grows-back%2F Filed under: All Cancers, Magazines, Cancer Survivors, Thought for the DayI'm in another hospital lobby -- this time waiting while my three-year-old son has surgery to repair a hernia.So I'm back to reading a magazine. This time I brought my own not-so-outdated publication -- The Oprah Magazine, April 2007. And as I sit here flipping and turning the pages, there is so much I want to tell you.I'll be back with more. But for now, think about this: "...see how the flesh grows backacross a wound, with a great vehemence,more strongthan the simple, untested surface before.There's a name for it on horses,when it comes back darker and raised: proud flesh.as all fleshis proud of its wounds, wears themas honors given out after battle,small triumphs pinned to the chest."Jane Hirshfield, From What Bin... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478735 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 478735