Adults

• Astrocytoma (Butterfly Tumor)–A Brain Tumor That Spreads To Both Sides (As Seen On Grey’s Anatomy)

  Brain, Uncategorized 22.10.2011 No Comments

  

  On last Thursday’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy (titled “Poker Face”), new mom Mary has a brain tumor called “butterfly tumor” (or Astrocytoma) and only 6 months left to live. Meredith thinks differently and tries to change the course of …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-High, Grey's Anatomy, Neurology, personal-story

• Plummer’s Disease – A Small Mass That Causes Lots Of Trouble (As Seen On House MD)

  Thyroid Gland 19.10.2011 No Comments

  

  This is part of our House MD Project series.

  Click here to read the connection to the episode (spoiler alert!) On episode 3 of season 8 (named “Charity Case”), altruist millionaire Benjamin Byrd collapses in the street right after he …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-Low, Endocrinology, House

• Eosinophilic Pneumonitis – When The Lungs Are Sensitive. Very Sensitive. (As Seen On House MD)

  Lungs and Airways 13.10.2011 No Comments

  

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  Click here to read the connection to the episode (spoiler alert!) On episode 2 of season 8 (named “Transplant”), House treats the lungs of an 18-years old man who died in …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-Medium, House, Internal-Medicine, Pulmonology

• Mastocytosis – It’s Not A Tumor, But Its Growth in Your Body Can Kill You (As Seen On House MD)

  Blood, Skin, Whole Body 03.10.2011 1 Comment

  

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  On the first episode of season 8 (named “Twenty Vicodin”, and featuring an interesting guest in the cast!), House is …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Children, Danger-Medium, Hematology, House, Internal-Medicine

• Syringomyelia – Fluid Inside Your Spinal Cord (As Seen On House MD)

  Nervous System 20.08.2011 1 Comment

  

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  On episode 3 of season 7 (named “Unwritten”), famous writer Alice Tanner has a seizure while trying to shoot herself.

  Tags: Adults, House, Neurology

• 10 Screening Tests That Can Save Your Life

  Whole Body 12.07.2011 3 Comments

  

  We usually go to the doctor when we don’t feel well or have a symptom that bothers us – and that’s how diseases are discovered most of the time. But – some diseases can be detected before having any symptoms, …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Internal-Medicine, Oncology, Tips

• Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) – When a Simple Food Poisoning Gets Complicated [News]

  Blood, Blood vessels, Intestine, Kidneys 31.05.2011 1 Comment

  

  This week, more than 1,000 people got sick and 16 died in an outbreak of HUS – a disease related to the bacteria E. coli. Initially cucumbers imported from Spain were blamed to be contaminated with the bacteria, but today …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Children, Danger-High, Hematology, Internal-Medicine

• Wegener’s Granulomatosis–A Rare Inflammation in Blood Vessels that Can Lead to Death (As Seen on House MD)

  Airways, Kidneys, Lungs and Airways, Whole Body 24.05.2011 No Comments

  

  This is part of our House MD Project series.

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  On episode 23 of season 7 (the season finale, named “Moving On”), Afsoun Hamidi, a performance artist, collapses during filming …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-High, House, Internal-Medicine, Nephrology

• Amebiasis– A Very Common Infection You May Not Even Have Heard of (As Seen on House MD)

  Intestine, Liver, Whole Body 23.05.2011 No Comments

  

  This is part of our House MD Project series.

  Make sure to tune in tomorrow for a medical recap of tonight’s finale!

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  On episode 22 of season 7, named …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-Medium, House, Infectious Diseases, Internal-Medicine

• Spanish Fly and Glomus Tumors (As Seen on House MD)

  Whole Body 21.05.2011 No Comments

  

  This is part of our House MD Project series.

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  This episode (episode 21 of season 7, named “The Fix”) is a little tricky, since there were two major diseases …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Endocrinology, House, Internal-Medicine