Danger-High

• 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

• Toad Venom Poisoning – If You Eat Certain Sea Foods You’d Better Read This (As Seen on House MD)

  Brain, Heart, Intestine 15.06.2011 2 Comments

  

  This is part of our House MD Project series.

  Click here to read the connection to the episode (spoiler alert!) On episode 1 of season 7 (named “Now What”), the hospital’s only neurosurgeon, Dr. Richardson, has a severe nausea which …[More]

  Tags: Cardiology, Danger-High, Gastroenterology, House, Neurology

• 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

• Osteosarcoma–The Most Common Bone Cancer in Children (As Seen on House MD)

  Bone 10.05.2011 No Comments

  

  This is part of our House MD Project series.

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  On episode 19 of season 7, called “Last Temptation”, a 16 years old patient named Kendall Pierson collapses while embarking …[More]

  Tags: Children, Danger-High, House, Oncology

• Chagas Disease – When a Kiss From a Bug Can Be Lethal

  Whole Body 04.03.2011 1 Comment

  

  This is a guest post by Ashley Warner. Ashley is a graduate student working toward her Masters in Conservation Biology. She currently resides in Washington state and is a part-time content creator for Online Biology Degree.

  Danger level: High…[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-High, Infectious Diseases, Internal-Medicine

• Muckle-Wells Syndrome – When Being Cold Gets You Warm (As Seen On House, MD)

  Whole Body 01.03.2011 No Comments

  

  This is part of our House MD Project series.

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  On last night’s episode of House (season 7, episode 14, called “Recession Proof”) a man working as a janitor on …[More]

  Tags: Children, Danger-High, House

• Malaria – A Deadly Infection Passed On By Mosquitoes (As Seen on House MD)

  Blood 27.02.2011 2 Comments

  

  This is part of our House MD Project series.

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  On episode 10 of season 2, named “Failure To Communicate”, a reporter named Fltecher Stone collapses and hits his head …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-High, House, Infectious Diseases

• Gas Gangrene – An Infection That Can Rapidly Kill Your Muscles (As Seen on House MD)

  Whole Body 23.02.2011 No Comments

  

  This is part of our House MD Project series.

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  On episode 9 of season 2, called “Deception”, A woman named Anica has a seizure and arrives at the hospital. …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-High, House, Infectious Diseases

• Behçet’s Disease – Inflammation of Your Blood Vessels, Throughout the Body (As Seen on House MD)

  Whole Body 16.12.2010 No Comments

  

  This is part of our House MD Project series.

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  On episode 8 of season 2, named “The Mistake”, a woman named Kayla suffers from a severe stomach pain while …[More]

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