Danger-Medium

• 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

• Sickle Cell Disease – When the Shape of Your Blood Cells Can Kill You (As Seen On House MD)

  Blood, Whole Body 03.07.2011 No Comments

  

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  On episode 2 of season 7 (named “Selfish”), Della Carr collapses during indoor skating for a charity event for her …[More]

  Tags: Children, Danger-Medium, Hematology, House

• 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

  

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  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

• Refsum Disease–Losing Your Vision and Sense of Smell, All Because of Your Diet (As Seen on House MD)

  Whole Body 17.04.2011 No Comments

  

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  On episode 17 of season 7, called “Fall From Grace”, a homeless man arrives at the hospital with dysosmia (an …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-Medium, House

• Renal Oncocytoma–Cuddy’s Kidney Tumor Explained (As Seen on House MD)

  Kidneys 08.03.2011 2 Comments

  

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  On last night’s episode (season 7, episode 15), named “Bombshells”, a mass is found on Cuddy’s kidney. After seeing findings …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-Medium, House, Oncology

• Treacher-Collins Syndrome – Being Born Without Cheek Bones (As Seen on Grey’s Anatomy)

  Bone, Ear, nose and throat, Eyes 15.01.2011 No Comments

  

  On Thursday’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy, a girl with no cheek bones needed a surgery so that she could start playing sports without the fear of getting her face harmed. The girl had a syndrome called Treacher-Collins syndrome, explained below….[More]

  Tags: Adults, Children, Danger-Medium, Grey's Anatomy

• Cushing’s Syndrome – Could You Be Exercising and Dieting and Still Be Fat? (As Seen On House MD)

  Whole Body 29.07.2010 No Comments

  

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  On Episode 16 of Season 1, called Heavy, a 10 year-old obese girl named Jessica is admitted to the …[More]

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

• Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome – Hearing Sounds Inside Your Own Body (As Seen on Grey’s Anatomy)

  Ear, nose and throat 15.05.2010 1 Comment

  

  On Thursday’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy (titled “Shiny Happy People”), a teenage patient called Hayley is thought to have schizophrenia after trying to claw her own eyes out. Not unlike a House episode we recently covered, the diagnosis turns …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-Medium, Grey's Anatomy, Otolaryngology

• Allergies: All You Wanted to Know (As Seen on House MD)

  Whole Body 17.04.2010 2 Comments

  

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  On episode 5 of season 1, called “Damned If You Do”, a nun by the name of Augustine appears at …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-Medium, House