Medical Masterpieces by Sarah Hargis

Regardless if you're in the medical profession or not, I highly recommend looking at these amazing drawings made by Sarah Hargis.  I had previously seen The Brain and The Nervous System but now she's gone and created The Human Heart, and I had to blog about her. 

Sarah is just a regular gal like you and I, she's a grad student at Virginia Tech and during her spare time she likes to draw and do "crafty things".  If you read her profile, she states that she drew these diagrams as a study guide for a friend of hers who is in medical school.  Personally, I can see this becoming really huge - really, really huge.  So I'm glad to be one of the first to blog about her. :-)  She recently created a site on Etsy and is now selling her Medical Masterpieces.  

Keep them coming Sarah!

 

Creepy But True

To some this image might make them sick, but to others it's part of the human anatomy.  If you're in the medical field there's definitely more difficult things to look at.

This is what a child's skull looks like before losing its baby teeth.

iDoctor: The Future of Healthcare

How much time does one spend at the doctor?  I'm going to say a good amount of time.  But the real question is - how much do you end up spending?  For many Americans a simple test can cost upwards of $800.00 according the video you're about to see.   Imagine taking a urine, saliva, blood, and EKG test from the comfort of your own home? It's possible, and according to one of the top cardiologist in the country, it will.

"Why do we have people being treated like cattle heard?  That's waste! And billions of dollars that's being wasted each year for screening, and the wrong drugs, and the wrong everything - it's outstanding! And we just can't go on like this." - Dr. Eric Topol
 

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Isn't This The Truth? Redneck Medical Terms

I had to post this on my blog - it is so absolutely true.  I know a certain group of people in certain nearby towns whose mentality mirrors much of this.  OMG, this is absolutely hilarious!  Here's a few to make you giggle...

Catscan....              searching for kitty.

Pain....                    getting hurt at work.

Medical Staff....      A Doctor's cane.

Seizure....                Roman Emperor.

Poster courtesy of Facebook friend, Melissa Novak,

What Happens When You Seek The Internet For Medical Advice?

Ummm... I don't know, "my cousin got it, and three days later he died."

And this is why you don't seek the internet for medical advice.  LOL.  Sometimes the answers you find are downright hilarious.

Urine Color Chart

Check out this handy little chart courtesy of the Boy Scouts of America.  Regardless if it's not intended for clinical use, if you're urine looks like the color at the bottom, you should definitely seek medical aid.  The chart is accurate to say the least.

Polio Heading Towards Extinction!

This is so darn amazing.  If any of you know about polio and it's history, it was one of the most dreaded diseases of the 20th century - it killed thousands worldwide.  Our own 32nd President,  Franklin D. Roosevelt was diagnosed with the disease at the age of 39.  It may be a shock to some of you, but yes, I know my presidential history.  Hell, I just finished watching my History Channel DVD collection of The Presidents, and I loved it.  President Roosevelt hid his paralysis from the American public through the 12 years of his presidency, hence the reason everyone was shocked when the president died in 1945 - a few months after he was inaugurated to an unprecedented 4th term in office.

The disease was a horrible one, and children were dying by the thousands up until the 1950's.  A race went on for years to find a treatment, and eventually one was - by American medical researcher and virologist, Jonas Salk.  Since that time, countries have been eradicating the disease at an astronomical level, and this is why the chart down below is so darn amazing.  In 1988 there were still 125 countries where polio had never been stopped.  But by the year 2000, only 20 countries still had the disease, and by 2010 only 4 countries, Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan had reports of 240 cases at most. This is astonishing!  Within a year or two we could see the complete eradication of a disease that affected millions worldwide!

Now, let's hope and pray we can accomplish this with countless of other diseases as well.

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Ever Have A Kidney Stone?

If only having a kidney stone were as fun as the picture below depicts it to be. Granted the picture provided by www.hiddendingbat.co.uk is to help kids understand the concept behind having a kidney stone or stones.  I've never had one, and hope I never will.

I've had friends and family describe it as the most painful thing you can experience as a man.  Women have even said, the pain is far worse than having baby - they would know.

"How To" Guide on Amputations

If you're ever in the need to make an amputation, I highly recommend this chart.  It's a very useful guide, and if you don't have the equipment for an amputation, like an Amputation Saw, Gigli Saw, Amputation Knife and Tenotomy Knife, you can use "any saw or a domestic Knife."

"You will need to amputate a patient’s leg about five times more often than his arm. Once you have cut off a limb there is no going back, so try to retain as much function as you can. The patient is unlikely to get an arm prosthesis, and it would be of little use even if he could get one. So aim instead for the longest possible stump of an arm. Every centimetre is useful, so is an elbow which he can use as a hook, and so is any kind of a wrist."

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My Lord, I think I would freak out if I had to do something like this, but it happens.