{"id":8287,"date":"2017-01-22T16:13:58","date_gmt":"2017-01-22T21:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/hiv-id-observations\/?p=8287"},"modified":"2022-06-04T05:50:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T09:50:58","slug":"fun-medical-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/hiv-id-observations\/index.php\/fun-medical-images\/2017\/01\/22\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun With Old Medical Images!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Fun with Old Medical Images!<\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s how it works: You’ll see a series of images — old, strange, and perplexing — and each will have\u00a0a caption that I have created for you at no extra cost.<\/em><\/p>\n

Accustomed to high-quality and clinically\u00a0relevant information from your NEJM Journal Watch<\/em>\u00a0contributors, you will laugh happily at the contrast between that solid content and this silly exercise, forgetting for a moment the complicated and sometimes contentious world we live in.<\/p>\n

See, this will be\u00a0therapeutic.<\/em><\/p>\n

Off we go. Here’s the first one:<\/a><\/p>\n

\"knee<\/a>

“Perkins wondered whether his doctors might consider an alternative treatment for his migraines, as the heated box on his knee appeared to be ineffective.”<\/p><\/div>\n

Poor Perkins! I’m sure he’s also wondering why his doctors didn’t give him a pillow.<\/p>\n

That was fun. Ready for #2?<\/a><\/p>\n

\""The<\/a>

“Drug development of the novel\u00a0sleep aid was halted when many patients reported lethargy, fatigue, and vivid dreams\u00a0of milk, eggs, and lamb chops.”<\/p><\/div>\n

So many promising drugs fail during clinical trials due to side effects! At least dreaming of lamb chops\u00a0is safer\u00a0than QT prolongation.<\/p>\n

Now, onto #3:<\/a><\/p>\n

\"four<\/a>

“Despite a full surgical schedule, Dr. Morrison had strangely not moved in well over an hour.”<\/p><\/div>\n

Such stillness in that room! And who’s the uniformed man in the upper right? Is he a scribe?<\/p>\n

We’re on a roll! Here’s #4:<\/a><\/p>\n

\""I'm<\/a>

“I’m bravely getting my vaccine even though you’re very scary, and women make better doctors.”<\/p><\/div>\n

That’s one smart girl — she reads the literature!<\/a> And she knows for a fact that Andrew Wakefield (not in this picture) is a fraud.<\/a><\/p>\n

The laughs keep coming, so let’s go on to #5:<\/a><\/p>\n

\"doctor<\/a>

“The good news is that his pulse is stronger. The bad news is that Uber is now on surge pricing.”<\/p><\/div>\n

Here the key question — did medical insurance in mid-19th century France cover the cost of Uber for housecalls? I did a quick search<\/a> — fascinating result.<\/p>\n

Should we finish with a neat half-dozen? Why not, here’s #6:<\/a><\/p>\n

\"eye<\/a>

“Patients were thrilled with the new device, which both measured intraocular pressure and gave a quick hair blowout.”<\/p><\/div>\n

Nothing but fun at this ophthalmologist’s office! Eye\u00a0appointments always last too long, so why not get checked for glaucoma and<\/em> get a bit more stylish at the same time?<\/p>\n

Thank you for taking this tour of Old Medical Images,\u00a0<\/em>I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.<\/p>\n

Next time, we’ll go back to our usual programming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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