Posted on 02/07/2014 5:24:53 PM PST by BenLurkin
When a patient in Germany stumped his doctors with a strange combination of severe symptoms including heart failure, vision and hearing loss, acid reflux, and enlarged lymph nodes, Dr. Juergen Schaefer was called in to lend his expertise. Turns out the doc isn't only gainfully employed solving medical mysteries at the Center for Undiagnosed Diseases just outside Frankfurt -- he's also a fan of the TV show "House."
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Saw that on CBS tonight. Fascinating story.
WHERE did that federal study on rare cancers of the Lost River Valley go?
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This hip may have been one of a troubled type. Recalls & litigation are happening. His new ‘doctor’ should be ashamed.
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2814%2960037-4/fulltext
Free registration at the link, or search for ‘cobalt hips’ and you’ll see not all is rosy on the medical manufacturing side of things...
He’s lucky it didn’t follow the usual life cycle of an eventually successful “House” diagnosis — it’s some rare genetic disease (operation #1), it’s an infection from an exotic place (better break into his house while nobody’s around), it’s cancer (operation #2 (life threatening)), oh here we are, it’s cobalt poisoning, and I’m a genius and you’re all idiots for not seeing that.
LOL..you are so right. I like that show, but there is a pattern.
That is terrific.
Dumbest show ever.
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