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Symptoms

Photo Quiz Question – Q.004

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Photo Quiz Question – Q.004 – August 5, 2011 23-year-old white male, who says he thinks he was stung by a bee while camping, but feels fine otherwise. What does the above image depict?  Does he need a bee sting … Continue reading →

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Photo Quiz Answer – Q.003

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Photo Quiz Question – Q.003 – July 1, 2011 31-year-old white male, circa 1951, missionary to Nigeria Illness started with fever and aching for 2-3 days, followed by development of blistering rash.  Above image depicts rash a week into the illness. … Continue reading →

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Thyroid disease – Hypothyroidism (low thyroid) – Part 1 of 5

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

The following is excerpted from my upcoming book, Armageddon Medicine. Thyroid disease – Hypothyroidism (Low thyroid) The question of treating low thyroid in a post-apocalyptic world is a common one.  If Synthroid becomes unavailable, is a hypothyroid person doomed? The … Continue reading →

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Photo Quiz Answer – Q.002

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Photo Quiz Answer – Q.002 – June 17, 2011 Here’s a little more (fabricated) history to help you decide. This picture was taken 36 hours after a Labor Day picnic, which this girl enjoyed thoroughly, lying in the grass, talking … Continue reading →

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Photo Quiz Question – Q.002

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Photo Quiz Question – Q.002 – June 17, 2011 It’s summertime . . . better watch out for this problem. Anyone can get it – no one is truly immune. What does the above image depict?  Is there any treatment?  … Continue reading →

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Cholera – Lessons from Haiti

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Haiti had not experienced a cholera epidemic in over a century. The January 2010 earthquake changed that. In the wake of the destruction and misery, cholera paid a visit.  By October 2010 an epidemic had been identified.  By six weeks later 91,770 cases … Continue reading →

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Kidney stones and the end of the world

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

  A kidney stone:  don’t tell me it’s not the end of the world.  Sure, I’m better today, but yesterday I was dying.  At least it felt like it.  I hadn’t had pain like that since my son was born 17 … Continue reading →

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New Deadly Virus . . . just when you think we’ve seen them all

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) – quite a mouthful. This week’s Journal of the American Medical Association included a few paragraphs on this newly identified infection, caused by a tick-borne Phlebovirus of the Bunyaviridae family.    Other tick-borne illnesses … Continue reading →

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Mental Health in Tough Times – Part II

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

The following is Part II of Mental Health in Tough Times, contributed by Peter Farmer, who holds advanced degrees in research biology and history, and is also an RN and EMT.  Please see Part II for the Introduction and Items … Continue reading →

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Impacted Wisdom Teeth . . . Answers for TEOTWAWKI

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Wizzys So what are we going to do about impacted wisdom teeth in a world without dentists? Not to put too fine a point on it…Suffer. Let me explain. God felt that humans needed … Continue reading →

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