Monthly Archives: August 2011

Clinical Laboratory Procedures under Austere Conditions: Part Vb – Introduction to doing a CBC with a Hemocytometer

Before examining the blood, you first must get the blood. It’s not as easy as simply poking a hole in a patient. Today Pete Farmer,  continues his series on doing a CBC by examining the science behind blood collection. To read Part V-a of … Continue reading

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Clinical Laboratory Procedures under Austere Conditions: Part Va – Introduction to Doing a CBC with a Hemocytometer

If the hospital lab is down, could you tell the difference between strep throat and mononucleosis by examing a patient’s blood? Could you differentiate between viral and bacterial pneumonia? Would you be able to determine if a patient is anemic and … Continue reading

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Insulin, thyroxine, and biotech: feasible or fantasy?

Tomorrow’s headline: Hospitals Flooded with Patients Suffering Racing Hearts  – Source Traced to Bioengineered Bacteria. Can Experts Reverse the Epidemic Before More Succumb? * * * Today both KF and JW ask about an online article do-it-yourself biotech. Is it actually feasible to duplicate big … Continue reading

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Week 21 – Question of the Week: How did your garden grow?

Week 21: 2011-08-26 Labor Day is just around the corner, the end of summer (if not the heat).  At least in Ohio, swimming pools close, amusement parks shut down, and we have only a few more weeks of home-grown corn … Continue reading

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Earthquakes and Ingenuity

At 1:55 p.m. EDT, just before I went out the door, my secretary asked, “Did you feel that?” At 1:57 I heard Rush Limbaugh’s stand-in say they’d felt an earthquake in New York, with reports soon following of a quake … Continue reading

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Week 20 – Question of the Week: How does 9/11 compare with what’s on the horizon?

Week 20: 2011-08-19 September 11, 2001 my brother was in NYC – not in the midst of the action, but close enough to see the buildings on fire.  He high-tailed it out of the city as quick as he could.  … Continue reading

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Photo Quiz Answer – Q.004

Photo Quiz Answer– Q.004 – August 12, 2011   This was an easy one. Don’t let the patient history throw you off. Though he may have been stung by a bee while camping, this problem is unrelated.  The image depicts the … Continue reading

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Week 19 – Question of the Week: Do doctors seem scared by the medical establishment?

Week 19: 2011-08-12 This week I was thinking about all the rules with which physicians must comply.  Here’s a few off the top of my head: Be licensed by state Completely annual continuing education requirements according to license and specialty … Continue reading

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Photo Quiz Question – Q.004

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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Week 18 – Question of the Week: Does the government help or hinder personal preparedness?

Week 18: 2011-08-05 Recently my mother was watching the National Governors Association television broadcast.  She was surprised (and pleased) that at least one governor advised taking action for personal preparedness, even if only to assure survival a few weeks. So … Continue reading

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