The flu shot is a killed virus. You cannot get the flu from it, but it is made from "chopped up" flu virus.
Flumist nasal spray is a weakened (and cold-adapted) virus. You get slightly sick from it. I took it a couple months ago, since I work as a med student in a family med clinic and they were out of the shots.
Maybe it'll counteract the sexually-transmitted cancers, such as cervical cancer. One does not get cervical cancer without being infected with human papilloma virus.
http://tenets.zoroastrianism.com/ - sheesh, take a religion class, peeps:) Doesn't sound like a bad religion to me, personally. But I believe the Saoshyant has come already....
-gwydion
As a med student, i've heard anecdotes from several doctors about encountering many more young up-and-coming professionals / coders who have "narcolepsy" listed on their past medical history and Provigil on their med sheets in the past few years.
For those of you who haven't heard, it basically eliminates the need to sleep while you take it... (until your immune system bites the dust)
That's some good stuff - all of the flavor, none of the guilt. So far...
I know, personally, I'd eat a handful of mealworms for a script of Provigil - would make call nights a heck of a lot less torturous (and less frustrating for my poor patients...).
he probably needs to be in a hospital for IV antibiotics (penicillin G).
They need to get a sputum culture for speciation and sensitivities. If it is indeed a lung abscess, it is most likely polymicrobial, and not just actinomyces!
Here's the scoop from the Textbook of Respiratory Medicine by Murray and Nadel:
Actinomycosis
Epidemiology.
Although members of the Actinomycetaceae family are true bacteria, they were long considered fungi because of their filamentous morphology and slow growth characteristics. The indolent pulmonary infection produced by these organisms mimics that produced by fungi or mycobacteria. Different species within the two genera that cause actinomycosis (Actinomyces and Propionibacterium) produce subacute to chronic pulmonary infections that are virtually indistinguishable. Normally, these microorganisms reside as harmless commensals in the oropharynx. A defect in the host's anatomic barriers permits invasion into tissue, after which either a suppurative or a granulomatous inflammatory reaction or sometimes both develop.
Pulmonary actinomycotic infection follows aspiration of oropharyngeal material. Periodontitis and other dental diseases clearly increase the risk of cervicofacial invasion and, presumably, for acquiring pulmonary disease.[325] Infection may occur at any age, but most affected patients are between 30 and 60 years old. Cases in men outnumber those in women by four to one.
such as bronchiectasis and obstructive lung disease are often associated underlying conditions.[326]
Clinical Manifestations.
The clinical manifestations of actinomycosis develop insidiously. Constitutional symptoms, including fatigue, weight loss, and low-grade fever, may be present for weeks to months before diagnosis. Chronic fungal infection, tuberculosis, and malignant tumor are prominent diagnostic considerations. Most patients develop productive cough and pleuritic chest pain gradually, but hemoptysis and putrid sputum are unusual.
On examination, patients with actinomycosis appear chronically ill. Fever may be absent altogether. Cervicofacial involvement is rarely observed in patients with thoracic involvement. In confined pulmonary disease, only local rales and diminished breath sounds are evident. There may be significant loss of lung volume owing to pulmonary destruction and fibrosis. Malignancy may be closely simulated, even at thoracotomy. In more advanced cases, actinomycosis progresses to involve the pleural space and thoracic wall. The opening of a sinus tract may appear on the chest and discharge characteristic "sulfur granule"-containing pus (Fig. 33.19) . These distinctive 2-mm gritty, yellow granules consist of masses of intertwined filaments of the Actinomyces or Propionibacterium organism that have been mineralized by host-derived calcium phosphate. Granules can be collected for histopathologic evaluation and culture by filtering of the pus through gauze.
Notably, laboratory abnormalities, including leukocytosis, are absent in most patients with actinomycosis. In chronic cases, anemia may be profound. Radiographic findings are variable. Most commonly, the process is confined to a single lobe and produces one or more small cavitary lesions. In advanced cases, the findings are more distinctive, with penetration through the chest wall, destruction of adjacent bone tissue, or direct extension through an interlobar fissure.[327] Other possible radiographic findings include a solitary lung nodule, fibrocavitary infiltrate, or massive empyema.[328]
Microbiologic Diagnosis.
Members of the Actinomyces and Propionibacterium genera are gram-positive, diphtheroidal or filamentous, branching bacilli. Most strains grow best in anaerobic conditions, although some also grow aerobically. Strains are identified in the clinical laboratory on the basis of biochemical properties and by gas-liquid chromatography of fatty acid end products.
In patients with a cutaneous chest wall sinus, the best me
Your brain actually does set up specific areas for different languages that you've learned as a child. I had a neurosurgery lecture last year, and the MD told us that when they're mucking about around Broca's / Wernicke's area they always make the patient speak in every language that they've ever learned, so they don't screw stuff up. If you don't do this, be ready for a lawsuit....
Trouble is, you'd have to somehow come up with 100m^2 of membrane that possesses the right permeability to O2 and CO2, is not thrombogenic, and prevents bacterial/fungal growth... AND can fit in your chest.
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The flu shot is a killed virus. You cannot get the flu from it, but it is made from "chopped up" flu virus. Flumist nasal spray is a weakened (and cold-adapted) virus. You get slightly sick from it. I took it a couple months ago, since I work as a med student in a family med clinic and they were out of the shots.
Drug companies spend more on advertising than they do on basic research. Far more.
They also pump research money into products they see as becoming cash cows - i.e. COX-2 inhibitors (Celebrex/Vioxx) and the statins.
It makes good business sense, but bad health sense.
Maybe it'll counteract the sexually-transmitted cancers, such as cervical cancer. One does not get cervical cancer without being infected with human papilloma virus.
http://tenets.zoroastrianism.com/ - sheesh, take a religion class, peeps :) Doesn't sound like a bad religion to me, personally. But I believe the Saoshyant has come already....
-gwydion
this will help their steaming, smoking server... I believe mirrordot has a local copy of the image.
Screenshot (pops)
For those of you who haven't heard, it basically eliminates the need to sleep while you take it... (until your immune system bites the dust)
That's some good stuff - all of the flavor, none of the guilt. So far...
I know, personally, I'd eat a handful of mealworms for a script of Provigil - would make call nights a heck of a lot less torturous (and less frustrating for my poor patients...).
In case anybody wonders where I got this, it came from MD Consult, so it's a pretty unimpeachable source.
Being a lowly med student does have (a few... so very few...) advantages.
he probably needs to be in a hospital for IV antibiotics (penicillin G).
They need to get a sputum culture for speciation and sensitivities. If it is indeed a lung abscess, it is most likely polymicrobial, and not just actinomyces!
Here's the scoop from the Textbook of Respiratory Medicine by Murray and Nadel:
Actinomycosis Epidemiology.
Although members of the Actinomycetaceae family are true bacteria, they were long considered fungi because of their filamentous morphology and slow growth characteristics. The indolent pulmonary infection produced by these organisms mimics that produced by fungi or mycobacteria. Different species within the two genera that cause actinomycosis (Actinomyces and Propionibacterium) produce subacute to chronic pulmonary infections that are virtually indistinguishable. Normally, these microorganisms reside as harmless commensals in the oropharynx. A defect in the host's anatomic barriers permits invasion into tissue, after which either a suppurative or a granulomatous inflammatory reaction or sometimes both develop.
Pulmonary actinomycotic infection follows aspiration of oropharyngeal material. Periodontitis and other dental diseases clearly increase the risk of cervicofacial invasion and, presumably, for acquiring pulmonary disease.[325] Infection may occur at any age, but most affected patients are between 30 and 60 years old. Cases in men outnumber those in women by four to one. such as bronchiectasis and obstructive lung disease are often associated underlying conditions.[326]
Clinical Manifestations.
The clinical manifestations of actinomycosis develop insidiously. Constitutional symptoms, including fatigue, weight loss, and low-grade fever, may be present for weeks to months before diagnosis. Chronic fungal infection, tuberculosis, and malignant tumor are prominent diagnostic considerations. Most patients develop productive cough and pleuritic chest pain gradually, but hemoptysis and putrid sputum are unusual.
On examination, patients with actinomycosis appear chronically ill. Fever may be absent altogether. Cervicofacial involvement is rarely observed in patients with thoracic involvement. In confined pulmonary disease, only local rales and diminished breath sounds are evident. There may be significant loss of lung volume owing to pulmonary destruction and fibrosis. Malignancy may be closely simulated, even at thoracotomy. In more advanced cases, actinomycosis progresses to involve the pleural space and thoracic wall. The opening of a sinus tract may appear on the chest and discharge characteristic "sulfur granule"-containing pus (Fig. 33.19) . These distinctive 2-mm gritty, yellow granules consist of masses of intertwined filaments of the Actinomyces or Propionibacterium organism that have been mineralized by host-derived calcium phosphate. Granules can be collected for histopathologic evaluation and culture by filtering of the pus through gauze.
Notably, laboratory abnormalities, including leukocytosis, are absent in most patients with actinomycosis. In chronic cases, anemia may be profound. Radiographic findings are variable. Most commonly, the process is confined to a single lobe and produces one or more small cavitary lesions. In advanced cases, the findings are more distinctive, with penetration through the chest wall, destruction of adjacent bone tissue, or direct extension through an interlobar fissure.[327] Other possible radiographic findings include a solitary lung nodule, fibrocavitary infiltrate, or massive empyema.[328]
Microbiologic Diagnosis.
Members of the Actinomyces and Propionibacterium genera are gram-positive, diphtheroidal or filamentous, branching bacilli. Most strains grow best in anaerobic conditions, although some also grow aerobically. Strains are identified in the clinical laboratory on the basis of biochemical properties and by gas-liquid chromatography of fatty acid end products.
In patients with a cutaneous chest wall sinus, the best me
Your brain actually does set up specific areas for different languages that you've learned as a child. I had a neurosurgery lecture last year, and the MD told us that when they're mucking about around Broca's / Wernicke's area they always make the patient speak in every language that they've ever learned, so they don't screw stuff up. If you don't do this, be ready for a lawsuit....
~gwydion~
P.S. - Yes, the same is true for sign language.
There appears to be a significant number of people who believe that the crunchy outer shell was more at fault than the creamy, airy center...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster
Anybody remember this Onion article?
r .htm /Not my website
http://members.aol.com/marinrobt/Gates_CE_Disaste
Trouble is, you'd have to somehow come up with 100m^2 of membrane that possesses the right permeability to O2 and CO2, is not thrombogenic, and prevents bacterial/fungal growth... AND can fit in your chest.
/3rd year medical student
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