Do you know what the universal blood type is? Apparently, only one in 10 Americans do. (It’s O-negative, by the way.) How much do you know about the lymphatic system? And do you know if you’re getting enough dietary fiber every day? (Chances are, you aren’t.) The reality is that the human body is a mystery to the majority of us. And even if you’ve been to medical school, there might be plenty of conditions you’ve never encountered.
To learn more about what’s going on in the mysterious world of medicine, we took a trip to Medical Doctors on Instagram. This page shares a variety of photos and information to educate others about rare conditions and provide a glimpse into what's going on inside our hospitals. We’ll warn you right now that some of these images are definitely not for pandas with weak stomachs, and other photos might break your heart. But if you can make it through this list, we hope you’ll learn something new!
#1
Little Serafina Murphy pictured only days after serious life-saving heart surgery to fix a hole in her heart at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
When asked why she was up so soon, her reply is adorable. She replied her Hello Kitty slippers make everything better.
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#2
If you're feeling sad, remember this C6 vertebra and how happy it is to hold you (and your head) up every day
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#3
Inspiring photo of premature newborn's heartwarming smile ❤️ Without the tube in her nose and the wires on her body, you would have no idea Lauren's daughter was a preemie and spent weeks in the nicu
I think the most beautiful smile that a doctor, a nurse or any health worker can receive is that of a child: it is that smile that answers the question "why I chose this job", is that smile that has not compromised, does not hide anything. It is that smile that is lost between the unconsciousness of not understanding what happens and between the desire to grow, run, jump and play with other children.
I think the most beautiful smile that a doctor, a nurse or any health worker can receive is that of a child: it is that smile that answers the question "why I chose this job", is that smile that has not compromised, does not hide anything. It is that smile that is lost between the unconsciousness of not understanding what happens and between the desire to grow, run, jump and play with other children.
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#4
Please wash your hands!
This is the handprint of an 8 year old boy covered in bacteria.
The boy came in from playing outside, and his mom decided to put his hand print inside a large Petri dish, incubated it for two days, and ended up with a colorful germ garden.
The boy came in from playing outside, and his mom decided to put his hand print inside a large Petri dish, incubated it for two days, and ended up with a colorful germ garden.
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#5
Pediatric Radiology and Imaging. Designed with kids in mind: Child-friendly Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
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#6
The hole that a needle/syringe leaves in the skin as seen by an electron microscope
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#9
A patient with severe goiter. A goiter, is a swelling in the neck resulting from an enlarged thyroid gland.
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#10
A living ladybug found in the transverse colon during screening colonoscopy
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#13
Dirt doesn't stick to scar,
A scar is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the skin, as well as in other organs and tissues of the body. Because it’s a collagen matrix, it sometimes doesn’t have the same properties as normal skin thus not containing sweat glands and as a result, no dirt/dust sticks to it because the surface of it stays dry.
A scar is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the skin, as well as in other organs and tissues of the body. Because it’s a collagen matrix, it sometimes doesn’t have the same properties as normal skin thus not containing sweat glands and as a result, no dirt/dust sticks to it because the surface of it stays dry.
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#14
Filiform warts look different than most warts. They have long, narrow projections that extend from the skin. They can be yellow, brown, pink, or skin-toned. Filiform warts are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV).
Like other warts, the filiform variety is a benign growth that can appear as an individual wart or in a group or cluster. Whereas other warts tend to be either raised or flat growths however, filiform warts tend be quite different in that they are quite long and narrow growths that have a distinctive and undesirable frond like appearance which can be quite distressing, particularly as it favours growing on the face, and more specifically on the lips and eyelids. These warts grow very quickly which is also quite characteristic, as most other warts can take a long time to develop after the initial infection.
Like other warts, the filiform variety is a benign growth that can appear as an individual wart or in a group or cluster. Whereas other warts tend to be either raised or flat growths however, filiform warts tend be quite different in that they are quite long and narrow growths that have a distinctive and undesirable frond like appearance which can be quite distressing, particularly as it favours growing on the face, and more specifically on the lips and eyelids. These warts grow very quickly which is also quite characteristic, as most other warts can take a long time to develop after the initial infection.
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#15
Why you should never put your feet on a car dashboard.
A woman has sustained horrific injuries after resting her feet on the dashboard of a car. It left her with a crushed hip.
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#19
These blood blister formed due to extreme heat while she was playing basketball for an hour on asphalt on a 100 degree weather day!!!
A blood blister is marked by a raised section of skin filled with blood. They are very similar to blisters caused from friction that fill with a clear fluid. In the case of blood blisters, pressure broke blood vessels and mixed blood with the clear fluid. This combination fills the pocket.
As the feet are filled with many nerves and blood vessels and are under pressure most of the waking day, blisters on the feet can be especially painful.
Depending on where a blister is on the foot, it can be disabling and hard to treat.
Most blisters are harmless and resolve spontaneously, but if they get big, manual drainage or evacuation is the favorable method of treatment.
As the feet are filled with many nerves and blood vessels and are under pressure most of the waking day, blisters on the feet can be especially painful.
Depending on where a blister is on the foot, it can be disabling and hard to treat.
Most blisters are harmless and resolve spontaneously, but if they get big, manual drainage or evacuation is the favorable method of treatment.
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