Comments on: Articles to tickle your humerus.

Articles to tickle your humerus.

kldickson — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:53:22 -0800

The Canadian Medical Association Journal's archive of humorous medical articles. See, for example, why Pooh needs help, why Tintin needs a dose of HGH, and an exhortation to abolish the law of gravity.

By: Spatch

Spatch — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:56:17 -0800

LEAVE TINTIN ALONE!

By: gaspode

gaspode — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:10:33 -0800

Awesome. I am quite invested in Room for dessert: An expanded anatomy of the stomach.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:49:04 -0800

Room for dessert I perfer the conservatory but the small salon will do as well.

By: StickyCarpet

StickyCarpet — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:52:56 -0800

I was getting dressed and I fell on it.

By: TedW

TedW — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:58:53 -0800

Between this and the BMJ articles linked a few posts down, I am glad I have an office day today to catch up on the medical literature.

By: CaptKyle

CaptKyle — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:08:14 -0800

This looks interesting.

By: jedicus

jedicus — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:52:40 -0800

I don't think it was published in the CMAJ, but here's a classic, at least among ER doctors: Streptokinase versus alteplase and other treatments for acute and delayed thrombolysis of blood stains in clothing.

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:58:04 -0800

That one about the guy who overdosed because the pharmacist couldn't read the doctor's handwriting is hilarious.

By: Johnny Assay

Johnny Assay — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:22:06 -0800

The best part of the Tintin article: A.C and L.O.C. were actively involved in collecting data. C.C. wrote the article. The 3 authors reviewed the final version together. A.C and L.O.C. did not understand the following words: hypogonadism, panhypopituitarism, Spearman correlation and libido. C.C. explained to them that the words mean "no hair above the wee-wee because of a missing hormone," "a part of the brain that is not working," "a test to see if 2 things are connected" and "wanting to make love," respectively. After a lengthy discussion about hair and "wee-wees" and the meaning of "making love," the 3 authors gave their approval for publication.

By: grapefruitmoon

grapefruitmoon — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:32:57 -0800

From Assessing Frontal Lobe Function in Physicians: We recognize, too, that our many betters at the Royal "This Is a Deadline" College will be disappointed that our approach to assessing doctors does not include confrontational testing and ritual humiliation by fully certified physicians. Ha. As someone who has "human guinea pig" as a sort of hobby, I've definitely been led to believe that all medical testing requires ritual humiliation to have any sort of efficacy.

By: grounded

grounded — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:40:14 -0800

The British Medical Journal has a tradition of running humourous papers in their Decmeber issue. Some examples -- Sex, aggression and humor: responses to unicycling; Shaken, not stirred: a bioanalytical study of the antioxidant activities of martinis; Is golf bad for your hearing?. But it's always refreshing to be reminded that Canadians can push their humor beyond the limits of Newfie jokes.

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:51:46 -0800

They seem to be missing the article about removal of impacted ear wax with a super soaker. A novel method for the removal of ear cerumen. Includes a photo of the procedure. From the article: Comments: The clinician operator of the device was impressed by the Super Soaker's ease of use for this procedure. Specifically, the ability to control a narrow, mildly pressurized jet of water was considered excellent. As well, the device only had to be refilled once or twice before the cerumen was removed from each ear. This is in contrast to his experience of requiring up to 10 or more refills of standard ear-syringing equipment. Using the Super Soaker in standard practice could then lead to decreased overall time spent on this procedure, resulting in shorter waiting times for patients through increased physician efficiency.

By: Panjandrum

Panjandrum — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:27:40 -0800

from the letter on abolishing the law of gravity: ... the stratosphere will eventually become clogged with bodies, which will obliterate the sun. The lack of sunlight will affect the corn and barley crops, driving up the price of good whiskey. This is why peer-review is essential.

By: dlugoczaj

dlugoczaj — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:27:33 -0800

Oh, God. This post--and my subsequent click-through to the Pooh article--coincided with my work on a paper on early childhood mental health assessment and treatment. My colleagues are getting a late Xmas present from me tomorrow. . .

By: BrotherCaine

BrotherCaine — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:11:47 -0800

My favorite example of this kind of thing is the sublimely snarky BMJ article Hazardous journey: Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic review of randomised controlled trials