- 312 pages
- English
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About this book
Drawing from real medical journal cases, a doctor shares true stories about strange symptoms and perplexing patients.
Those in the medical profession know that sometimes the cases that come into emergency rooms or doctor's offices can be highly unusual—and depending on how things go, the results can be either tragic or comic. This collection of stories reveals some of the oddest and most memorable case histories, from the woman who claims she was brushing her teeth when she swallowed her toothbrush—but in fact was a bulimic using it to induce vomiting—to the man whose routine elective back surgery revealed he'd been carrying a bullet around in his body for years.
From the funny to the frightening, these documented memorable medical mysteries make for fascinating reading.
Those in the medical profession know that sometimes the cases that come into emergency rooms or doctor's offices can be highly unusual—and depending on how things go, the results can be either tragic or comic. This collection of stories reveals some of the oddest and most memorable case histories, from the woman who claims she was brushing her teeth when she swallowed her toothbrush—but in fact was a bulimic using it to induce vomiting—to the man whose routine elective back surgery revealed he'd been carrying a bullet around in his body for years.
From the funny to the frightening, these documented memorable medical mysteries make for fascinating reading.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Copyright page
- Title page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Full
- Bullet
- Beware of Mineral Oil
- Swollen Gums
- Near Death by Potassium
- Lazarus Phenomenon
- Earwigs and Mosquitoes
- Airplane Lavatory
- Hot Flashes in a Man
- Wine by the Barrel
- Not So Simple Appendicitis
- Shocking
- Every Man’s Nightmare
- A Misplaced Thermometer
- Bloodless Trauma
- Happily Ever After
- Severe Insect Bites
- A Runny Nose
- Yew Never Know
- Autoerotic Death
- Fractures where there is no Bone
- Electric Shavings
- An Odd Allergy
- Foreign Body
- Sexual Feelings
- Body Painting
- A Strange Pleural Effusion
- Suction
- The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush
- Drowning in a Hospital
- Bezoars
- Roving Eyes
- Woody Woodpecker’s a Communist
- Zoophilia
- Insatiable
- Atypical Chest Pain
- A Rare Cause of Anemia
- Jockeying for Position
- Dental Complications
- Muscle Car
- Bad Habits
- Proper Wound Care
- A Timely Event
- Metal Illness
- Persistent Laughter
- Persistent Erection
- Missing Body Parts
- Death from Bad Breath
- An Agitated Bodybuilder
- Pencil Problem
- Road Sign Death
- Author’s Note