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Posted by satchmo on Thu Sep 8th at 5:17am 2005

I made this list up a few years ago, to amuse some of my geeky medical friends.

Can you get any of them correct?

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1. In ?Simon Birch?, the actor portraying Simon has a type of congenital dwarfism. What syndrome does he have?

2. Samuel L. Jackson plays ?Mr. Glass? in ?Unbreakable?. What condition does he have? Which subtype does his disease belong?

3. Meg Ryan is a cardiothoracic surgeon in ?City of Angels?. At the beginning of the movie, what did she diagnose from a baby in the nursery?

4. Keanu Reeves plays an interesting character in ?My Own Private Idaho?. What neurological condition is he afflicted with?

5. Willem Dafoe is the crazed villain in ?Speed 2?. Considering his need to have leeches in his bath tub and his gradual loss of sanity, what medical condition is he most likely to have?

6. Nick Nolte in ?Lorenzo?s Oil? is a persistent parent who does not give up on his search for a cure for his son?s condition. What does his son have? What is Lorenzo?s oil?

7. What condition does the ?Elephant Man? most like to have?

8. What intracardiac injection was administered to Uma Thurman in ?Pulp Fiction?? To Nicolas Cage in ?The Rock??

9. What condition does Robin William have in ?Jack? from 1996?

10. Jack Nicolson plays a peculiar character in ?As Good as It Gets?. What condition is he affected with?

11. Robin Williams plays a doctor in ?Awakening? who found the treatment to what disease?

12. What congenital condition does Uma Thurman have in the movie ?Gattaca??

13. Which infectious disease killed Beth in ?Little Women??

14. Where is the real ?Patch Adam? practicing currently?

15. What type of surgery saved Mini Driver in ?Return to Me??

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Answer:

1. Morquio?s syndrome
2. Osteogenesis imperfecta type I
3. Choanal atresia
4. Cataplexy
5. Wilson?s disease
6. Adrenoleukodystrophy; Very long chain fatty acids
7. Proteus
8. Epinephrine; Atropine
9. Progeria
10. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
11. Parkinson?s disease
12. Congenital heart disease
13. Scarlet fever
14. Washington, D.C. at the Gesundheit! Institute
15. Heart transplant


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Posted by Nickelplate on Thu Sep 8th at 5:43am 2005

Nice list. I only got "progeria" right. lol Oh well, At least I knew one of the rarer ones! What's up with progeria anyway?


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Posted by omegaslayer on Thu Sep 8th at 6:20am 2005

This is a questions for satchmo: Where do you come up with these posts? (That isn't meant as a bad thing) While these posts show that there is inteligent life out there on the pit's forums, where do you come up with all of them?



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Posted by azelito on Thu Sep 8th at 3:32pm 2005

Hahaha. This is a horribly boring trivia!
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Posted by satchmo on Thu Sep 8th at 5:05pm 2005

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Where do you come up with these posts?


I just pick stuff from my daily life, most of them are deemed interesting to me at least. Apparently, they are not interesting for everyone.

I read the newspaper everyday, almost every single article. That's a source of discussion frequently. But I also see some interesting patients, and that's another source of topics.

I don't want to derail this thread, but I just finished Half-Life (HL1) for the first time. It took me a while to destroy Nihilanth, but what an amazing game!

Now I'm going for a haircut. I am one of the most random posters at the Pit, I believe.



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Posted by Tracer Bullet on Thu Sep 8th at 5:15pm 2005

? quoting satchmo

Now I'm going for a haircut. I am one of the most random posters at the Pit, I believe.

That's why we love you. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif"> Random injections of intelligent discussion are always welcome, even if they are a bit esoteric sometimes.

I couldn't even guess at most of these. Maybe I should come up with a "most commonly violated physical laws" list for Hollywood films. I think conservation of momentum would probably top the list, but maybe not.




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Posted by Captain P on Thu Sep 8th at 5:32pm 2005

I probably couldn't answer any of these, but that second question had me smiling: I know both Dr. Glass and Unbreakable as mapper nicknames... <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_wink.gif">



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Posted by WarloK on Thu Sep 8th at 6:20pm 2005

? quoting satchmo

7. What condition does the ?Elephant Man? most like to have?

7. Morpheus

I always thought he had Neofibre-mitosis.





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Posted by satchmo on Thu Sep 8th at 7:30pm 2005

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I always thought he had Neofibre-mitosis.


Uhh, that should be "neurofibromatosis".

And I stand by my original answer. Many people thought the Elephant Man had neurofibromatosis, but closer scrutiny of his pictures and symptoms make the diagnosis of proteus syndrome more likely.

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What's up with progeria anyway?

I am impressed that you have even heard of progeria.




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Posted by Nickelplate on Thu Sep 8th at 10:03pm 2005

? quoting Tracer Bullet
I think conservation of momentum would probably top the list, but maybe not.

Like when the Dukes Of Hazzard jump like 200 ft into the air? Or when a crouching tiger karate master floats throught the air to light on the top of a babmoo tree?

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What's up with progeria anyway?

I am impressed that you have even heard of progeria.

Actually I am sort of a medical buff. I love learning about disorders and thier symptoms and why they happen. That Is part of the reason I want to go somewhere in the medical field.

[edit] these kids that have progeria DONT look like "Jack" either.. lol




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Posted by satchmo on Thu Sep 8th at 10:07pm 2005

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Actually I am sort of a medical buff.

Yeah, wasn't that from your nursing student ex-girlfriend?




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Posted by Nickelplate on Thu Sep 8th at 10:11pm 2005

No, I've always been interested in that sort of thing. by "that sort of thing" i mean hot nurses, of course. No, I really enjoy reading about disorders and diseases and the like. I would like to get my hands on a copy of that big book with all the maladies in it, but its SO expensive that I just dont want to pony up the cash.


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Posted by satchmo on Thu Sep 8th at 10:56pm 2005

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would like to get my hands on a copy of that big book with all the maladies in it, but its SO expensive

I won that book in medical school by being the top of my class. I saved myself $150 that way.




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Posted by Nickelplate on Thu Sep 8th at 11:07pm 2005

What's the REAL name for the book anyway, I know it's no "big diagnosis thingie"

BTW how much do you bench-press?




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Posted by satchmo on Thu Sep 8th at 11:23pm 2005

I think you're talking about "Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine".

As you can see, it's not that expensive. I have edited the cost in my previous post.

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BTW how much do you bench-press?

Bench press max at 255 lb (115 kg). I weigh 135 lb (61 kg). I just can't seem to go over twice my body weight. It's like an invisible barrier, perhaps a psychological one.




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Posted by Nickelplate on Fri Sep 9th at 12:48am 2005

Lol, I weigh 180 and can bench just that!




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Posted by FatStrings on Fri Sep 9th at 12:58am 2005

? quote:
No, I've always been interested in that sort of thing. by "that sort of thing" i mean hot nurses, of course. No, I really enjoy reading about disorders and diseases and the like. I would like to get my hands on a copy of that big book with all the maladies in it, but its SO expensive that I just dont want to pony up the cash.


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Posted by Tracer Bullet on Fri Sep 9th at 2:33am 2005

? quoting Nickelplate

? quoting Tracer Bullet
I think conservation of momentum would probably top the list, but maybe not.

Like when the Dukes Of Hazzard jump like 200 ft into the air? Or when a crouching tiger karate master floats throught the air to light on the top of a babmoo tree?

More common that that. More like when people get thrown backward like six feet when they get shot! If a 10g bullet (typical for a 7.62 mm slug) hits a man who weighs 80 kg at 1000 m/s (one hell of a fast bullet), and is stooped by his body rather than simply passing though, the total velocity of man and bullet after impact would only be 0.125 m/s! Assuming this infantile amount of momentum transfer was enough to knock you over, and it takes a second to fall to the ground, you'd end up roughly 4.5 inches from where you had originally been standing!




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Posted by Nickelplate on Fri Sep 9th at 2:49am 2005

I bet a shotgun could knock someone over pretty good, though. I know what you mean about unrealistic stuff in movies. I always like it when a bad guy gets harpooned through the stomach and then stands up and starts to beat on the good guy.


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Posted by French Toast on Fri Sep 9th at 3:14am 2005

Commando!




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