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So called donor children, children who were produced using heterologous insemination, have the right to know who their biological father is – a German court has decided. Putting aside some words of ... [more]

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Early Asbestosis in a Retired Pipe Fitter

Chest X-ray in asbestosis shows plaques above diaphragm Source: Early Asbestosis in a Retired Pipe Fitter http://clinicalcases.blogspot.com/2004/03/early-asbestosis-in-retired-pipe.html Clinical_Cases: I made the photo myself, licensed under ... [more] Creative Commons license.
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Bettina Beutler published a picture

Carcinoma asbestos body lung

Source: Slide files from Ospedale S. Polo - Monfalcone (IT)
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Dr. med. Karl-Heinz Günther published a picture

What's this?

a. Panenteritis b. Toxic megacolonc. Mesenteric ischemia
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Dr. Frank Antwerpes published a picture

ECG for the iPhone - AliveCor (1)

It's as simple as that: Two electrodes embedded in a case, some electronics - the rest is software.  
8 days ago
Dr. Frank Antwerpes published a picture

ECG for the iPhone - AliveCor (2)

AliveCor case on an iPhone 4s. The measurement is surprisingly exact, however hands need to be held in a relaxed state. Otherwise artifacts will destroy the ECG curve.  
8 days ago
Bettina Beutler published a picture

Pectoral girdle front diagram

The pectoral girdle is the set of bones which connect the upper limb to the axial skeleton on each side. It consists of the clavicle and scapula in humans and, in those species with three bones in the pectoral girdle, the coracoid. Some mammalian ... [more] species (e.g. dog and horse) have evolved to have only the scapula. Date 2009-02-05Author Mariana Ruiz Villarreal derivative work: Reinhard KraaschPermission: Public domain  - This work has been released into the public domain by its author, LadyofHats. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: LadyofHats grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.
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Bettina Beutler published a picture

Borreliosis-colour-sonography

Thickened groin lymph node with normal longish form and structure, borreliosis with hypervascularization
14 days ago
Bettina Beutler published a picture

Lip burn

Lip burn of a chain smoker who smokes self-rolled cigarettes without filter
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