How to Describe Hoarseness?

At heart, physicians are science geeks. And when it comes to a raspy voice , one can go truly bananas in how exactly to describe how a raspy voice sounds. For the layperson, when asked to describe a hoarse voice, one often gets imprecise answers to a question most feel ridiculous... I often get a blank look with an answer that goes something like "You know... raspy... it's not clear." Unfortunately, such a description is inadequate. Even when using more descriptors like deeper…

11/16/2013 0

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What are Hot Dogs Made of? Pathological Analysis...

Ever since the publication of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair in 1906 about the US meat industry, there has been a negative connotation on what hot dogs are actually made of. Urban legend will report anything and everything can potentially be found in a hot dog including rats, human extremities, feces, etc. So this begs the question of what really is found inside a hot dog when looked under the microscope to bring light of truth upon this murky question. in 2008, Ohio pathologists took…

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Exactly What is Fast Food Hamburger Meat Made of? Pathological Analysis...

I freely admit that in my youth, I loved eating burgers from fast food joints like McDonald's. But after getting married and being encouraged to eat healthier by my wife who felt fast food burgers were unhealthy (disgusting) because they weren't actually made of meat, I've always wondered what hamburger meat was truly made of... Well... a group of pathologists actually performed a pathologic analysis on 8 different fast food hamburger meat . No... they did not identify the fast …

10/17/2013 0

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Why Do Biopsy Results Take So Long? [video]

One of the most common questions I get after a surgical procedure is how long it takes before biopsy results are back... especially when a mass was removed and there is a cancer concern. Does it take a few hours? 24 hours? Days? Disappointingly, it can take up to 7 days if not longer. You want to know why? Well, rather than explaining, watch a 6-minute video that explains the numerous steps that goes into providing a diagnosis after a mass is removed... in this particular case, a neck …

2/28/2013 1

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Miss America, SLP-CCC

Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler won the Miss America title for 2012 this past weekend. This news co-mingled with all the other news of the day, except for one key fact that caught my attention... Miss Kaeppelar majored in music and vocal performance and plans to obtain a Master's degree in speech and language pathology (SLP). A voice major with a Master's in SLP is a rare combination that is in great demand in the world of laryngology where singers with vocal injury are common…

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Humor: Breast Surgeon vs. Pathologist [video]

There has been a plethora of cartoon animated videos made thru xtranormal regarding how physicians sometimes interact with each other exaggerated to a humorous degree. Here's one regarding a breast surgeon (which can apply to any surgeon including ENT) interacting with a pathologist. There was an earlier blog post of an orthopedic surgeon vs anesthesiologist here .

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