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Radiological Oddity #017

Mike Cadogan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:56:45 +0000

Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog Radiological Oddity #017

34 year old male presents with suprapubic discomfort, tachycardia, hypertension and a ruddy complexion. Bladder scan determined 750mL of urine within the bladder and distal cause for urinary obstruction was sought.

Radiological examination is presented below. Any thoughts?

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Quick updates

Chris Nickson — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:44 +0000

Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog Quick updates

Answers to last week’s ‘radiological oddity’ and ‘pulmonary puzzle’ are now available:

A big thanks to those who left comments – feel free to disagree with any of the answers!

Also, If you’ve been following the Simon Singh vs. British Chiropracteric Association libel case (see Pseudoscience without sense), there have been interesting developments. Simon has won his right to appeal the meaning of the word ‘bogus’…

Singh was initially refused leave to appeal, but Eady’s interpretation was rejected by Lord Justice Laws, who said Eady had risked swinging the balance of rights too far in favour of the right to reputation and against the right to free expression. Laws described Eady’s judgment as “legally erroneous”.
- from The Guardian

For further reading I recommend Ben Goldacre’s article that summarises the ‘evidence’ for chiropractic interventions in childhood illnesses (its titled ‘Behold the jot of evidence’) and Simon Singh’s recent article titled ‘England’s libel laws don’t just gag me, they blindfold you’.

Good luck Simon!

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