Bring the Nose
March 6, 2010 § 3 Comments
Still from the animation film "Le Nez" by Alexander Alexeieff and Claire Parker.
There are a a few diagnoses that we take a standardized set of photos for, regardless of the individual patient. These sets provide the best photos of the diagnosis and assures consistency of documentation. One of these diagnoses is Deformatio Nasi or crooked nose. I don’t know if it’s because the photos are predetermined, but we always just call these patients “a nose”. « Read the rest of this entry »
My Videos goes App
February 9, 2010 § 4 Comments
iOncolex, an iPhone application that contains photos and videos by yours truly, became available at the iTunes Appstore yesterday. The application is developed by my former employer, the Institute for Medical Informatics at Oslo University Hospital. « Read the rest of this entry »
Skin Like Butterfly Wings
December 21, 2009 § 8 Comments
Illustration by Neil Duerden.
I have done a lot of photo work in the skin ward the last weeks, and have encountered a lot of conditions I’ve never heard of before. One of the most horrible and strange is epidermolysis bullosa or EB. « Read the rest of this entry »
The Unreusable Syringe
October 30, 2009 § Leave a comment
The reuse of syringes is one of the major causes for the spread of AIDS, and accounts for more deaths annually than malaria.
In this TED Talk, British inventor Marc Koska presents the problem and a low-cost solution.
Quiz: What is this?
October 13, 2009 § 8 Comments
What is this?
I took a picture of this thing yesterday. Well, not actually of it, but of a rendering of it. But what is it?
Filling the Gaps
September 30, 2009 § Leave a comment
I came across this great video clip of Irish comedian Dara O’Briain having a go at homeopathy, nutrinionists and other pseudosciences. I especially liked this passage:
Homeopaths get on my nerves with the ol’ “Well, science doesn’t know everyting.” Well, science KNOWS it doesn’t know everything, otherwise it would’ve stopped. (…) But just ’cause science doesn’t know everything, doesn’t mean you can fill in the gaps with whatever fairytale most appeals to you.
Hat tip to Life in the Fast Lane.
Exquisite Bodies
September 1, 2009 § Leave a comment
The Wellcome Collection in London is hosting an exhibition of 19th-century anatomical wax models, entitled “Exquisite Bodies” from July 30th to October 18th (photo credit). In Victorian Britain, the demand for cadavers for dissection was very high, but the supply was low. One solution was to make anatomical wax models to teach anatomy. A lot of these models also found their way into museums, teaching the public about reproduction and contagious diseases.
There’s a lot to explore on the exhibition’s website: image galleries with some of the most prominent items, an interactive anatomical Venus and videos on these Victorian wax wenches.
Also check out the Guardian’s image gallery and an audio slideshow from BBC News.
ERCP
March 27, 2009 § 1 Comment
A gastroenterologist watching the monitors during an ERCP.
A video I’ve made of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was published on www.oncolex.org yesterday. This is an endoscopic procedure used both for diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic-, gallbladder- and bile duct cancer. « Read the rest of this entry »
Interpath for iPhone
January 22, 2009 § 1 Comment
This is a video I’ve made of an iPhone application developed at the Institute for Medical Informatics at the Oslo University Hospital (where I work). It’s a telepathology tool, making it possible for a pathologist to access scanned microscope slides on a server from his or her iPhone. « Read the rest of this entry »
Medical term of the day
January 4, 2009 § Leave a comment
The online medical dictionary MedTerms.com offers an RSS feed that brings you the definition of a new medical term every day. A nice way to learn new terms and conditions. Subscribe here.
The last ten terms: Menstrual, Caroitid-artery stenosis, Hypercalcemia, Johnny, Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, Pneumothorax, Bioelectric impedance analysis, Thalassemia, Auditory afasia, Kyphosis.
The Sterile Eye 