Medicine is primarily science, and most of the time,
scientific facts guide patient care and treatment. Medicine is now mapped to a science so that
doctors can give a prognosis that is very accurate. On occasion, something might be off. Perhaps the doctor made an incorrect
diagnosis? Not in every case--in some
cases, it is simply unexplainable. Read below to learn about a few medical mysteries.
Fate?
A retired gentleman 72 years of age was not ready to
stop working. His friend mentioned a
part time job that involved letting medical students diagnose “pretend”
conditions on you. The man signed up and
went to the hospital to start his new part time job. He was a little nervous about the pretending
to be sick, even at 72 years of age, as he was the picture of health, and has
never been sick at all. Once he was
given his card of the day’s illness, he studied it, and went into action. An aneurysm in the abdomen, he’d never even
heard of it, but he could act. As per
protocol, the medical students went into action and ordered an ultrasound. 30 minutes later the retired man got the
shock of his life when the teaching doctor returned, telling him the ultrasound
showed he did actually had this condition, and it could rupture at any
moment. One hour later surgery corrected
the problem, and the man was fine. He
was out of the hospital in 5 days, and continues to work at his part time
position.
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Unexpected Recovery
A 12-year-old girl had gone to a lake with
friends. The following day she started
vomiting and had a severe headache. His
parents rushed her to the hospital and were told she had amoebic
meningoencephalitis, the brain eating bacteria.
Doctors gave her parents the bad news, she had less than a 1 percent
chance of survival, and that would go within 24 hours, there was virtually no
chance. The doctors suggested keeping
her sedated and comfortable, but her mom insisted they begin an aggressive form
of treatment, she happened to be a nurse.
The girl was pumped full of antifungals and antibiotics, as well as a
drug that was not yet approved, but her mom obtained it from the CDC. For two weeks, the girl remained in a coma,
and the doctors finally gave her parents the news, it’s time to disconnect life
support, she is never going to wake up.
They reluctantly agreed, and machines were shut down. Her mom leaned over to kiss her daughter
goodbye and the girl opened her eyes.
The room was full of stunned people, and the patient was slightly
confused, however, she sat up in bed and said she was very thirsty. Doctors were summoned, and the girl was
examined and surprisingly found to be ok.
Not one of the doctors could explain what happened, the fact is, this
girl should not have made it, thankfully she did, but all the attending
physicians agreed, it truly was a medical miracle.
Medical mysteries and miracles happen every day. Doctors and nurse don’t understand them, and
can’t explain them. Very few doctors
will ever say that miracles cannot happen; most have seen them, and not being
able to explain them. The one thing most
physicians do agree on is, that some medical dilemmas simply cannot be
explained.
Medical Mysteries
Imagine waking in the night hearing “Somewhere over the
Rainbow.” Sounds pleasant enough, but what if this song plays through your mind
non-stop, disturbing your every waking hour and every nightly dream? Due to a
mysterious musical hallucination, a woman in England, endured this for FOUR
YEARS Patti Page’s rendition of the tune, How Much is that Doggie in the
Window, though now she hears Judy Garland’s somewhere over the Rainbow. Her
husband of 40 years has to shout to get her attention because she sometimes
can’t hear anything except for the song in her head. Doctors cannot explain this, however, when an
MRI was done, the doctors could verify that the portion of the brain of the
woman lit up exactly where it would when hearing music. As last reported this condition continues,
with no diagnosis, and no cure.
In 2012 a woman in Florida gave birth to a healthy baby
girl. 20 minutes after the birth, the
woman said she felt weak and dizzy. Her
nurse reached to check her pulse, and the woman passed out. A team was called to respond; however, she
could not be revived. The doctors
pronounced her dead at 7:42 pm. At 8:30
after her family all said their goodbyes, an orderly went to move her body from
the room. As he started to push the bed
out the door, he hit a slight bump, causing the bed to jar. The orderly heard a faint voice tell him to
be careful. Since he was all alone, he
was shocked, but continued on. As he entered the elevator, he bumped the bed on
the door, and this time the voice was not so faint, it was a loud “ouch”. The orderly threw the sheet back, and staring
at him was the very confused face of the young woman. One hour later her family surrounded her, as
doctors completed their assessment.
Although they could not explain it, the young woman was fine, no effects
whatsoever from literally being dead for 22 minutes, which is how long the
doctors worked on her.
Although it may sound like it, these medical mysteries
are not myths, but they are real.
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