discoverynews:

sagansense:

Heart of Glass: The Art of Medical Models

Gary Farlow can make art out of arteries. He and his team of 10 at Farlow’s Scientific Glassblowing are able to transform the body’s vasculature—and nearly all of its other parts—into an ornate borosilicate glass sculpture, from the heart’s ventricles to the brain’s circle of Willis. “We do almost every part of the body,” Farlow says. “It can take a pretty artistic mind to make some of these things.” With the help of cardiologists, the team creates custom see-through systems for science and medical training. Their anatomically correct models can be designed to simulate blood flow, teach placement of catheters and angioplasty devices, or simply test or demo new surgical gizmos. Individual arteries, veins, and capillaries are shaped and fused together, one at a time. Ground-glass joints are added at the exposed ends so a head, say, can be connected to the carotid arteries should customers want to expand their model. A full-body setup could cost $25,000, so don’t get any bright ideas about using one as a brandy decanter.

these would look absolutely stunning in my foyer*

*author’s note: i do not have a foyer.

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your-future-nurse:

naughtynightnurse:

nursingisinmyblood:

uncontrolledchaos:

Oh my god yes >_>

We finally switched our phenergan, I hated those things!

These are the worst! And you are supposed to use a special filter to take the medication out to filter any microscopic glass particles that break into the medication.

I had so many questions when dealing with these! The main being “how is this safe?!” It never made sense!

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healthier-habits:

The importance of water

pond-of-curiosity:

It’s a disease and a sad story. But people do overcome it.

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bencachadog:

sarahnadeit:

Boyfriend showed this to me and I am DYING of laughter.

OMG DEAD. LOLOLOL. Health professionals. LOOK AT THIS. LISTEN TO THE COMMENTARY. YOU WILL CRINGE. AND LAUGH. AND DIE. Oh gosh. I’m dead. 

Well that was a nice break. :3

I almost peed myself laughing.  Enjoy.

I know I’ve told this story before, but my abusive ex refused to let me take birth control. I was on the pill until he found them in my purse.

I went to the Student Health Center—they were completely unhelpful, choosing to lecture me about the importance of safe sex (recommending condoms) instead of actually listening to my problem.

Then I went to Planned Parenthood. The Nurse Practitioner took one look at my fading bruises and stopped the exam. She called in the doctor. The doctor came in and simply asked me: “Are you ready to leave him?” When I denied that I was being abused, she didn’t argue with me. She just asked me what I needed. I said I need a birth control method that my boyfriend couldn’t detect. She recommended a few options and we decided on Depo.

When I told her that my boyfriend read my emails and listened to my phone messages and was known to follow me, she suggested to do the Depo injections at off hours when the clinic was normally closed. She made a note in my chart and instructed the front desk never to leave messages for me—instead, she programmed her personal cell phone number into my phone under the name “Nora”. She told me she would call me to schedule my appointments; she wouldn’t leave a message, but I should call her back when I was able to.

And that was it. No judgment. No lecture. She walked me to the door and told me to call her day or night if I needed anything. That she lived 5 blocks from campus and would come get me. That I wasn’t alone. That she just wanted me to be safe.

I never called her to come to my rescue. But I have no doubt that she would have come if I had called. She kept me on Depo for a year, giving me those monthly injections in secret, helping me prevent a desperately unwanted pregnancy.

I cannot thank Planned Parenthood enough for the work they do.

Curious Georgiana (via ummhuraira)

Pretty much crying my eyes out here.

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It is actually not uncommon for abusers to attempt to force their partners to become and stay pregnant as another means of control and domination.    

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bibleschoolbabblings:

love-1910:

girloverhere:

Three men who stood in the same line in Auschwitz have nearly consecutive numbers: From left, Menachem Shulovitz, 80, bears B14594; Anshel Udd Sharezky, 81, was B14595; and Jacob Zabetzky, 83, was B14597.

“We were strangers standing in line in Auschwitz, we all survived different paths of hell, and we met in Israel,” Mr. Sharezky said. “We stand here together now after 65 years. Do you realize the magnitude of the miracle?”

Amazing. And there should be more notes. Just saying.

Yes, amazing.

Feel good video of the day 

nocturnalnurse:

RIGHT NURSES? >.

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