Barium: - What you do when they’re dead

Cystogram: - an email sent to your sister

Isodense: - Radiography student after sitting finals

Pleural: - More than one

Sacral: - Holy

Sella: - A good place to keep your wine.

Four consultants went duck hunting - a registrar, a radiologist, a surgeon and a pathologist. The registrar was up first.

The ducks flew over and he aimed the shotgun but didn’t fire. When asked why he replied that he thought they looked like ducks coming towards him,

but geese flying away, when i was sure what they were they were gone.

The radiologist was next. The ducks flew over, the radiologist raised his gun but didn’t fire.

When asked why he said that he thought they were ducks on the AP view, but by the time he could see

them in the lateral it was too late.

Next was the surgeon. As the ducks came along he started firing wildly in the air, ducks falling like rain.

When the smoke cleared he picked up the ducks, handed them to the pathologist saying “here you are.

Now tell me are these ducks or not?”

LASIK is the most popular laser vision correction technique that specifically addresses the vision problems of people who have high degrees of nearsightedness (myopia), are farsighted (hyperopia) and/or have astigmatism. LASIK can greatly reduce the dependence on glasses and return the freedom that comes with good vision. LASIK is an outpatient procedure performed with the excimer laser. A hansatome is an instrument used to create a protective corneal flap, which is then folded back. Then the computer-controlled laser emits a cool beam of light to gently reshape the underlying cornea, thereby reducing the refractive error. The corneal flap is returned to its original position, quickly adhering without stitches. Once the corneal flap is replaced, it acts as a “bandage” to make healing virtually painless.

Candidacy

The best candidates for LASIK have the following qualifications. They:

• are 21 years or older
• have some degree of nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism
• have had stable vision for one year prior to surgery
• want to reduce their dependence on glasses
• want a rapid recovery period (LASIK only)
• would rather have good vision without glasses or contacts than sharp vision with them.

General Risks

Loss of Vision: LASIK can possibly cause loss of best-corrected vision, due to infection, irregular scarring, or other causes. Chances of this happening are rare.

Visual Side Effects: These include double vision, hazy vision, fluctuating vision, sensitivity to light, ghosting, and glare and halos around lights. Chances of these happening are common during the healing period.

Over- or Under-Correction: It may be that LASIK will not give you the result you desired. Sometimes it can result in over- or under-correction and necessitate another surgery to enhance the results. Chances of this happening are about one in 30.

Other Risks: Loss or damage to corneal flap, flap decentration and progressive corneal thinning are all possible risks, as well as potential side effects due to anesthesia and medications. Chances of these happening are rare.

What is Custom LASIK?

Custom LASIK uses the advanced Wavescan Wavefront guided system to provide individualized laser vision correction. The advanced wavefront technology produces a detailed map of the eye, which is important because much like a fingerprint, no two eyes are the same. In fact, the Wavescan Wavefront identifies and measures imperfections in the eye 25 times more precisely than standard methods for glasses and contacts. The custom LASIK procedure can then precisely treat each person’s unique refractive errors.

What are the Advantages of Custom LASIK?

• Can Treat Those Who Weren’t Candidates Before: Custom LASIK has allowed more individuals to benefit from laser vision correction.

• Improved Quality of Vision: In addition, Custom LASIK has the potential to not only get patients to 20/20 or better, but it was designed to also improve the quality of vision. This means that people often experience improved contrast sensitivity and are able to see fine detail better.

• Improved Night Driving Vision: With Custom LASIK there is also a lower percentage of people who experience glare and halos with night driving.

Who is a Candidate?

• Those who want improved chances of obtaining 20/20 or better vision
• Those who want better quality vision, such as improved contrast sensitivity
• Those who want better night driving vision
• Those who want a reduced chance of experiencing sides effects such as halos and glare at night
• Those who might not have been a candidate for traditional LASIK

Professor’s lecture on what he has learned about life by looking at death. A clip from ABC about Dr. Randy Pausch’s memorable lecture.

“We’ve really been struggling to find something that could challenge the Total Blender’s blending capabilities. What could we blend that’s stronger than anything we’ve ever blended? Then it hit us like a roundhouse kick to the face…Chuck Norris! ”

These kids are pretty awesome!

Las Vegas police arrested O.J. Simpson on Sunday amid an investigation into an alleged armed robbery at a hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, a source close to the investigation said. The charges he faces are unclear.

On Saturday, Las Vegas police arrested a man and seized two guns in connection with the alleged armed robbery, the source said.

Simpson had already been questioned during the investigation into several items of sports memorabilia that were taken from collectors at a room in the Palace Station Hotel and Casino. Simpson has said the items belonged to him.

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SYDNEY, Australia (Sept. 6) - Members of an Australian TV comedy show, one dressed as Osama bin Laden, drove through two security checkpoints Thursday before being stopped near the Sydney hotel where President Bush is staying.

The stunt embarrassed Sydney police who have imposed the tightest security measures in city history for a summit of leaders from Pacific Rim countries, including Bush.

Cast member Chas Licciardello got out of the car dressed in a white tunic and cap and wearing a long fake Osama bin Laden-style beard.

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A Philadelphia policeman shot while on duty four decades ago died of his injuries this week, raising the possibility of a homicide charge against a man who already served a prison sentence for the shooting, authorities said.

Walter T. Barclay, a rookie officer, was gunned down Nov. 27, 1966, while trying to stop the burglary of a beauty shop in the city’s East Oak Lane section. Barclay, who was left a paraplegic, died Sunday at age 64.

William J. Barnes, now 71, was sentenced to a 10- to 20-year term in the shooting.

“Complications from a shooting 30 or 40 years ago don’t take 30 or 40 years to surface,” said Jeffrey Lindy, a former federal prosecutor now working as a defense lawyer. “A medical expert could say it could be from this or it could be from that.”

Barclay’s sister, Rosalyn Harrison, said her brother suffered “horribly” after the shooting.

“You have no idea what a hard time he had,” she said.

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