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Busy Philipps had no symptoms and nearly canceled Busy Philipps had no symptoms and nearly canceled the full-body MRI that found her malignant brain tumor. She advocated for her own health, and that matters. But one extraordinary discovery does not mean every healthy person needs a scan. As a neurosurgeon, I explain why her prognosis remains favorable despite the tumor being malignant and what likely would have happened without the scan. Would you get a screening full-body MRI if you felt completely well? #BusyPhilipps #WomensHealth #CelebrityNews #HealthAndWellness #BrainTumorAwareness
One simple, inexpensive tool can save two lives in One simple, inexpensive tool can save two lives in two completely different medical emergencies. In one, trapped air is building inside the chest. In the other, it is building inside the abdomen. Both can rapidly compress vital organs, and the same needle and syringe can release the pressure in seconds. Which is more dangerous: trapped air in the chest or abdomen? Watch both fascinating procedures and make your choice. #Medicine #Health #didyouknow #lifesaving #doctorsofinstagram
Medicine prepared me to treat emergencies. It did Medicine prepared me to treat emergencies. It did not prepare me, just months out of medical school, to walk alone into a waiting room full of family members and tell them the young man they loved was gone. This never gets easier. I’ve done it many times and I still obviously dread it. More than 25 years later, I can still remember their reaction and wonder whether I said or did enough. I’ve delivered far more good news than bad during my career, yet somehow it’s the losses my mind keeps bringing back. That was one of the first times I understood that being a doctor also means carrying moments you may never forget. What would you have wanted the doctor to say to you in that room? #Doctor #Medicine #EmergencyMedicine #PhysicianLife #DoctorsOfInstagram
Gas sounds harmless until it gets trapped and buil Gas sounds harmless until it gets trapped and builds enough pressure to rupture the colon. This woman had one of the worst cases of gas buildup ever. In a cow or horse, the pressure could be rapidly released with a trocar placed in their side. In a human, that same move could be fatal. So how should doctors release the gas to save her life? I’m a neurosurgeon and professor who makes medical concepts easy to understand. #HumanBody #Health #MedicalEducation #EmergencyMedicine #VeterinaryMedicine
What is it like to be a surgeon? People see the ou What is it like to be a surgeon? People see the outcome. What they rarely see is everything compressed into those critical moments: a lifetime of knowledge, thousands of hours of experience, judgment, dexterity, and the responsibility of knowing that millimeters can change everything. Experience can make you wiser, safer and more precise, but it never makes the responsibility feel small. This is the closest I can come to describing what being a surgeon really feels like. Would you want that responsibility? #Surgeon #Surgery #Medicine #Doctor #SurgeonLife
How many pictures of President Trump do you see? M How many pictures of President Trump do you see? Many people see six at first. Your brain recognizes the familiar hair first and fills in the identity before checking every detail. This is top-down processing: memory and expectation can shape what you think you see. Take another look. How many are actually President Trump, and can you identify the others? I’ll reveal the answers here in 24 hours but happy to help you in comments. #Neuroscience #BrainTeaser #brainhealth #brain #Neurosurgeon
The first time I did brain surgery alone from star The first time I did brain surgery alone from start to finish shouldn’t have happened. A woman was crashing from a massive brain bleed, and the attending on call never answered my 14 calls or came in. With her life at risk, I chose to operate alone rather than keep waiting. What would you have done? The patient recovered well. Before starting, I called a mentor I trusted, explained the situation, and got his blessing to proceed, so I broke no rules. Still, performing the entire operation with no attending in the OR was completely new at my level of training. I have many more stories from my 25 years in neurosurgery. Would you like me to share them here? #BrainSurgery #Neurosurgeon #Neurosurgery #SurgicalTraining #SurgeonLife
Why do surgeons wear green in the operating room? Why do surgeons wear green in the operating room? During surgery, the eyes may spend hours focused on red tissue under extremely bright lights. Green and blue surroundings help reduce glare, limit distracting afterimages and preserve contrast, making it easier to distinguish small details. Swipe through to discover the science behind one of medicine’s most recognizable color choices. Did you know this, or did you think surgical green was simply tradition? #Surgery #OperatingRoom #MedicalScience #Neurosurgeon #ScienceExplained
How many of these six animals can you identify fro How many of these six animals can you identify from the hair alone? Your first instinct will be right on some and completely wrong on others. Look twice, lock in your answers 1–6, then see how your guesses compare in the comments. I am always in the comments to help. #Animals #Science #Anatomy #HumanBody #brainteaser

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