Graves' Disease.. Part 1

A few days ago, I posted about me diagnosing myself with hyperthyroidism, cause unknown as of then.
It was Graves' Disease, also called Graves-Basedow, because those two people described the disease a long time ago.

It's essentially an auto-immune disease where my body thinks something fishy is going on and decides to create antibodies to something. This 'something' isn't known yet, but the antibodies stimulate my thyroid gland so that it creates more thyroid hormone than is necessary.

When my endocrinologist called me, I already had an inkling as to why my thyroid was going into overdrive. Graves disease is the most common cause for hyperthyroidism, and since I couldn't be all too special, I had to have some common things as well, right?
We had discussed my chances of having Graves Disease during our first appointment and came to an agreement that it was.. well. Quite high. 

Med Student become Patient..

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Thyroid Gland.

Did I tell you guys how happy I get when I make the right diagnosis? I get very smug and I'll wear a smug smirk on my face for the rest of the day if I get one right.

Are you kidding me? Really?

Today.. I found out that two Muslim students sued a medical school (Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum, Rotterdam) over peer physical exam practise.
The complaint..
Muslim ladies are not supposed to bare their bodies to men who are not their husband.
So these ladies didn't want to let male medical students practice physical exams on them.
..
There are few things which can make me absolutely furious, but this is one of them.

English article here: link

2.3 - Onderste luchtwegen Anatomie

Antwoorden ingangstoets:

100% goed (4 maart '15)

Physiology..

Dat feeling..

Gas Exchange & Physics

I've been reading/summarizing Medical Physiology (Boron & Boulpaep), and I thought I understood the whole shebang with the physics on gas exchange etc.
My thoughts on the lectures on blood gas exchange: "BRING IT ON!"
The first hour or so was alright, I managed to understand it.

But the second hour..

Brain is overwhelmed.

2.3 - Pulmonary disorders and gas exchange

 

Next Block! Lung diseases and gas exchange!
Okay, those are cat lungs, or so I've been told, and they're definitely NOT supposed to completely collapse like that.. But dayum, those lungs are beautiful.