Comments on: Can You Make the Diagnosis?

By: occasional fish » Tuesday various

occasional fish » Tuesday various — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:32:27 +0000

[...] Scott’s Case Studies of Comic Book Medicine. More here. [...]

By: Caskill

Caskill — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:38:05 +0000

Ha, got the last two after I read the whole “comic-book doctor” part. In any real situation for Case Study #11, my bet would be on a peptic ulcer, though.

By: JD

JD — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:34:25 +0000

Interestingly, I guessed the right answer and the right character for 12, but in relation to current events instead of her 80s series.

Which must say something about the “creativity” of her current title.

By: Metz77

Metz77 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:14:45 +0000

Only one out of three for me, the Aunt May one. I thought the first one was going to be one of the fake-outs you throw in sometimes.

By: Alberto

Alberto — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:10:30 +0000

You are all forgetting about Miss Senter, the victim of the Beauty Butcher (http://www.politedissent.com/archives/3137)

By: Mike Blake

Mike Blake — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:39:15 +0000

Two out of three for me, too. And even though I went for Black Magic, I also realized it had to be Aunt May. The only other old ladies I can think of are Ma Hunkel and Martha Kent!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:15:27 +0000

I figured it was Aunt May, too, but for that reason assumed it was her heart again. Clearly I would be a poor choice for a comic book doctor.

By: Alberto

Alberto — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:09:50 +0000

Case #11: I wonder if the pain is related to the specific alien species. When Kane is inoculated with alien eggs in Alien (the movie), he does not feel pain, he even eats normally and have excellent mood (if I remember well, the egg hatches when he is laughing).

Case #12: Reminded me so much of the complaints of the narrator guy in Fight Club.

By: Jillian

Jillian — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:23:27 +0000

Ha, two out of three! I’m clearly qualified. But, as my friend points out, not quite ready to be the world’s best neuro/plastic/cardiothoracic surgeon. Damn you, Hush.

By: Ascension

Ascension — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:21:08 +0000

What’s even rarer is any fictional source anywhere getting the distinction between psychiatrists and psychologists right.

I still like Doc Samson, though.