Polite Dissent

Here are a few quick recent medical nit-picks in comic books:

Flash #199 Blitz, part 2
Geoff Johns, writer
Scott Kolins, penciler

In the midst of a memorable battle, Zoom informs Flash that his wife, Linda Park-West, has miscarried.
If Linda has miscarried, then why are the fetal monitors still showing a heartrate?

NYX #2 Wannabe, part 2
Joe Quesada, writer
Joshua Middleton, penciler

Empty pill bottles reading “Vicodin 100mg” are scattered across the apartment of Kiden’s teacher. Vicodin does not come in a strength of 100mg. It is a combination drug consisting of acetaminophen (i.e. Tylenol) and hydrocodone, a narcotic. The doses of both drugs are listed on the prescription (for instance 5/500 or 7.5/500). 100mg is a uselessly low dose of acetaminophen, and a lethal dose of hydrocodone

JSA #54 Virtue, Vice and Pumpkin Pie
Geoff Johns, writer
Don Kramer, penciler

In an awkward converation with Black Canary, Dr. Midnight states, “Anthroscopy, triple bypass. I can heal the human body with my eyes closed — but relationships…I’m not very good at fixing those.”
There is no such thing as “Anthroscopy“. It appears to be a typo for “arthroscopy” – a form of joint surgery utilizing a small camera. There are some scattered anthroscopy references around, but on closer exam they all are typos too (OCR — can’t live with it, can’t live without a proofreader).