Myth vs. Medicine: Debunking Grey's Anatomy – Details, episodes & analysis

Ever wonder what might be happening when someone passes out in a restaurant? Join hosts Anna Zarov and Olivia Horrigan as they unpack another eventful episode in this week's Myth vs Medicine: Debunking Grey's Anatomy podcast show. In this episode, we will cover:

• Marfan Syndrome and its complications
• Porcelain Gallbladder and Gallbladder cancer
• The reasoning behind prophylactic surgery 
• How personal and professional lives influence one another

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Sources:

https://greysanatomy.fandom.com/wiki/Let_It_Be

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/porcelain-gallbladder#:~:text=Patients with a porcelain gallbladder,risk appears to be small

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/management-of-marfan-syndrome-and-related-disorders#H29

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/genetics-clinical-features-and-diagnosis-of-marfan-syndrome-and-related-disorders?search=marfansyndrome&source=search_result&selectedTitle=1~150&usage_type=default&display_rank=1

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441963/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2464744/#:~:text=The cardiovascular manifestation with aortic,premature death of these patients.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22133496/#:~:text=Event rate (death%2Faortic dissection) was 0.17%25%2Fy.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK518979/#:~:text=Introduction-,Porcelain gallbladder refers to the condition in which the inner,cholecystitis%2C and cholecystopathia chronica calcarea.

https://screenrant.com/how-greys-anatomy-was-originally-different/

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Curious about how a man can have a positive pregnancy test? Join hosts Anna Zarov and Olivia Horrigan as they unpack another eventful episode in this week's Myth vs Medicine: Debunking Grey's Anatomy podcast show. In this episode, we will cover:

• Procedures that can improve the quality of life in a paralyzed patient
• How a rare medical diagnosis can look like a male pregnancy
• Complications surrounding workplace romances
• The importance of patient autonomy

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Sources:

https://greysanatomy.fandom.com/wiki/Something_to_Talk_About

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2066258/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7732921/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5324447/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7732921/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0030422078902311

https://neurology.testcatalog.org/show/BHCG

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6312970/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3822349/

https://www.childrenshospital.org/conditions/hereditary-spastic-paraplegia#:~:text=The primary symptom of HSP,similar to “paralysis”).

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/8717-cerebral-palsy#symptoms-and-causes

https://www.uofmhealth.org/about umhs/facts-figures

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Want to learn how it’s possible to have half of your brain removed? Join hosts Anna Zarov and Olivia Horrigan as they unpack another eventful episode in this week's Myth vs Medicine: Debunking Grey's Anatomy podcast show. In this episode, we will cover:

• Complications surrounding out-of-country surgical procedures
• A rare brain disease and options for treatment
• Reporting a fellow physician for concerns of intoxication
• Competition between residency classmates

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Sources:

• https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/642713/greys-anatomy-tv-show-facts
• https://www.texaschildrens.org/departments/epilepsy-center/conditions-we-treat/rasmussen’s-encephalitis#:~:text=Rasmussen's encephalitis is a chronic,activity including chronic%2C focal seizures.
• https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/rasmussens-encephalitis
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4005780/
• https://chasa.org/medical/hemispherectomy/#:~:text=The rehabilitation can take as,be affected by the surgery.
• https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/6092-rasmussens-encephalitis
• https://www.healthline.com/health/stomach-stapling#vs-other-bariatric-surgeries
• https://asmbs.org/resources/story-of-obesity-surgery/#:~:text=Mason and Ito initially developed,limb of intestine (RYGBP).
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29933896/#:~:text=There were 9.8%25 early complications,that underwent laparoscopic gastric bypass.
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7242305/#:~:text=The high level of functioning,complex anatomical and functional rearrangement.

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Ever wonder what it’s like to have brain surgery while wide awake? Join hosts Anna Zarov and Olivia Horrigan as they unpack another eventful episode in this week's Myth vs Medicine: Debunking Grey's Anatomy podcast show. In this episode, we will cover:

• Movement disorders and their treatments
• How an intern takes charge during an emergency
• Reasons patients may not be able/want to seek healthcare
• Why keeping rapport with patients is important

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Sources:

[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3002606/#:~:text=DBS of the GPi shows,80%25 Volkmann et al.

https://movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/mdc3.13660#:~:text=Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for,primarily based on these cohorts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysdiadochokinesia#:~:text=Dysdiadochokinesia (DDK) is the medical,%2C κίνησις kinesis "movement".

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8449199/

https://www.healthline.com/health/dyskinesia

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Ever wonder how opioid drugs are managed in the hospital? Join hosts Anna Zarov and Olivia Horrigan as they unpack another eventful episode in this week's Myth vs Medicine: Debunking Grey's Anatomy podcast show. In this episode, we will cover:

• What happens when there are surgical errors
• How pain is treated in the hospital
• How doctors balance their personal and professional lives
• How some open heart surgeries are performed

Grab your favorite snack, beverage, or listening buddy and press play! It's a beautiful day to learn what is myth… and what is medicine.

Sources:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507836/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10284323/

https://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/2023/02002/20__resident_attrition_in_graduate_medical.21.aspx#:~:text=53.6%25were male%2C 54%25,surgical residency program was 4.4%25.

https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdmp/index.html

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12260

https://www.fda.gov/drugs/information-drug-class/timeline-selected-fda-activities-and-significant-events-addressing-substance-use-and-overdose

https://www.shadac.org/opioid-epidemic-united-states

https://www.cdc.gov/opioids/healthcare-professionals/prescribing/guideline/at-a-glance.html

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Want to learn more about brain tumors and how you might treat them? Join hosts Anna Zarov and Olivia Horrigan as they unpack another eventful episode in this week's Myth vs Medicine: Debunking Grey's Anatomy podcast show. In this episode, we will cover:

• Pancreatic cancer and its outcomes
• Brain tumors and their sequelae
• How personal lives can affect medical decision making
• Male and female interpersonal struggles

Grab your favorite snack, beverage, or listening buddy and press play! It's a beautiful day to learn what is myth… and what is medicine.

Sources:

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6140147/
• https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-rob-lowe-mcdreamy-in-the-metaverse-2022-3
• https://educationdata.org/average-medical-school-debt#:~:text=The
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK535446/#:~:text=Cordotomy is the name of,only used in cancer patients.
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031938420303024#:~:text=It is historically considered to,[6] [7].
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6833118/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11765830/
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459371/
• https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11102-012-0428-2
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22961634/#:~:text=The standardised overall mortality rate,have an even higher risk.
• https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/craniopharyngioma#:~:text=Craniopharyngioma Treatment,a procedure called a craniotomy.
• https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/craniopharyngioma/cdc-20354175
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128206836000063

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Interested in learning more about organ donation? Join hosts Anna Zarov and Olivia Horrigan as they unpack another eventful episode in this week's Myth vs Medicine: Debunking Grey's Anatomy podcast show. In this episode, we will cover:

• How organ donation occurs
• What it means to be “brain dead”
• Nature of doctor-patient relationships
• Ethics of "VIP Patients", AMA discharge, resuscitation, & more!

Grab your favorite snack, beverage, or listening buddy and press play! It's a beautiful day to learn what is myth… and what is medicine.

SOURCES:

• https://www.organdonor.gov/
• https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/
• https://www.organdonor.gov/learn/organ-donation-statistics
• Greer DM, Shemie SD, Lewis A, et al. Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria: The World Brain Death Project. JAMA. 2020;324(11):1078–1097. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.11586

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Ever wonder what happens when a patient first comes into the emergency room? Join hosts Anna Zarov and Olivia Horrigan as they unpack another eventful episode in this week's Myth vs Medicine: Debunking Grey's Anatomy podcast show. In this episode, we will cover an overview of emergency/trauma care, reasons a newborn baby may turn blue, social boundaries in the hospital, and the many intricacies of workplace relationships. Grab your favorite snack, beverage, or listening buddy and press play! It's a beautiful day to learn what is myth… and what is medicine.

Sources:

“The First Cut is the Deepest.”  Greys Anatomy, created by Shonda Rhimes, Season 1 Episode 2, ABC Studios, April 2005

https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/t/tof

https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/patients/child/encyclopedia/defects

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6439686/

https://greysanatomy.fandom.com/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy_Universe_Wiki

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK542176/

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Ever wonder what the first day of being a doctor is like? Join hosts Anna Zarov and Olivia Horrigan as they unpack another eventful episode in this week's Myth vs Medicine: Debunking Grey's Anatomy podcast show. In this episode, we will cover diagnosis and management of seizures, post-operative fever, ethics of patient confidentiality, and all of the ups and owns of an intern's first 48 hour shift. Grab your favorite snack, beverage, or listening buddy and press play! It's a beautiful day to learn what is myth… and what is medicine.

Sources:

“A Hard Day’s Night.” Greys Anatomy, created by Shonda Rhimes, Season 1 Episode 1, ABC Studios, March 2005

Gelb MD PHD, Douglas. Introduction to Clinical Neurology. Oxford University Press, 2016.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1071497/#:~:text=Approximately 75%25 of seizures are,erythematosus%2C AIDS%2C and porphyria.

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/evaluation-and-management-of-the-first-seizure-in-adults

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/seizures-and-epilepsy-in-children-classification-etiology-and-clinical-features

https://greysanatomy.fandom.com/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy_Universe_Wiki

https://www.aamc.org/data-reports/workforce/data/figure-12-percentage-us-medical-school-graduates-sex-academic-years-1980-1981-through-2018-2019

https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/99566#:~:text=Our%20findings%20were%20presented%20at,(44.8%25%20of%20total)

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Welcome to Myth vs. Medicine: Debunking Grey's Anatomy! We're your hosts, Anna Zarov and Olivia Horrigan. Join us as we dissect the medicine, culture, and dynamics in one of the most popular medical dramas of our time. Myth vs. Medicine is coming to all podcast streaming platforms on January 1st, 2024.