The Hypochondriac's Guide to Life. and Death. (32 page)

mental factors in,
36
-40

origin of term,
31

physical sensitivity in,
125

potentially fatal nature of,
35

referred pain and,
126

self-diagnosis in,
23
-24

self-exam for,
24
-27

transferability of,
61

validation sought in,
85

hysteria,
44
,
94

Histories
(Showalter),
29
n

ice cream headache,
82

ileitis, regional (Crohn's disease),
130
-31

incontinence,
98
n

giggle,
66

infections,
79
,
100
,
137
,
143
,
176

inframammary ridge,
119

Ingelfinger, Franz J.,
178

insomnia,
65
-66

insurance, medical,
32
,
47
-8,
133

interferon,
190
-92,
193

ironic deaths,
58
n

irritable bowel syndrome,
144
,
175

itching,
68
-69

jamais vu,
69

Japanese women,
170
-71

jargon aphasia,
93

jaw,
58
,
75
-76

Joffroy's sign,
165

Judd, Naomi,
193

karate chop to neck,
99

Kentucky, University of,
96

ketoacidosis,
72

kidney failure,
64
,
66
,
72
,
108
,
154

kidney stones,
86
,
126

kissing,
127
n

Kluver-Bucy syndrome,
100

Korman, Louis Y,
188
-92

kuru,
95

kyphoscoliosis,
108

lachrymal caruncle,
169

lactose intolerance,
179

laughter,
195

resulting in incontinence,
66

laxatives,
45

leukemia,
37
,
68
,
129

Levitt, Michael D.,
177
-80

Lhermitte's peduncular hallucinosis,
93
-94

Lileks, James,
92
,
118
,
119
n

lipstick on one's teeth,
70
-71

liptospirosis (Weils disease),
81

liver disease,
65
,
69
,
71
,
72
,
106
,
126
,
129
,
185
-97

biopsy for,
189
-90

cirrhosis,
69
,
74
,
193

liver transplants,
193
-94

Lockhart-Mummery, J. P.,
174
n

loiasis,
166

Lou Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis),
91
n

lungs,
65
,
68
,
70
,
72
,
106
,
108
,
147

Lupus, Peter,
99

lupus enthematosus,
26
,
129
,
143
,
154

Lyme disease,
96
-97

macular degeneration,
165
,
166

mad cow disease,
95
-96

magnesium, dietary,
52

malaise,
71

“Management of Colorectal Foreign Bodies” (Sackier),
174

Marchiafava-Bignami disease,
113

Markle sign,
127

maroon stools,
177

marshmallow enema,
44

medical insurance,
32
,
47
-48,
133

megacolon,
177

melanomas,
120

Mendelson, Steven T.,
194
-96

Meniere's disease,
67

meningitis,
79
,
167

Miami Herald,
13
-17

micturition syncope,
122
n

Minds That Came Back
(Alvarez),
32

mnemonic devices, medical,
98
n

moles,
26

as malignant melanomas,
120

monsters, fetal,
157

Mortimer, John,
171
n

Mosby Guide to Physical Examination, The
(Seidel et al.),
126
-27

Mueller's sign,
24

multiple sclerosis,
60
,
66
,
67
,
86
,
89
,
97
,
154

musculoskeletal problems,
138
-146

behavioral signs of,
141
-42

diagnosis of,
140
-43,
144
-46

fibromyalgia,
143
-46

myasthenia gravis,
108
,
166

mycosis fungoides,
69

Mylar pantaloons,
178

myxoma,
122

nasopharyngeal angiofibroma,
74

nausea,
71
-72

nearsightedness,
161
-63,
164

nephritic gingivitis,
72

neurology,
72
,
91
-101

diagnostic tests in,
92
,
97
-98

New England Journal of Medicine,
121
,
178

New York Times,
49
,
170
n

nitrous oxide, meaning of life revealed by,
55
-56

noncardiac chest pain,
175

nonulcer dyspepsia,
175

Norway,
41
-42

nose,
66
,
74
,
165

nosebleeds,
73
-74

nutrition,
52
,
131
,
186

asparagus in,
54

cannibalism in,
95

deadliness of fruits and vegetables in,
45
-46

eggshells in,
45

squirrel brains in,
96

Obstetrical Journal of Great Britain and Ireland,
45

o'clock, as term,
55
n

onchocerciasis (river blindness),
166

organ donors,
193
-94

orgasm, headache at,
82

Orkin, Bruce,
172
-74,
176

osteosarcoma,
140

Paget's disease,
140

palliative treatment,
85
,
89

Pancake, John,
168

pancreas,
65
,
68
,
112
,
130
,
147
,
177
,
183
-85

Papua New Guinea,
95

paralysis,
78
,
94
-95

parasitic diseases,
79
,
175

Pasteur, Louis,
48

patellar reflex,
98

Pemberton's sign,
108
-9

pemphigus vulgaris,
67
-68

pencil-thin stools,
176

penis,
69
n,
119
,
149

broken chicken bone in,
173

farting through,
122
n

pericarditis,
110

peripheral neuropathies,
96
-98

diagnostic tests for,
97
-98

peritonitis,
126
,
127
,
129
,
154

Perot, Ross,
147

personality patterns,
39
-40

pheochromocytoma,
121
-22

pica,
100

pickles, deadliness of,
46

pimples,
53
,
119

pineal gland,
80

pins and needles,
68

placebo effect,
39

pneumaturia,
122
n

poisoning,
72
,
97
,
175

ptomaine,
131

polycythemia rubra vera,
80
,
129

potato bazookas,
159
-60

precocious puberty,
89

pregnancy,
44
,
45
,
149
-57

amniocentesis and,
185

birthing process of,
151
-52

bodily changes during,
153
-54

diseases complicated by,
154
-56

fetal monsters produced by,
157

questions about,
156
-57

presbyopia,
168

press coverage,
117
,
170

of bad medical news,
49
-53

prions,
65

Prokop, James,
91
-92

proptosis,
165

Proust, Marcel,
34
-35

psychiatric disorders,
100

psychotherapy,
100
,
128
n

ptomaine poisoning,
131

pulse deficit,
106

radial keratotomy,
162
-63

Reder, Anthony,
65
-66,
94

reduplicative paramnesia,
93

referred pain,
126
,
128
-31

Reiter's syndrome,
166

retinitis,
164

ringing in the ears,
67

Rodale, J. I., ironic death of,
58
n

Roosevelt, Franklin,
77

Rorschach tests,
100
-101

Sackier, Jonathan,
173
,
174

saddle nose,
66

Schadenfreude,
188

schwannoma,
67

scientific studies,
147
-48

anecdotal evidence vs.,
147
,
148

of consciousness after decapitation,
99

proliferation of,
48
-49

of WWI soldiers with jaw pain,
58

seasonal affective disorder,
29
n

Sedgwick, John,
77

seizures,
69
,
78

sexuality,
82
,
127
n

anal autoeroticism in,
172
-74

eye problems caused by,
183
-84

indiscriminate,
100

Shaw, George Bernard,
41

Shelley, Percy Bysshe,
33

Showalter, Elaine,
29
n

Simons, Howard,
182
-85

Sjogren's syndrome,
70
-71

skin,
60
,
68
-69,
97
-98

sleep disorders,
74
-75

insomnia,
65
-66

smell, sense of,
54
n

hallucinations of,
92
-93

Smith, Mark,
94
-95

Smith, Roy Bruce,
52

smoking,
92
,
147
-48

snoring,
74
-75

snorting out food,
72

Sound Princess,
171

soy, ill effects of,
52

spatial disorientation,
93

spleen, ruptured,
126
,
128
-29

spongiform brain,
95
-96

Stark, Karen,
102
-3,
105

stereognosis,
92

Stevens-Johnson syndrome (erythema multiforme),
71

stiff neck,
76

stools, appearance of,
176
-77

strokes,
35
,
64
,
77
,
78
,
79
,
92
-95,
99
,
108
,
147
,
154

“Studies of a Flatulent Patient” (Levitt),
178

suicide,
35
,
191

superstitious behavior,
48
n

sweating,
37
,
60

symmetry test,
118

syphilis,
86
,
167

systemic sclerosis,
24

tapeworms,
79

Teasdale, Sara,
35

teeth,
49
,
55
-56,
72
,
75
-76

lipstick on,
70

loose,
58

temporomandibular joint syndrome, test for,
24

teratoma,
122

testicles,
132
,
149

epididymis in,
119

swollen,
33

tetanus,
76

cold water cure for,
45

thinking, pathological,
100

thumbs,
104
,
105

green,
121

thyroid disease,
78
,
108
,
155
,
165

Tinel test,
24

tinnitus,
67

tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon,
71

toes, proposed names for,
73
n

toilet paper squares,
172

toothache,
75
-76

tranquillity,
45

transplants, organ,
109
,
193
-94

Trendelenburg's sign,
143

tumors,
59
,
69
,
70
,
74
,
116
-23,
140
,
155
,
165
,
175
,
185

diagnosis of,
120

hiccups and,
64
,
65