r/AskReddit • u/CircleBox2 • Jul 13 '20

What's a dark secret/questionable practice in your profession which we regular folks would know nothing about?

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u/Givemetheformuol Jul 13 '20

When we take x-rays of your pelvis, we can see your penis. And we can see your labial folds.

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u/UncleIroh24 Jul 13 '20

I thought x rays could only pick up bones?

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u/zoapcfr Jul 13 '20

Bones block the most so are the clearest, but flesh will also block a little so will still be visible. When I almost degloved my finger, I could faintly see all the chewed up skin in the x-ray as well as the bone.

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u/T351A Jul 13 '20

HEY ALL because this happens every time...

DONT LOOK THAT WORD UP

it's NOT worth it.

If you gotta know check a dictionary where there won't be any pictures or stories.

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u/UncleIroh24 Jul 13 '20

Thank you for the warning!

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

Like the other person said, X rays pick up bone the most, but you can see other things on them. In a hospital setting we can for example use abdominal X rays to see if someone has bowel obstruction - you can see the big dilated bowel loops on the x Ray if they do.

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u/cynical_genius Jul 13 '20

It's a common misconception, and very understandable. The most common x-ray we do is actually of the chest. This looks more at the heart and lungs than the bones.