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* ''Literature/ThreeHundredSixtyFiveDays'' has some egregious examples:
** [[spoiler:Massimo is told he must choose whether to save Laura or her unborn child after she gets shot. However, due to the unclear timeline, it appears Laura would be less than six months pregnant at the time (she was a few weeks pregnant at the end of ''365 Days'' and ''This Day'' seems to take place over a few months). Therefore, medically-speaking it's unlikely saving the baby over Laura would even be an option, as the fetus probably wouldn't be able survive outside the womb (one of the most prematurely-born babies to survive was born at 21 weeks or about five months, which is extremely rare; not to mention Laura had been ''shot'', making survival even less likely)]].
** In the third book, Laura goes on a boozefest, only for Massimo to tell her to slow down because she could damage her new heart. Yep, it turns out Laura got a heart transplant at the end of the previous book, which she was clueless about until now. Organ transplants don't just involve the doctors taking out old organs, popping a new one in and Bob's your uncle; Laura would need time to recover, lots of medication and follow-up checks to make sure the new heart is working correctly, plus the doctors would've been the ones to tell her about the things she should and shouldn't be doing post-transplant.
** [[spoiler:Massimo is told he must choose whether to save Laura or her unborn child after she gets shot. However, due to the unclear timeline, it appears Laura would be less than six months pregnant at the time (she was a few weeks pregnant at the end of ''365 Days'' and ''This Day'' seems to take place over a few months). Therefore, medically-speaking it's unlikely saving the baby over Laura would even be an option, as the fetus probably wouldn't be able survive outside the womb (one of the most prematurely-born babies to survive was born at 21 weeks or about five months, which is extremely rare; not to mention Laura had been ''shot'', making survival even less likely)]].
** In the third book, Laura goes on a boozefest, only for Massimo to tell her to slow down because she could damage her new heart. Yep, it turns out Laura got a heart transplant at the end of the previous book, which she was clueless about until now. Organ transplants don't just involve the doctors taking out old organs, popping a new one in and Bob's your uncle; Laura would need time to recover, lots of medication and follow-up checks to make sure the new heart is working correctly, plus the doctors would've been the ones to tell her about the things she should and shouldn't be doing post-transplant.
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*** They ''might'', however, make such a request if they didn't have a patient's records and no one was sure what medications they were taking. That's one reason it's a good idea to keep your prescriptions in their original bottles, all in one place, and bring them along to any appointment involving a new doctor.
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** Dogs definitely ''can'' catch COVID-19, and even die from it, as can cats. However, there has never been a documented case of a person catching Covid from a dog; it's always the other way 'round. (There is also a completely different coronavirus that causes diarrhea in young puppies that's been in puppy Distemper Combo vaccines for ages, hence specifying "COVID-19" above, but humans can't catch that coronavirus at all.)
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* DrugsCausingSlowMotion: Drugs cause your perception of the surrounding world to "slow down".
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** In one episode, the hospital requests that the patient's assistant go to his hotel room to retrieve his usual medications. In reality, no hospital would do this as it would be a monumental waste of time- they'd either likely have the drugs on hand or would be able to get them from a nearby pharmacy.
** While blowfish poison can be quite fatal, one episode well for the usual trick of the poison killing its victim within 1 minute of ingestion. It's not quite that effective.
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** In [[Recap/ColumboS02E07 one episode, episode]], the hospital requests that the patient's assistant go to his hotel room to retrieve his usual medications. In reality, no hospital would do this as it would be a monumental waste of time- they'd either likely have the drugs on hand or would be able to get them from a nearby pharmacy.
** While blowfish poison can be quite fatal, [[Recap/ColumboS07E02 oneepisode well episode]] went for the usual trick of the poison killing its victim within 1 minute of ingestion. It's not quite that effective.effective.
** The episode "[[Recap/ColumboS10E02 Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health]]" actually [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] this. In the episode, the host of a fugitive show kills a news anchor threatening him by putting drops of nicotine sulfate into cigarettes from his favorite brand. The fatal dose of nicotine sulfate administered probably would kill a man as fast as was shown in the episode. The killer may have added a little more poison than necessary in order to guarantee that it would work.
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** The episode "[[Recap/ColumboS10E02 Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health]]" actually [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] this. In the episode, the host of a fugitive show kills a news anchor threatening him by putting drops of nicotine sulfate into cigarettes from his favorite brand. The fatal dose of nicotine sulfate administered probably would kill a man as fast as was shown in the episode. The killer may have added a little more poison than necessary in order to guarantee that it would work.
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* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': The "Mother's Rosario" arc (volume 7 of the book series, last third of season 2 of the anime) deals with Asuna befriending Konno Yuuki, an IllGirl who contracted HIV through a blood transfusion given to her mother during a C-section. While it is medically possible to get HIV from a transfusion, it's anachronistic enough to be extremely unlikely: this would have happened in 2010 given the in-universe dates. Blood centers began testing donations for HIV-1 in 1985 and the rarer HIV-2 strain in 1992, and the practice has only been intensified in the years since. [[https://www.redcrossblood.org/biomedical-services/blood-diagnostic-testing/blood-testing.html According to the Red Cross]], at time of writing your chance of getting even the commoner strain this way is about 1 in 2 million.
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* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': The "Mother's Rosario" arc (volume 7 of the book series, last third of season 2 of the anime) deals with Asuna befriending Konno Yuuki, an IllGirl a sick girl who contracted HIV through a blood transfusion given to her mother during a C-section. While it is medically possible to get HIV from a transfusion, it's anachronistic enough to be extremely unlikely: this would have happened in 2010 given the in-universe dates. Blood centers began testing donations for HIV-1 in 1985 and the rarer HIV-2 strain in 1992, and the practice has only been intensified in the years since. [[https://www.redcrossblood.org/biomedical-services/blood-diagnostic-testing/blood-testing.html According to the Red Cross]], at time of writing your chance of getting even the commoner strain this way is about 1 in 2 million.
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* InstantIllness: All diseases have an incubation period; while some illnesses have onsets that are remarkably fast, you don't ''immediately'' come down with one as soon as you're exposed to the bacteria or virus that causes it. A number of illnesses are dangerous and hard to treat precisely ''because'' there is a long incubation period, during which the victim can pass the disease to others while unaware that he's infected.
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* InstantIllness: All diseases have an incubation period; while some illnesses have onsets that are remarkably fast, you don't ''immediately'' come down with one as soon as you're exposed to the bacteria bacterium or virus that causes it. A number of illnesses are dangerous and hard to treat precisely ''because'' there is a long incubation period, during which the victim can pass the disease to others while unaware that he's infected.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12573127/1/Under-the-weather Under the Weather]]'' (based on ''Film/Ghostbusterrs1984''), not only does it play CatchYourDeathOfCold straight, but Egon has a fever of 104 despite only having a cold (in real life, colds only cause a fever of 102 at the highest) and when [[HereWeGoAgain Janine catches his cold]], she has watery eyes, which are more a symptom of allergies than a cold.
* ''Literature/SickSimon'': Simon is said to have a cold, but he not only doesn't seem any less active than usual, he throws up at one point, which in real life is never caused by a cold.
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** Dr. Crusher and Counselor Troi freely discuss their patients' medical information upon casual request and even in simple conversation. In reality, it's a serious breach of medical ethics to share a patient's private medical information without going through formal channels or getting the patient's permission. In America, it's a crime.
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** [[TheMedic Dr. Crusher Crusher]] and [[TheShrink Counselor Troi Troi]] freely discuss their patients' medical information upon casual request and even in simple conversation. In reality, it's a serious breach of medical ethics to share a patient's private medical information without going through formal channels or getting the patient's permission. In America, it's a crime.crime.
** In "Time's Arrow", Data mistakes two men who are coughing as victims of a cholera outbreak. Cholera is an intestinal disease, not a throat or lung infection.
** In "Time's Arrow", Data mistakes two men who are coughing as victims of a cholera outbreak. Cholera is an intestinal disease, not a throat or lung infection.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Even ignoring CatchYourDeathOfCold, "Cold Warriors" has a flashback to the past where Fry is said to be running a fever of 109°F (42.8°C). Given that the brain begins to liquify at about 105°F, it is all but certain that Fry would be dead long before he could reach that point. However, it's possible that the thermometer was defective.
* ''WesternAnimation/HarryAndHisBucketFullOfDinosaurs'': PlayedForLaughs in "Achoo", where six different diseases (a cold, a PolkaDotDisease, a high fever, [[InflatingBodyGag filling up with helium]], a horn ache, and a growing neck) all stem from the same virus.
* ''WesternAnimation/HarryAndHisBucketFullOfDinosaurs'': PlayedForLaughs in "Achoo", where six different diseases (a cold, a PolkaDotDisease, a high fever, [[InflatingBodyGag filling up with helium]], a horn ache, and a growing neck) all stem from the same virus.
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* WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon: [[spoiler: Hiccup's loss of his leg]] at the end is simplified and streamlined in several ways:
** [[spoiler: He is shown waking up with a crude peg leg already on. In real-life, people typically are required to heal fully before being fitted with a prosthesis, and their stump is allowed to shrink first (this may be achieved with shirkers and also by the swelling going down). This process can take months before they get a prosthesis. Also, Hiccup is shown stumbling, but he overall has an unrealistically easy time walking with his peg leg.]]
** [[spoiler: People usually are required to do special exercises for their stump, ideally every day, to prevent the stump from "locking up" and permanently losing mobility (this is called "contracture"), something Hiccup couldn't do while asleep, so in theory, Hiccup's stump should be suffering from contracture, depending on how long he was in a coma.]]
** This may be because the films and show is family friendly, but there appears to be no hint given that [[spoiler: he has phantom sensations or pain in his missing limb.]]
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* WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon: [[spoiler: Hiccup's loss of his leg]] at the end is simplified and streamlined in several ways:
** [[spoiler: He is shown waking up with a crude peg leg already on. In real-life, people typically are required to heal fully before being fitted with a prosthesis, and their stump is allowed to shrink first (this may be achieved with shirkers and also by the swelling going down). This process can take months before they get a prosthesis. Also, Hiccup is shown stumbling, but he overall has an unrealistically easy time walking with his peg leg.]]
** [[spoiler: People usually are required to do special exercises for their stump, ideally every day, to prevent the stump from "locking up" and permanently losing mobility (this is called "contracture"), something Hiccup couldn't do while asleep, so in theory, Hiccup's stump should be suffering from contracture, depending on how long he was in a coma.]]
** This may be because the films and show is family friendly, but there appears to be no hint given that [[spoiler: he has phantom sensations or pain in his missing limb.]]
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* It's very obvious that Creator/RoaldDahl deliberately gave ''Literature/GeorgesMarvellousMedicine'' fantastical effects for the sake of writing a funny story. Nevertheless, modern editions include [[DoNotTryThisAtHome a warning]] that doing the same thing in RealLife would be LethallyStupid, lest there be at least one child [[ChildrenAreInnocent who would try to make the "medicine" themselves, thinking it would actually make people grow taller]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Even ignoring CatchYourDeathOfCold, "Cold Warriors" has a flashback to the past where Fry is said to be running a fever of 109°F (42.8°C). At such a temperature, Fry would have almost certainly died. However, it's possible that the thermometer was defective.
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* HealItWithBooze: While straight ethyl alcohol is a decent disinfectant, most alcoholic beverage contain sugars, additives, flavors, etc. that aren't good to introduce into an open wound. There's also the possibility of contamination if the bottle has already been opened. And even straight ethyl alcohol is mostly used to disinfect unbroken skin, for example before an injection, as when it is introduced into an open wound, it can cause tissue necrosis.
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* HealItWithBooze: While straight ethyl alcohol is a decent disinfectant, most alcoholic beverage beverages contain sugars, additives, flavors, etc. that aren't good to introduce into an open wound. There's also the possibility of contamination if the bottle has already been opened. And even straight ethyl alcohol is mostly used to disinfect unbroken skin, for example before an injection, as when it is introduced into an open wound, it can cause tissue necrosis.
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These inaccuracies can be especially dangerous if presented as accurate through medical series, leading to [[JustForFun/TelevisionIsTryingToKillUs well-meaning bystanders causing more harm than anything else.]] When in doubt, call the professionals.
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* LodgedBladeRemoval: Removing a knife or some other edged object from someone who's been stabbed with it. Generally, not a good idea unless done by trained medical personnel in a hospital environment.
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* ''Literature/TalesOfTheBountyHunters'': It's unlikely at best that emotions simply could be removed by cutting parts of the hypothalamus out (or at that doing so wouldn't cause irreversible damage if not death to the patient). Of course, it's ''Star Wars'', which is hardly "hard" sci fi.
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* ''Literature/TalesOfTheBountyHunters'': It's unlikely at best that emotions simply could be removed by cutting parts of the hypothalamus out (or at that doing so wouldn't cause irreversible damage if not death to the patient). Of course, it's ''Star Wars'', which is hardly "hard" sci fi.
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you'd call me a biological female and uterine transplants ain't a thing for me either. if it don't work, it don't work.
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* EasySexChange: Transitioning takes months of therapy, including hormone treatments; it simply isn't possible for Alice to have a single operation and wake up as Bob (or vice versa). Also, biological males cannot become pregnant or have periods.
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* In the ''WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan'' episode "The Couch!", Mario gets diarrhea after eating peanut butter that expired four months earlier[[note]]The expiration date was December 2016, and the video was uploaded in April 2017[[/note]]. Rancid peanut butter certainly doesn't taste good, but it won't harm you if you eat it. Furthermore, peanut butter spoils rather slowly.
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* In the ''WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan'' episode "The Couch!", Mario gets diarrhea after eating peanut butter that expired four months earlier[[note]]The expiration date was December 2016, and the video was uploaded in April 2017[[/note]]. Rancid peanut butter certainly doesn't taste good, but it won't harm you if you eat it. Furthermore, peanut butter spoils rather slowly.
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* In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun'', Wekapipo's Wrecking Ball effect is repeatedly named "Left side ataxia"; ataxia actually refers to an impaired ambulatory ability. The effect shown in the series is closer to (a fictionalized version of) Asomatognosia, in which the person is unable to perceive some of their own body parts.
* In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun'', Wekapipo's Wrecking Ball effect is repeatedly named "Left side ataxia"; ataxia actually refers to an impaired ambulatory ability. The effect shown in the series is closer to (a fictionalized version of) Asomatognosia, in which the person is unable to perceive some of their own body parts.
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* In ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'', Erythropoietin is an in-game item that provides a StatusBuff when used. This is not true, it's really for increasing red blood cells by supporting the survival of erythroid progenitor cells.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': In "Arthur's Chickenpox", the chickenpox causes Arthur to hallucinate, which is not a symptom in real life.
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* ''Literature/HoratioHornblower'' novel ''The Commodore'' zigzags it due to the fact that the story was published serially in a magazine. The plan was for Hornblower to fall gravely ill with typhus at the end of the story, and so C.S. Forester had Hornblower get fleabites after an implied tryst with a Russian countess (which would have been LaserGuidedKarma for stepping out on his wife). Between publishing that chapter and the final chapters, however, Forester learned that the incubation period is much shorter than he'd thought, so no reference is made to that earlier event and instead it's assumed that Hornblower picked it up during the Siege of Riega itself.
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* TelevisuallyTransmittedDisease: Rare diseases or disorders that somehow always appear in fiction.
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* ''Film/CoolCatFightsCoronavirus'' is so unbelievably inaccurate that it would seem like a parody, were its [[Creator/DerekSavage creator]] not deadly serious about the whole thing. The film starts off dubiously with Cool Cat punching away some tennis ball-sized coronavirus molecules, complete with pinball sound effects. That could possibly be justified as a stylised depiction of Cool Cat fighting COVID, but then Dirty Dog comes along, trying to spread COVID to kids by coughing on them. This is despite the fact that he's a dog and therefore can't catch COVID, and that children are the age group least at risk from COVID. But the pinnacle is when Dirty Dog literally grabs a coronavirus molecule out of the air, adds his "magic sauce" to make it grow, then thanks the "witch-dogs" for the magic powers. And then Cool Cat comes along and punches the coronavirus, making it explode and ending the entire pandemic. Reminder, this is in a supposedly educational PSA for children.
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* KnockoutGas: There is no known gas that will put people to sleep without serious harmful side effects.
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* LaughingGas: Nitrous oxide does not make people laugh uncontrollably.
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* ''Film/{{Malignant}}'' has the conflation of a parasitic twin (an embryo does not fully separate into twins, but rather than developing into conjoined twins, one half maintains dominant development over the other) and a teratoma (a type of tumor composed of diverse tissue types, such as hair, teeth, muscle and bone). And even if one were to accept that [[spoiler:Gabriel is a parasitic twin teratoma, that is a far cry from being a fully sapient conjoined twin that can survive the surgery that was meant to remove him. To say nothing of the fact that pushing Gabriel's face, which retains enough skull that he still has teeth, into Madison's cranium and sealing it back up, would probably have a negative prognosis for Madison in the long term at least.]] A slightly justifiable case is that [[spoiler:identical parasitic twins can't be of opposite genders like Gabriel and Madison are, but Gabriel is so malformed that the basically has no biological sex, with his only male characteristic being the voice, that is clearly [[InnerMonologue telepathic]].]]
