Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 115
Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old-fashioned medical trivia…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 115
Question 1
Dr Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald ran into trouble when she was stationed in Antarctica in 1999. What condition did she face and had to treat herself for?
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Breast cancer.
Dr Fitzgerald had to perform a biopsy with the help of non-medical staff, and treated herself with chemotherapy.
Sadly she died from breast cancer recurrence in 2005 [Reference]
Of note – it was the Russian Surgeon Leonid Rogozov who removed his own appendix in 1961. [Reference]
Question 2
If I ordered a Pink Lady – what would I get if: a) I was in ED? b) I was at a bar?
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a) In ED a Pink Lady is a drug based cocktail used to alleviate symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux. Different institutions have their own take on the Pink Lady – but it generally involves an antacid (such as Mylanta) and viscous xylocaine – stirred not shaken.
b) In a bar it is a gin-based cocktail with the addition of grenadine and an egg white. Too many bar-related Pink Ladies in the evening might be relieved by an ED-based P...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Niall Hamilton Tags: Frivolous Friday Five appendicitis breast cancer dr Beecher Dr Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald FFFF Forssman morphine pink lady placebo saline vibrations Source Type: blogs
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