Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 136
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 136
Question 1
Why is it called the ‘Pap‘ test?
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After its inventor George Papanicolaou originally from Greece but later worked in the United States as a pioneer in cytopathology and early cancer detection.
His work contributed to a 70% reduction in cervical cancer mortality over the past 60 years. [Reference]
Question 2
In 1817 a British Physician publicised an essay on ‘the shaking Palsy‘. Who was this and what was the disease that would later carry their name?
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Dr James Parkinson
Dr Parkinson originally referred to paralysis agitans – this is now more commonly referred to as now Parksinon’s. [Reference]
Question 3
What is Zeugmatography otherwise known as?
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Term coined by Lauterbur in 1972 for the joining of a magnetic field and spatially defined radiofrequency field gradients to generate a two-dimensional display of proton den...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Frivolous Friday Five Burton Line FFFF George papanicolaou James Parkinson lead poisoning MRI Pap smear Parkinson's disease Samter's Triad Zeugmatography Source Type: blogs
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