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? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1483302694'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1483302694')) 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? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1729985229'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1729985229')) 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? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet902237016'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink902237016')) 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: 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