Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 140

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 140 Question 1 What would you smoke to bring on acute diffuse alveolar haemorrhage? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet80292355'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink80292355')) Crack that is…Cocaine. [Reference] Question 2 What is the more common name for ephelides? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet910144064'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink910144064')) Freckles [Reference] Question 3 In what ways do Argyl Robertson pupils resemble prostitutes? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1143457071'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1143457071')) Both ‘accommodate but don’t react‘ and are traditionally associated with neurosyphilis William John Adie described a second type of pupil that could “accommodate but not react.” Adie’s tonic pupil is usually associated with a benign peripheral neuropathy (Adie syndrome), not with syphilis. With the advent of penicillin AR pupil are now very rare (takes decades to develop). A patient whose pupil “accommodates but does not react” almost always has a tonic pupil, not an AR pupil. Loewenfeld distinguished between the two types of pupils by carefully observing the exact way in which...
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