Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 141
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 FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 141
Question 1
Who ran the first sub-4 minute mile while practising as a junior doctor?
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Roger Bannister.
He achieved this feat on 6 May 1954 at Iffley Road track in Oxford, UK.
When the announcer declared “The time was three…“, the cheers of the crowd drowned out Bannister’s exact time, which was 3 min 59.4 sec. [Reference]
Question 2
What is Auspitz sign?
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Characteristic bleeding after psoriasis scale is scraped
It is the appearance of punctate bleeding spots when psoriasis scales are scraped off – suggestive of, but not specific to psoriasis.
Named after Heinrich Auspitz. [Reference]
Question 3
Who wrote, “Dosis facit venenum” translated – the dose makes the poison?
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Paracelsus, the Father of Toxicology.
This was used to defend his use of inorganic substances in medicine as outsiders frequently criticized P...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Frivolous Friday Five auspitz sign emunction paracelsus psoriasis roger bannister toxicology Witzelsücht Source Type: blogs
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