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? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1370472503'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1370472503')) 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? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1646904016'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1646904016')) 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? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1814976981'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1814976981')) Paracelsus, the Father of Toxicology. This was used to defend his use of inorganic substances in medicine as outsiders frequently criticized P...
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