Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 143

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 143 Question 1 What is Fagan famous for in evidence-based medicine (nothing to do with Oliver Twist)? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet275353453'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink275353453')) The Fagan nomogram converts pre-test porbabilities into post-test probabilities using the likelihood ratio for any given test.   Question 2 What do a sloth bear and local people in the Central Indian Highlands get from Madhuca flowers? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1813400505'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1813400505')) A hangover. They both eat them when they’ve fermented so as to get drunk. Question 3 What was Dr Guedel’s dog called and what did he do to it? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet2112887003'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink2112887003')) His dog’s name was Airway. He intubated it of course. He wanted to prove that a cuffed ETT tube would prevent aspiration so he famously submerged his dog with the cuffed ETT while it was anaesthetised. Pulled the dog out of the water and woke them up. “Airway” than ran out of the auditorium thus proving his invention was a success. [Reference] Question 4...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Frivolous Friday Five airway Fagan nomogram Guedel hyperthyroidism Jod-Basedow phenomenon King George the second Madhuca flowers pericardial tamponade twin lannister Wolf-Chaikoff effect Source Type: blogs