Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 160

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 160 Question 1 You are on expedition in Greenland and fall off your dog sleigh at speed. Unfortunately you’ve sustained your first ever dislocated shoulder, you think “when in Rome, why not try the eskimo method for relocation”. What will this involve? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet22446095'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink22446095')) Eskimo Technique begins with the patient lying on the nondislocated shoulder on the ground. Two people now lift the patient by the dislocated arm; holding onto the distal forearm or wrist. Keeping the opposite shoulder suspended a couple of centimetres off the ground, reduction is noted to occur usually within a few minutes. Apparently successful 74% of the time. [Reference] Question 2 What is Berlin’s oedema? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1617619210'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1617619210')) Also known as (commotio retinae) it is a common condition caused by blunt injury to the eye. It is characterized by decreased vision in the injured eye a few hours after the injury. Under examination the retina appears opaque. This whitening is indicative of cell damage, which occurs in the retinal pigment epithelium and ...
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