Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 184

LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog 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 184. Question 1 Where would you find Schamroth’s window? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1607287631'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1607287631')) Between two opposing fingers when testing for clubbing. The normal diamond shape is called “Schamroth’s window”. If the window is obliterated then clubbing is present. [Reference] Question 2 What is the Banana equivalent dose (BED)? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet452514198'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink452514198')) An informal measure of ionising radiation exposure by ingesting one average-sized banana.  One BED correlates to 0.1 microsievert, mainly in the form of potassium-40. The dose is not cumulative due to excretion but does help illustrate the exposure in our environment. [Reference] Eating 100 Bananas is equivalent to one chest X-ray, unfortunately you will need to eat 70,000 to equal an average chest CT.   Question 3 What are over 70% of antibiotics used for in the United States? Reveal the funtabulous answer! expand(document.getElementById('d...
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