Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 188

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 188. Question 1 Churchill claimed to have been cured of depression (or his “black dog”) by a doctor. Churchill wrote about this with some excitement in a letter to his wife, Clementine: “I think this man might be useful to me – if my black dog returns. He seems quite away from me now – it is such a relief. All the colours come back into the picture.” But to help Churchill do his final parliamentary speech, what did his doctor prescribe him?   + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1398988889'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1398988889')) A little bit of Speed (amphetamines). Churchill was at a time before the development of effective medication, when the main medical approach to mood disorders was psychoanalytic. When Churchill was almost 80, Dr Moran prescribed some speed to give Sir Winston enough of a boost to make a final speech in Parliament. [Reference] Question 2 What is the difference between kuru and koro? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet879610207'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink879610207')) Kuru is a d...
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