Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 204

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 204. Question 1 Richard Doll published an epidemiology paper in 1950. What had he discovered? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1398470481'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1398470481')) The link between smoking and lung cancer Initially the research team thought lung cancer was due to car fumes or tarmac. On discovering the link between smoking and lung cancer he quickly gave up his habit thereafter. [Reference] Question 2 A junior member of your team is working up a patient with pyrexia of unknown origin. They show you this picture they’ve managed to acquire on their smart phone of the patient’s retina. What sign have they found? http://jaoa.org/article.aspx?articleid=2094475 + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet746362320'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink746362320')) Roth spots, named after Moritz Roth who identified the spots in 1872. They are retinal haemorrhages with white or pale centers. They can be composed of coagulated fibrin including platelets, focal ischemia, inflammatory infiltrate, infectious organisms,...
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