ID the Bug
Who dunnit?
Blue Bloods
Foodie Signs
200
Malaria
Ring stage
200
Contrary to popular belief Oscar Wilde likely did not die of Syphilis, he most likely died of this complication of acute otitis media?
Meningitis
200
This hereditary blood disorder may have led to the collapse of the Russian empire?
Hemophilia
200
What is the name of this "bean" - related sign seen in sigmoid volvulus?
Coffee Bean Sign
400
Intestinal Parasite
Entamoeba histolytica
400
Daughter of Queen Vicoria and Prince Albert, Princess Alice died from this disease, described by Disraeli as the 'kiss of death'. All of her 5 siblings in the palace were affected with what was described as a 'sore throat' with one of them developing a 'Bull's Neck'. What disease was this?
Diphtheria
400
Analyses of King Tutankhamun’s bones determined the young pharaoh suffered from a litany of health issues. It also showed the first document case of this infectious disease in the deceased Pharaoh's blood(from bone marrow remnants).
Malaria
400
What 'favorite cinema snack' related sign can be seen here?
Popcorn (amorphous calcifications often with rings and arcs)
Popcorn calcification may be seen in many radiological settings including:
- Chondroid lesions (e.g enchondroma, chondrosarcoma)
- Fibrous dysplasia
- Pulmonary harmatomas
- Degenerating fibroadenomas of the breast
- Calcified uterine fibroid
- Metaphyses and epiphyses of the long bones of children with osteogenesis imperfecta
600
Through the skin
Strongyloides Stercoralis
600
Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War. During her work she contracted “Crimean fever”, a constellation of fever, joint pains and fatigue, and would never fully recover. By the time she was 38 years old, she was homebound and bedridden, and would be so for the remainder of her life. The cause of "crimean fever" is now known to be a bacterial infection related to unpasteurized dairy products, what is the modern name of this infection?
Brucellosis
600
King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem suffered from this disease -" an affliction that targets flesh and tissues - and doesn't discriminate between prince or pauper".
Leprosy
600
What particular biscuit represents pericardial fluid on a lateral chest X-ray?
An Oreo cookie
A vertical opaque line (pericardial fluid) separating a vertical lucent line directly behind sternum (pericardial fat) anteriorly from a similar lucent vertical lucent line (epicardial fat) posteriorly.
800
Hookworm
800
22 year old present with flushing and 'prickling' burning sensation all over, after taking a whole bunch of OTC supplements before his workout, no hx of allergic reactions to anything, no caffeine in the supplements, which common OTC supplement could have caused this?
Niacin, or Vitmain B3
It is an essential vitamin. Adults require a daily dietary intake of about 15 mg. At much higher doses (1000 to 2000 mg per day) niacin is used as a treatment for high cholesterol. And in some sports shops as a pre-workout supplement. I mean if you feel like your body is on fire then I guess you might run faster.
Higher doses of niacin cause intense flushing or “prickly heat” sensation to the face and upper body, usually 15-30 minutes after taking a relatively large dose (e.g. 500 mg). This flushing is experienced by almost everyone and, while it might feel like an allergy, it is not a true allergic reaction.
800
King George III presided over a turbulent period of British history that saw the American War of Independence, the French Revolution, the Irish Rebellion, and the Catholic Emancipation. When George III was between fifty to seventy years of age, he suffered a series of incapacitating bouts of “madness.” During each attack, attending physicians noted a rapid pulse, fever, a yellowish discoloration of the eyes, abdominal colic, constipation, cramps in the legs, skin blistering on the arms, port wine-colored urine, and rambling and incessant speech that degenerated into obscenities and hallucinations. What hereditary disorder do modern historian suspect the monarch had?
Variegate Porphyria
The theory that King George III suffered from Variegate Porphyria was first put forward in 1966 by a British mother/son psychiatrist team, Ida Macalpine and Richard Hunter, citing the tell-tale symptom of purple urine as proof.
They confidently put forward their claims in a paper in the British Medical Journal entitled "The Insanity of King George III: A Classic Case of Porphyria", which was followed up in 1968 by a further paper "Porphyria in the Royal Houses of Stuart, Hanover and Prussia". The theory formed the basis of a long-running play by Alan Bennett, The Madness of George III, which was later adapted for a film starring Nigel Hawthorne in the title role.
800
What has been 'licked' sign is seen here?
Licked candy stick appearance
It refers to tapering of the tips of the metacarpal bones, metatarsal bones, phalanges or clavicles and is usually associated with:
- Psoriatic arthropathy
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Leprosy
- Neuropathic joint
1000
Spread by a lovebite from a bug
Trypanosoma Cruzi
1000
Alexander the Great died in Babylon in 323 BC. His death at age 32 followed a 2-week febrile illness. Speculated causes of death have included poisoning; assassination, and a number of infectious diseases. One incident, mentioned by Plutarch, may shed light on the cause of Alexander's death. The incident, which occurred as he entered Babylon, involved a flock of ravens exhibiting unusual behavior and subsequently dying at his feet. The inexplicable behavior of ravens is reminiscent of avian illness and death weeks before the first human cases of a viral disease were identified in the United States as well. People now posit that Alexander may have died from this viral disease that involved the CNS?
West Nile encephalitis
1000
What disease known is the “King’s Evil”? (From Macbeth)
Scrofula: or, cervical tuberculous lymphadenopathy.
The term King’s Evil refers to the fact that it was firmly believed that scrofula could be cured simply by the touch of the reigning monarch. It has several mentions in the works of Shakespeare, one of which occurs in Macbeth
1000
If your breast implant has an intracapsular rupture what type of pasta will be seen?
Linguine
After implantation of a silicone or saline breast implant, a fibrous capsule (scar) forms around the implant shell (right breast). In an intracapsular rupture, the contents of the implant are contained by the fibrous scar, while the shell appears as a group of wavy lines (left breast)