Oddities
Headaches
Show me the meaning
Of being Lonely
FINAL
100
In the United Arab Emirates, what unique mechanism of injury accounts for about 1 in 40 cases of childhood trauma?
Camel-related injuries
The vast majority of injuries are seen in camel jockeys – who are traditionally children.
One unique injury is the ‘camel jockey’s tibial fracture’ (caused by the jockeys legs being squashed between adjacent camels)
100
What is the medical term for 'ice cream' headache?
Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia
100
A French couple are concerned about their 1-month-old baby girl, and are afraid she has ‘cri du chat’.
What does cri du chat mean?
Cry of the cat
A genetic condition resulting from partial deletion of the short arm of chromosome 5.
100
Loneliness is associated with a 50% increase in the risk of this common neurological condition?
Social isolation was associated with about a 50% percent increased risk of dementia. Poor social relationships (characterized by social isolation or loneliness) was associated with a 29% increased risk of heart disease and a 32% increased risk of stroke.
200
The Sutherland wrap is a Pressure bandage with immobilization (PBI) developed in the 1970s by Struan Sutherland (1936-2002) as a first-aid measure in Australia.
What particular injury often encountered in the Australian outback was this intended for?
Snakebite
200
You suffer from migraines, unfortunately, you are at a party where the host only has red wines and you choose (poorly) to have a drink anyways. Of the wines listed below, which one would be the safest choice to avoid triggering migraine and why?
Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot noir, Merlot, Zinfandel, Shiraz
The pinot noir, lowest tannin levels
200
Kwashiorkor is a term derived from the Ga language, spoken in coastal Ghana, What does it mean?
"disease of the deposed baby" or disease the child gets when the new baby comes
200
What is the medical term for fear of being lonely?
Autophobia
300
What is saturnine gout?
Hint: its basically a "Plumbing" problem
Gout due to lead poisoning.
Lead inhibits the tubular uric acid transport system in the kidneys leading to decreased urinary excretion of uric acid. The resulting hyperuricemia predisposes to gout.
The condition is essentially indistinguishable from run-of-the-mill gout and requires an index of suspicion, detection of the lead exposure source and biochemical confirmation of lead poisoning.
The word plumbing comes from Latin, like many words in English. The Latin word plumbum means “lead,” which is why the symbol for lead on the periodic table of the elements is “Pb.” Lead was the material used for the early plumbing systems of the Roman Empire.
300
At the same party, there is also a selection of cheeses (some people are fancy..). Certain cheeses can also cause headaches. What chemical, usually found in high concentrations in aged cheeses can trigger headaches?
Tyramine
Higher in aged-type like Swiss, Parmesan, Brie or cheddar.
300
What does PRN stand for?
Pro re nata
Latin phrase meaning "in the circumstances" or "as the circumstance arises".
300
In May 2020 NASA sent out a press release Seeking US Citizens for a Social Isolation Study. Why are they doing this?
Bonus 300 points if you can name the mission
For moon and mars exploration missions
Artemis Mission
An extra 300 points if you can tell me why Nasa chose the name Artemis
400
Pig Bel is a form of acute, segmental, necrotizing enteritis presenting as a common and life-threatening disease. It relates to the consumption of contaminated pig meat and is thought to be caused by Clostridium welchii type C.
It is almost exclusively seen in children on this pacific island nation comprised of over 1000 islands? (Capital is Port Moresby)
Typically Children of Papua New Guinea
The perfect storm occurs during ceremonial feasts when large amounts of pork with contaminated bowels are eaten with sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes contain a trypsin inhibitor. C. perfringens is normally digested by trypsin but its low levels secondary to a sweet potato meal result in increased levels of toxin.
400
So you’ve experienced an ice-cream headache but what is a ‘Hot dog headache‘?
Migraine triggered by nitrites
The nitrites contained in many hot dogs can trigger migraines. Nitrites are chemicals that are added to salt when curing meat products, like bacon, beef jerky and – yes – hot dogs. Nitrates cause migraines by triggering blood vessel dilation.
400
The ‘Nocebo effect’ stems from Latin meaning what?
I will harm
Derived from the Latin verb nocere – to harm, hurt (physically); more common medical usage as primum non nocere (first do no harm)
The nocebo effect refers to non-pharmacodynamic, harmful, unpleasant, or undesirable effects a person experiences after receiving an inactive treatment.
400
Isolation and loneliness have always been a part of missions of exploration. The first anecdotal effects of prolonged isolation were reported from missions to this remote part of the world?
The South Pole
500
It's considered rude to pandiculate in front of your attending on rounds. What is pandiculate?
Yawning
500
In patients suspected of having meningitis: the patient is asked to quickly move their head from side to side in a horizontal plane. If there is meningeal irritation, the headache will get worse. What is this sign called?
The JOLT sign
500
What a strange force it is that can stir, and with such intensity, a consciousness of the imminence of an event of which there can never have been any actual experience, and yet is so frequently inoperative when death is at hand.
This quote relates to the term angor animi. What does it mean?
Angor animi (also referred to as angina animi, Gairdner's disease and also angina pectoris sine dolore), in medicine, is a symptom defined as a patient's perception that they are in fact dying.
The phrase is derived from the two Latin terms which it is composed of, namely angor and animi.
Angor (different but related to the word anger), in modern English, refers to great anxiety often accompanied by a painful constriction and palpitations at the upper abdomen and lower thorax (chest). Animi means an animating spirit, intention or temper.
500
Multiple studies have verified the neuroendocrine effects of perceived social isolation. This salivary level has been consistently found to be elevated in people with prolonged social isolation?
Salivary cortisol.
500
SPACE MEDS
Q: Name this relatively commonly used monoclonal antibody for osteoporosis treatment that was tested on the ISS?