JOURNAL CLUB END OF TERM QUIZ

SECTION ONE

MCQs

These questions are all from articles in the Christmas editions of the BMJ

Please be aware that some of the research is slightly dubious..

QUESTION 1In a prospective, single centre observational study, which group were found to be the most accurate in predicting time taken for their procedure or operation?

a) Anaesthetists

b) General surgeons

c) Plastic surgeons

d) Orthopaedic surgeons

QUESTION 2Why has Dr Brown Bear, famous for his role in popular children’s show “Peppa Pig”, been recently criticised by the BMJ?

a) His revalidation is out of date

b) He encourages inappropriate use of primary care resources

c) He encourages over eating and inactivity

d) He is not “bear below the elbow”

QUESTION 3In a multicentre prospective trial comparing grip strength and IQ of anaesthetists and orthopaedic surgeons:

Part 1 - Who was found to have “greater intelligence”?

a) Anaesthetists

b) Orthopaedic surgeons

Part 2 - Who was found to have “greater strength”?

a) Anasthetists

b) Orthopaedic surgeons

QUESTION 4In a multicentre, prospective, covert observational study observing the median survival time of boxes of chocolates on a wardPart 1 – What was the mean time taken for the boxes chocolates to be opened?a) 6 minutesb) 12 minutesc) 18 minutes

Part 2 – Who ate the greatest number of chocolates?a) Doctors and Administrative staffb) Nurses and Healthcare assistantsc) Physios and Occupational therapists

QUESTION 5

In a case control study, comparing the urine output of intensive care patients and intensive care doctors what was the rate of oliguria in doctors?

a) 12%

b) 22%

c) 36%

d) 41%

e) 52%

SECTION TWO

Free text answers

QUESTION 6

Haemophillia Type B, also known as Factor VIII deficiency, also goes by which other name?

QUESTION 7Which high profile individual said the following in 1999?

“If you can’t take care of your sick in the country, forget it, its all over. I mean, its no good. So I’m very liberal when it comes to health care…

“[Health care] is an entitlement to this country, and too bad the world can’t be, you know, in this country. But the fact is, it’s an entitlement to this country if we’re going to have a great country.”

QUESTION 8What are the following phobias fears of:

a) Chionophobia

b) Pogonophobia

c) Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

d) Heliophobia

e) Clausophobia

QUESTION 9In Copenhagen, 1952, how did Bjorn Ibsen find a use for 250 medical students?

Clue: Bjorn Ibsen was an anaesthetist thought to be one of the founders of Intensive Care Medicine

QUESTION 10What popular soft drink contained lithium until 1948?

QUESTION 11What are the more commonly known names for these conditions:

a) Veisalgia

b) Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia

c) Synchronous diaphragmatic flutter

d) Borborygmi

QUESTION 12In the first description of the Glasgow Coma Scale – how and where was a painful stimulus applied?

a) Where?

b) How?

QUESTION 13Which Welsh comedian died on stage whilst performing on stage at Her Majesty’s Theatre, half way through their act in front of millions of television viewers?

What was their cause of death?

QUESTION 14The picture below shows one of the first what?

QUESTION 15In the Royal College of Anaesthetists coat of arms..

a) Can you name either of the individuals shown?

b) Can you name either of the two plants shown next to the rose and in the shield?

QUESTION 16 What language does the word ‘anaesthesia’ come from and what does it mean?

QUESTION 17 In 1667 a human received one of the first blood transfusions. Where was the blood from that they received?

QUESTION 18Which disease did J. F Kennedy suffer from?

SECTION THREE

Name that doctor

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QUESTION 21

(The man)

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QUESTION 25

MARK TIMEPlease swap papers around

TIE BREAK

QUESTION 15According to a multicentre study on fictional hospitals –what percentage of television cardiac arrests survive CPR?