Misc. Health Issues Trivia

1. Also known as scrivener's palsy, what is the condition that afflicts the muscles in the hand or arm, causing pain to those performimg fine motor activities?

From Quiz Occupational Hazards

Answer: Writer's cramp

Also known as mogigraphia, writer's cramp affects such activities as writing or playing musical instruments, especially for prolonged periods. It has been known, strangely, to strike many students whose homework is due in the next day. Question submitted by louisehaim.

From Quiz Health Matters

Answer: Cardiologist

The correct answer is cardiologist, the specialist who deals with the human heart. This specialism took off in the 1950s. The depth of anaesthesia required for a lengthy operation to repair heart defects was one problem. In the 1950s and 1960s 'open heart surgery' meant removing the heart from the body to operate. By the twenty-first century, with the development of laser and keyhole surgery, such operations became less intrusive.

From Quiz Tattoo - for Me and You

Answer: 3300 BC

A mummy, dated to about 3300 BC, had a series of lines and crosses on his lower back and elsewhere on his body. These lines and other markings (about 50 in all) were found on a mummified male discovered in the ice of the Austrian Tyrol in the 1990s. At the time it was the oldest known example of a tattoo to be found.

From Quiz I was saying "Boo-urns"!

Answer: How deep into the skin the burn penetrates

First degree burns are superficial, affecting only the topmost layer of skin (the epidermis). Second degree burns extend into the dermis, and may be superficial or deep. Burns that penetrate the full layer of the dermis are classified as third degree, while the most severe (fourth degree burns) extend through the full skin thickness into underlying tissue such as fat, muscle and bone.

From Quiz Watch Your Head

Answer: A TBI (traumatic brain injury) resulting from a blow to the head or any jolt which causes sudden head movement or shaking of the brain within the skull

Although there is still not a perfect consensus about how to define concussions, medical experts agree that the brain injury resulting from head trauma can, and frequently does, occur without loss of consciousness. It can occur without any direct blow when the brain bangs against the skull, for instance with violent shaking or having the neck snapped back suddenly.

From Quiz Oscar the Slouch

Answer: Acid Reflux

When your body is not aligned properly, it can cause constriction of internal organs, including your stomach. Sometimes people with CHRONIC acid reflux (GERD) over long periods of time develop cancer of the esophagus. We can only hope that Oscar will change his habits.

From Quiz Diarrhea - What Do You Know?

Answer: Excessive speed of peristalsis

A sudden fright can cause an almost instant need to go, but this is part of the survival mechanism to lose weight before running away. This was clearly instituted before man wore clothing. The physical reason for loose motions is the peristalsis has speeded up, for whatever reason, not allowing enough absorption of water before it reaches the rectum. There is a far rarer syndrome of very weak peristalsis where the food does not get passed along the gut naturally but flows through using mainly gravity, and does cause a similar result with most solid food, and requires a special diet to control.

From Quiz Good Day Sunshine

Answer: Sunblock

Sunblocks do not block all rays from the sun; according to the Skin Cancer Foundation, no product does this. They actually serve the same purpose as a sunscreen, limiting (but not completely preventing) the penetration of dangerous rays from the sun. Suntan lotions are meant to help acquire a tan; most do not provide any protection against harmful rays or provide such a low amount of protection that they cannot be considered to be sunscreens.

From Quiz Techniques for Better Sleep

Answer: Eat a small amount of carbohydrates or sugary foods before bed.

Because your blood sugar drops during sleep, you should have a small amount of sweet food before bed. This could be something as simple as a cracker and a small glass of juice.

From Quiz Pain and Pain Control

Answer: referred pain

This occurs most often with damage or injury to the visceral organs, and the pain is referred to cutaneous surfaces.

From Quiz Occupational Hazards

Answer: Ears

Characterised by inflammation of the external ear canal, itching and tenderness, swimmer's ear (as it is often called) is a bacterial infection which can also be caused by allergies, fungal infections, and irritations in the ear. Don't let me put you off swimming though, it's still an extremely healthy way to keep fit and burns off more calories than walking or cycling. Question submitted by BanalAppeal.

From Quiz General Psychiatry Quiz

Answer: Delirium Tremens

DTs are a serious, and potentially fatal, consequence of withdrawal from alcohol. The state includes fitting and loss of consciousness. It can occur when someone whose metabolism is physically dependent on alcohol stops taking it, and is the most severe of the withdrawal symptoms that can occur.

From Quiz Health Matters

Answer: Porphyria

Mary Queen of Scots was an ancestor of Anne and George. Porphyria is an inheritable disease which mimics insanity in the sense of irrational behaviours. George III suffered torments such as being strait jacketed by his doctors. This disease is not fully understood.

From Quiz Tattoo - for Me and You

Answer: Dermis

Sub-cutaneous means below the skin and is most often referenced as a location for certain types of medical injections. The epidermis is the outermost layer of skin. It is marked by the ink or dye of a tattoo, but the epidermis is shed frequently and the portion that picks up some of the tattoo is shed early in the healing process. The dermis, the second and principal layer of the skin holds the inks and dyes of a tattoo. The pericardium is part of the heart. While hearts are a frequent subject of tattoos it would be difficult to tattoo one.

From Quiz I was saying "Boo-urns"!

Answer: Mustard gas

All four options are chemical weapons whose use in warfare is prohibited under international law. Tear gas, phosgene and mustard gas were deployed in WWI while sarin is a more recent invention. Mustard gas, also known as mustard agent or sulfur mustard, causes first and second degree chemical burns to a victim's skin, lung and eyes. While phosgene was responsible for many more fatalities during the war, mustard gas was a source of great fear due to the extremely painful blisters that develop as much as 24 hours after exposure. Long after the war ended scientists also discovered that victims of mustard gas attacks experienced elevated rates of cancer later in life.

From Quiz Watch Your Head

Answer: During any organized or unorganized sport or activity

Unfortunately, the intense discussion of concussions at every level, from the National Football League down to youth sports, is not just media hype. Sports participation is at an all time high, and so are concussions. Fortunately, as scientists better understand brain function, awareness and treatment procedures are also much improved.

From Quiz Diarrhea - What Do You Know?

Answer: Amoeba

Amoebic dysentery is a major killer in the third world, caused by drinking infected water. Tapeworms cause few symptoms unless the type which can form dangerous cysts in various tissues elsewhere, while plasmodiums cause malaria and pinworms cause anal itching as the major symptom.

From Quiz Good Day Sunshine

Answer: UVA

Sunscreens work by absorbing or reflecting rays. Short wave ultraviolet B (UVB) rays were the original target of sunscreens, since these rays were considered the ones that led to sun damage and skin cancer. Long wave ultraviolet A (UVA) rays have since been found to also be harmful, so the best sunscreens target both types of rays.

From Quiz Snoring: A Nightly Symphony

Answer: Jackhammer

The average snore is about 40db, which is about the same amount of noise you would hear in a library. The loudest snore ever recorded according to the Guinness Book of Records was 92dB by Melvin Switzer of England. The other decibel ratings are: Food Blender 90db. Jackhammer 130db. Chainsaw 110db.

From Quiz Techniques for Better Sleep

Answer: It will impair my restorative sleep.

Alcohol may seem to help you sleep, but it impairs your ability to reach the deep stages of sleep. You will feel less rested, even if you get a lot of sleep.

From Quiz Pain and Pain Control

Answer: psychogenic pain

Distinguishing between physical and emotional components of pain is difficult, and it is important to remember that all pain is real.

From Quiz Nursing Home Resident's Rights

Answer: allow them to have it

If a diabetic desires sugar the staff should encourage diabetic alternatives but, if they continue to insist, it is their right to have the sugar.

From Quiz Occupational Hazards

Answer: Mercury

Inorganic mercury compounds were used by felt workers in the hatmaking process, mainly in the 18th and 19th centuries. The mercury vapours given off caused a neurological disorder known as erethism, with symptoms potentially including tremors, irritability, shyness, delirium and memory loss. This is the source of the expression 'mad as a hatter'. Question submitted by suomy.

From Quiz General Psychiatry Quiz

Answer: Jung

Jung was a contemporary of Freud and, like him, described theories of the working of the human mind. The collective unconscious is a controversial idea that there are elements of the unconscious part of the mind which are shared between people. This is the opposite of the idea that the human mind is a tabula rasa or blank slate upon which experiences act, saying instead that there are elements of the mind which are universal and already present in all people.

From Quiz Health Matters

Answer: Optician/opthalmologist

Milton went blind. He was Secretary to Oliver Cromwell in the Commonwealth period and a famed poet. He had been used to being at his books from early morning until late at night. In the seventeenth century, candlelight was the only available artificial light and this, in itself may have contributed to the deterioration in Milton's sight.

From Quiz Watch Your Head

Answer: Athlete appears stunned or dizzy; confused/unsure of present situation; slow to respond to questions

One or more of the correct answer symptoms, such as being stunned, dizzy, confused, or having slow or slurred speech, are fairly common with concussions and must be noted. Extreme symptoms from incorrect answers are unusual and indicate a more serious problem which requires immediate emergency care.

From Quiz Good Day Sunshine

Answer: Sun Protection Factor

The Sun Protection Factor (SPF) is a rating system used to indicate the strength of a sunscreen. It theoretically indicates the amount of time that a person can stay out in the sun before burning. Thus an SPF of 15 indicates that a person can stay fifteen times longer in the sun than it would take to get a sunburn without sunscreen. This is confusing however, since it doesn't take into consideration sweating, water activity or other factors that can affect sunscreen performance. Perhaps the best way to use the SPF measurement is as the percentage of UVB rays blocked by the product, with an SPF of 15 blocking an estimated 94 percent of the rays and an SPF of 30 blocking 97 percent of the rays (American Academy of Dermatology).

From Quiz Pain and Pain Control

Answer: neuropathic pain

Sharp, spasm-like pain can occur along the course of one or more nerves, such as the trigeminal nerve in the face and the sciatic nerve in the lower back.

From Quiz Hiccups

Answer: 4-60hpm

Can you imagine hiccupping once every second?

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