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Quiz about Paging Dr Acula
Quiz about Paging Dr Acula

Paging Dr. Acula Trivia Quiz

It is Dr Acula's first day as a hospital doctor and although this is the day he has been working towards for so long, he is feeling more nervous than excited.

A multiple-choice quiz by mazza47. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
mazza47
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
388,676
Updated
Dec 02 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
726
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Question 1 of 10
1. Dr Acula's beeper goes off and he is called to see a female patient with Graves' disease. Which part of the patient will be affected? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. The next time Dr Acula's beeper goes off, he is called to see a female patient with Addison's disease. Which part of this patient's body is not functioning correctly? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Dr Acula's next call is to the psychiatric ward, where he meets a patient who tells him that voices are putting ideas into his head and telling him to do things that he doesn't want to do. He appears agitated and fearful. What is the first diagnosis that the doctor thinks of? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Dr Acula's next call is to a patient with a Pott's fracture. What part of this patient's anatomy will Dr Acula be examining? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. Dr Acula's next call is to a female patient with acute cholecystitis. Where will the patient's pain most likely be localised? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Dr Acula's next patient is a male with a rotator cuff injury. What part of his anatomy will the doctor be examining? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. The next patient to whom Dr Acula is called is suffering from uveitis. To which ward will Dr Acula be hurrying? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. Dr Acula's next patient has been referred to the hospital with a suspected glioma. To which ward will the doctor be heading this time? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Dr Acula's next patient has been diagnosed with diabetes insipidus. Which hormone is not being produced in sufficient quantity? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. Dr Acula's shift is nearing its end, but just as he is preparing to hand over to his colleague, his pager goes off again and he is called to see a patient with lateral epicondylitis. What is the layman's term for this condition? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Dr Acula's beeper goes off and he is called to see a female patient with Graves' disease. Which part of the patient will be affected?

Answer: Thyroid

 Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease that results in an overactive and enlarged thyroid gland, often accompanied by bulging eyes (exophthalmos) and thickening of the skin on the shins (pretibial myxoedema). It is named after the Irish physician Robert James Graves, who described it in 1835.
2. The next time Dr Acula's beeper goes off, he is called to see a female patient with Addison's disease. Which part of this patient's body is not functioning correctly?

Answer: Adrenal glands

 Addison's disease is an endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands, which sit on top of the kidneys, fail to produce sufficient steroid hormones. It is named after Thomas Addison, who described it in 1855.
3. Dr Acula's next call is to the psychiatric ward, where he meets a patient who tells him that voices are putting ideas into his head and telling him to do things that he doesn't want to do. He appears agitated and fearful. What is the first diagnosis that the doctor thinks of?

Answer: Schizophrenia

 Schizophrenia is a major psychotic disorder with a wide variety of signs and symptoms, including false beliefs, hallucinations, confused thinking and abnormal social behaviour. It is treated by medication and counselling.
4. Dr Acula's next call is to a patient with a Pott's fracture. What part of this patient's anatomy will Dr Acula be examining?

Answer: Ankle

 A Pott's fracture is an ankle fracture involving both malleoli. (The malleoli are the bony prominences on either side of the ankle, the inner one belonging to the tibia and the outer one to the fibula.) It normally involves fracture of the distal fibula accompanied by dislocation of the ankle joint. It is named after the English physician Percivall Pott, who described it in 1769.
5. Dr Acula's next call is to a female patient with acute cholecystitis. Where will the patient's pain most likely be localised?

Answer: Right upper abdomen

 Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gall bladder, an organ that stores and concentrates bile produced by the liver, before releasing it into the small intestine. The condition is usually caused by blockage of the cystic duct by a gallstone. Cholecystitis is more common in women than in men and has four major 'F' risk factors: Female, Forty, Fertile and Fat.
6. Dr Acula's next patient is a male with a rotator cuff injury. What part of his anatomy will the doctor be examining?

Answer: Shoulder

 The shoulder joint is a ball and socket joint between the scapula and the humerus. Unlike the hip joint, which is also a ball and socket joint, the shoulder socket is very shallow, like a saucer, and the ball is held in place by a complex system of muscles and tendons called the rotator cuff.

The joint capsule is very loose to allow maximum movement, but the downside of this is the propensity for dislocation.
7. The next patient to whom Dr Acula is called is suffering from uveitis. To which ward will Dr Acula be hurrying?

Answer: Ophthalmology

 Uveitis is inflammation of all or part of the pigmented layer of the eye that includes the iris, ciliary body and choroid. It constitutes an ophthalmic emergency because it can lead to permanent vision loss if left untreated.
8. Dr Acula's next patient has been referred to the hospital with a suspected glioma. To which ward will the doctor be heading this time?

Answer: Neurology

 Gliomas are tumours of nervous tissue that arise in the brain or spine, mostly the former. They are called gliomas because they form from glial cells.
9. Dr Acula's next patient has been diagnosed with diabetes insipidus. Which hormone is not being produced in sufficient quantity?

Answer: Vasopressin

 Diabetes insipidus presents with symptoms similar to those of untreated diabetes mellitus (excessive urination and extreme thirst), but the urine does not contain glucose. It is caused either by the hypothalamus not producing enough vasopressin (also called anitdiuretic hormone) or by the kidney failing to respond normally to this hormone.

These conditions are respectively called neurogenic and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.
10. Dr Acula's shift is nearing its end, but just as he is preparing to hand over to his colleague, his pager goes off again and he is called to see a patient with lateral epicondylitis. What is the layman's term for this condition?

Answer: Tennis elbow

 Tennis elbow is lateral epicondylitis, whereas golfer's elbow is medial epicondylitis. They are both caused by overuse and subsequent damage to the affected muscles and tendons. Housemaid's knee is a condition caused by inflammation of the bursa (small sac) in front of the kneecap (patella).

It typically occurs in people who spend a significant amount of time kneeling. Meniscus tear is a tear in one of the pieces of cartilage (menisci) in the knee, a condition to which footballers are especially prone.
Source: Author mazza47

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