Daily Questions
Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I will post a higher-order question that emphasizes a humanistic approach to understanding gross anatomy in an applied clinical setting.
On Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, I will post the correct answer. The answer to each question is based on a specific lecture that I link to in each regional series of the body.
Too Much of a Good Thing
A 70 yo former star athlete (tennis, golf, swimming, track) in both high school and college, spent the rest of his schooling years drinking, smoking and being the life of the party. He was the invincible one. In fact, it was not uncommon for the athlete to smoke two packs a day, enjoy several martinis at lunch, followed by Manhattans at dinner. Of course, there was also afternoon libations to bridge time between meals. Surprisingly, the athlete did not gain weight, presented in generally good health, and was an accomplished lawyer at a power-house firm in New York City. Until, at his seventieth birthday party …
Pickle Ball Enthusiast
A 54 yo physician in modest physical shape joins a pickle ball organization of mostly retired people. Although a former NCAA tennis player, she has never played pickle ball but joins to spend time with her mother who is an avid, five-times-per-week player. During one of the matches the physician rushes the net and aggressively smashes the ball at her opponent. The senior opponent moves her racket to protect herself, but the racket flies out of her hand across the net towards the physician hitting her on the face …
How to Make a Drunken Sailor Drool
A drunken sailor became totally wasted at a Georgetown bar so the bartender asked the bouncer to take him outside. The bouncer recognizes the sailor as a former high school buddy and they began to reminisce about days gone by when they tried to join a travelling circus. After a few tall stories, the sailor recalls the time the bouncer was rehearsing on stage and he slipped, falling onto the first row. His head and neck bounced off of the hard seat and he passed out.
Never Take a Novice to a Bullfight (Copy)
A bullfight enthusiast takes his girlfriend to a fight on their vacation in Spain. Due to poor planning when packing for the vacation, his only clean clothing was a tight, red jumpsuit which he wore to the show. He was having a fantastic time until his girlfriend asked for some patatas bravas from the vendor near the entrance. Grudgingly, he headed towards the vendor but ended up getting lost on the way. Next thing he knew, he turned down a hallway where a staff member found him and shouted “you’re late!”
Reliving the Past: Old Tricks Should Stay in the Past
A 45 yo former jock went drinking with his buddies and all began to reminisce of their hey day in high school. After one beer, one bourbon, one scotch, he wanted to impress his colleagues and began to show them he could still demonstrate the first position of ballet. After several more rounds, he then proceeded to perform powerful plié.
Let in the clowns
An amateur bull rider insists on riding a more aggressive bull before he is truly ready for the challenge. He mounts the bull in the chute and is thrown within moments of the gate opening, after which the bull turns on the rider to try and gore him. A rodeo clown stationed near the chute immediately rushes over to “pull” the bull away by waving his cape. The bull immediately swirls and instead of attacking the rider, charges the clown and gores him.
Nobel’s Paradox: Dynamite can be fun, and dangerous!!
An 8-year-old male presents to the ED following a small explosion in his backyard. He has a known history of pyromania and has been getting a bit creative with his projects. This time, left unsupervised, he ignited his experiment which exploded sending him flying backward about 2 meters to land primarily on his buttocks and elbows. Miraculously, he sustained no life-threatening injuries and he is hemodynamically stable in the ED; vitals are HR 110, BP 100/70, and RR 16. His physician father ran out to the back yard and was about to spank him (still legal in about 35 states) when he noticed the pained and stunned expression on his son’s face and the child is trying to point to his mangled limb.
The Clumsy Archer
An Olympic level archer is practicing in his yard that backs up to wooded area when he notices a white-tailed deer in a clearing. He decides to give chase and begins to move stealthily towards the woods. The deer jumps away and the archer increases his pace to track the deer until eventually he spots the deer and three fawns in a clearing. The archer slowly raises his bow and arrow taking aim to shoot when a wild turkey rushes at him from a nearby bush.
Beware Older Brothers
A teenage older brother is teaching his 5-year old sister how to do tricks on her skateboard. After mastering air, he begins to teach her a Caballerial, a 360-degree ollie (where the skater uses her feet to pull the skateboard up into the air) performed on a ramp while riding fakie (riding the board backwards and without grabbing). Indeed, this is recognized as quite a gnarly trick by boarders.
Top Gun Pilot
A candidate for Top Gun Pilot goes up in his airplane during the first day of training and decides to mimic Tom Cruise’s famous scene by flying the airplane upside down. Unfortunately, he has forgotten to fasten his seat belt properly and feels gravity pulling him out of the airplane. At the last moment he ejects with sufficient elevation to deploy his parachute 70-80%.