Monday, April 27, 2009

Parkinson Disease

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For those taking MRCP PArt 1 Ireland (True of False)

The following increases the risk of Parkinson disease
A. Tea
B. Smoking
C. Coffee
D. Low socioeconomic status
E. Physical inactivity


12 comments:

pilocarpine said...

FTFFT

just a wild guess

Wuchereria said...

hmmm.... 3 correct answer and 2 wrong answers.

Vimala said...

1)F
2)F
3)F
4)T
5)T

Wuchereria said...

3 correct answers and 2 wrong answers

Anonymous said...

1)F
2)F
3)F
4)F
5)T

vimala said...

FFFTT:D

Wuchereria said...

joethew - 4 correct

Vimala said...

1)T
2)F
3)F
4)F
5)T

:)

Wuchereria said...

3 correct, 2 wrong

Vimala said...

This will be my last try:(
1}F
2}F
3}F
4}F
5}F

Wuchereria said...

Yes, perfect. Coffee, tea and smoking has been proven to reduce the risk of PD (I'm not encouraging this though). PD is much more common in the high socioeconomic group - prefessionals. It has not been proven that physical activity affecting PD.

pilocarpine said...

excellent quiz... come up with new one quick..