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Medical Quiz Marathon

Medical Quiz Marathon

Welcome to this quiz that aims at providing participants handsome rewards for emerging at the top of the game. This aims to be a staged quiz; revolving each month and running through 4 stages. These include:

1. Round 1: All who show interest will participate. You register by submitting your email with your response
2. Round 2: 75% of those who submit their responses will be selected based on scores to proceed to round 3
3. Round 3: 25% of participants at round 2 will be given a chance to proceed to final round 4
4. Round 4: This is the final round at which the 1st three highest scorers will be given prizes

Some authentication process will be required at some stage of your participation. We are starting with medical students in developing countries. The quiz will be delivered via an android app. Your response email via the link will help us to keep you updated as soon as the marathon goes live.

Click on quiz to check out how it would look like, if you are happy with our terms and conditions.

Anxiety Check

Could I be depressed?

Over the last three months, have you felt excessively worried for more days than not?(insert Yes or No in textbox)

Has the worry you felt often seemed out of proportion with the situation, but beyond your control to reason it out?

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Have you had trouble falling or staying asleep?

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Yes

Have you felt more tired than usual, even on days when you got adequate sleep?

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Have you had more difficulty concentrating on work or school than usual?

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Suicide | Tendencies, Promotion and Prevention Strategies

Those that are depressed are unlikely to read this post. There may be those on the verge of depression as well as those who care for those that are depressed. This post is meant to inform those that are keen on providing support to those at-risk, in order to help our ailing society.

Risk Factors for Suicide

• Feelings of hopelessness
• Previous attempts at suicide
• Family history of child abuse or maltreatment/favoritism
• Family history of suicide
• Mental illness (in particular, clinical depression)
• Alcohol or substance misuse

• Impulsive or aggressive behaviours
• Religious or cultural belief regarding the fact that suicide is noble
• Local epidemic of suicide
• Isolation or sense of feeling that one is cut off from other people
• Inaccessibility to mental health facilities
• Loss - either financial, work, social or loved one
• Physical illness
• Easy access to drugs or weapons to commit suicide
• Stigmatization of mental health issues; thus leading to unwillingness to seek support from mental health specialists

Factors associated with low suicide attempts

• Existence of an effective and robust clinical support for mental and drug abuse disorders
• Family and community support systems (connectedness and social interaction)
• Cultural and religeious beliefs that discourage suicide
• Support in terms of conflict resolution
• Non violent ways of handling disputes
• Easy access to medical care and treatment of diseases
• Good social security systems

Suicide Prevention Strategies

1. Ensure a good economic base - such as strengthening financial security in the household
2. Governmental intervention by ensuring adequate health service delivery and investing in mental health delivery
3. Reduce access to lethal drugs, weapons and or influence via technology
4. Community intervention by reducing access to excessive alcohol use
5. Teaching of coping strategies to people and early engagement
6. Teach problem-solving skills to young people
7. Improvements in parenting skills and family relationships
8. Destigmatization of mental health issues and encouragement of "at-risk" persons to open up
9. Speak up against suicide activities and or any media activities that encourage risk behaviours

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Health Quiz

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PLAB Quiz - from recent papers

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Interactive quiz - know the function of your organs

This function is performed by which organ? .