Drexel University College of Medicine - Medic Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Our spirit as a class was known as one of joviality, a certain loosenessg but with the ability to recognize important areas to be mas- tered, and to master them. We would have a summer to ourselves - conceivably the last free summer for quite some time. But our hurdle to ten weeks of 'livingi was the comprehensive exam, in the heat of mid-june. It would determine ad- vancement to the clinical second year. INSTRUCTIONS This two-clay exam shall be one third of your grade. Think carefully. Good luck - you will need it! 9951 - Bennyis was 1. Cheaper than Bonanza 2. so dirty, even the flies were ill 3. the altemative to Human Behavior lec- tures 4. torn down, yet Hahnemann stood 9652 - A core I question pertains to 1. fruits and nuts 2. bone 3. enzymatic differences in a three-toed snipe 4. core I material only 9993 - Smegma is 1. the axle grease oflife 2. a Greek fraternity 3. to be given IV 4. amgems backward 44 - Dewey 1. took Manila 2. sells toxic coffee 3. owns the decimal system 4, is the texture of the coffee 45 - To some physicians, iatrogenic means 1. a rash on his what? 2. you went where to obtain a blood gas? 3. what sponge? 4. call my lawyer! 12 .I .il Q frfg 'X r-44,1 ' ,H I U: Robert Alteveer, PH.D. Charles Snipes, PH.D. ,-.-. ' - ,.-.ffnr-P . . -J ....- 0 joseph Ponessa, PH.D. Ann Ambromovage, PH.D. 3 .

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I ,ff ....s1 '7 Evangelakos Angelakos, M.D.-PH.D. G itfifi ,, A 5 joseph Torres, PH.D. 1 Madu Kalia, PH.D. vv' Ill ni'- ,, r' 15 5499 - You already know never to massage both carotid arteries simultaneously during a physical exam. One should never do which of' the following: 1. auscultate the Drostate 2. transilluminate with a iflic oi' your Bic' 3. inflate the BP cull' to check the jugular pressure 4. check the corneal reflex with your hammer 4,610 - Which ofthe following are associated with a full week andfor post-exam parties? 1. nocturnal dyspnea 2. nocturnal hemoglobinuria 3. nocturnal diarrhea 4. nocturnal unconsciousness -5611 - On a chart, WNL might imply 1. What, no lunch? 2. We never laugh 3. We need luck 4. We never look Ctherel 96512 - SOB stands for 1. stamp out bacteria 2. sorry, old buddy 3. the resident 4. an uncooperative patient who just threw you out ofthe room 44513 - The clinical science exam 1. was the only exam that messed up your hands instead of your head 2. was the only one I passed 3. was sponsored by Ajax erasers 4. was a golden ending to an unbelievable year Thus the year of 1973-1974 drew rapidly to a close with Pathology, Pharmacology, and the cessation of Psychiatiy and Medical Prob- lems. Had each of us changed in this year be- yond having increased our knowledge ofthe Basic Sciences? We had by this time fonned our opinions about the practice of medicine, patients, and Hahnemann. 11

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W6 - The lecture on sexual dcviancy in Bal- timore Hospital taught us 1. to take matters into our own hands 2. to bend over backwards to be accom- modating 3. to shower often 4. that where cerebral hypoxia is con- cerned, what goes up, stays up 9947 - A pathology lecturer may once have been 1. a former athletic director on the Bataan death march 2. a linguistics editor 3. an OB-GYN lecturer 4. an extra in a Bruce Lee movie 4168 - The LD50 of a pharmacology lecture we 1. 60 minutes of Ferko 2. 45 minutes of Sample 3. 5 minutes of Ciaccio 4. 30 seconds of if you willi' 9959 - The plants in DiPalma's backyard in- clude all ofthe following except 1. peyote 2. foxglove 3. cannabis 4. garlic Ixarl Kowal 'wi D. 13