Here are the answers to this month’s five quiz questions. If in doubt, all should be able to be easily verified online.

July Quiz Questions: Medical

1. In a woman where would you find the pisiform bone? The wrist
2. When was insulin first used to treat a patient with diabetes? 1922
3. What is tachycardia? An elevated heart rate
4. Who introduced inoculation against smallpox to England? Lady Mary Wortley Montagu in 1721. [Edward Jenner developed a true vaccination sometime later in 1796]
5. What is a Sphygmomanometer used for? To measure blood pressure

Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2022.