# Medical Feud \[Closed\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 29, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999 "2008-05-29T11:49:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/41 "2008-05-29T15:38:43Z")
I would think spelling will be the issue in scoring this one. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/42 "2008-05-29T15:46:17Z")
1. Family Doctor (General Practice) 2. Breast Cancer 3. Schizophrenia 4. Blood Pressure cuff 5. appendix 6. urine 7. Herpes 8.penecillin 8. annual checkup 9. cats ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/43 "2008-05-29T15:51:13Z")
[QUOTE=Zebra] I would think spelling will be the issue in scoring this one. [/QUOTE] It’s _always_ the issue! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/44 "2008-05-29T16:10:18Z")
1. Anesthesiologist 2. Lung Cancer 3. Depression 4. Tongue Depressor 5. Tonsils 6. Blood 7. Herpes 8. Penicillin 9. Check up 10. Peanuts ---
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/45 "2008-05-29T16:18:03Z")
1. Gynecologist 2. Breast 3. Depression 4. Stethoscope 5. Mole 6. Blood 7. Herpes 8. Aspirin 9. Rash 10. Peanuts ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/46 "2008-05-29T16:32:01Z")
1. Dentist 2. Lung cancer 3. Schizophrenia 4. A magazine 5. A tumor 6. Blood 7. AIDS 8. Prozac 9. Allergies 10. Pollen ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/47 "2008-05-29T16:39:23Z")
Question: On question 8, name a medication, would you group “anti-depressant,” “Prozac,” and “Paxil” together? If so, would you then group Adderall and Ritalin together, since they both treat ADD? Or leave them all separate? I have this scoring problem all the time, when there are generic-type answers, and then more specific answers. I wonder how to group them. What say you, Feuders? ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/48 "2008-05-29T16:42:25Z")
1. Cardiologist 2. Breast 3. Depression 4. Scale 5. Tumor 6. Blood 7. Gonorrhea 8. Zoloft 9. Common cold 10. Shellfish ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/49 "2008-05-29T17:00:30Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] Question: On question 8, name a medication, would you group “anti-depressant,” “Prozac,” and “Paxil” together? If so, would you then group Adderall and Ritalin together, since they both treat ADD? Or leave them all separate? I have this scoring problem all the time, when there are generic-type answers, and then more specific answers. I wonder how to group them. What say you, Feuders? [/QUOTE] I say you write the question to be Name a “type of medication” or “name a specific medication”. For this round, I would say you keep seperate scores. The people who said Prozac and those who said Paxil would get an unfair bonus, plus, those can be prescribed for things other than depression. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/50 "2008-05-29T17:05:25Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] On question 8, name a medication, would you group “anti-depressant,” “Prozac,” and “Paxil” together? If so, would you then group Adderall and Ritalin together, since they both treat ADD? [/QUOTE] Yes to both. Prozac has long been synomonous with “anti-depressant”, it seems fair to me. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/51 "2008-05-29T17:27:41Z")
1. General practitioner 2. Lung cancer 3. Schizophrenia 4. Stethoscope 5. Appendix 6. Saliva 7. HIV 8. Prozac 9. Broken arm 10. Pollen ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/52 "2008-05-29T17:31:38Z")
1. Pediatrician 2. Leukemia 3. Schizophrenia 4. Scale 5. Appendix 6. Blood 7. Herpes 8. Penicillin 9. Strep throat 10. Dogs ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/53 "2008-05-29T17:56:52Z")
I don’t write the questions, generally. I collect them from various posters. So I have one nay, and one yea… ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/54 "2008-05-29T17:58:19Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] Question: On question 8, name a medication, would you group “anti-depressant,” “Prozac,” and “Paxil” together? If so, would you then group Adderall and Ritalin together, since they both treat ADD? [/QUOTE] My thought was leave them separate since I meant “brand name” when I was writing the questions, but I think I definitely should have been clearer. I’m kind of torn on this one, too. So you have one “yay,” one “nay,” and one “I don’t know.” ---
**Author:** ![LateComer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/55 "2008-05-29T18:02:59Z")
1. ob/gyn. 2. lung. 3. ocd. 4. tongue depressor. 5. gall bladder. 6. blood. 7. gonorrhea. 8. aspirin. 9. sprained ankle. 10. pollen. ---
**Author:** ![Purgatory\_Creek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/74df32/32.png) [@Purgatory\_Creek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purgatory_Creek)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/56 "2008-05-29T18:10:17Z")
1. General Practitioner 2. Lung cancer 3. Bipolar disorder 4. Diploma 5. Appendix 6. Blood 7. Gonorrhea 8. Aspirin 9. Physical 10. Dogs ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/57 "2008-05-29T18:33:07Z")
1. OB/GYN 2. Leukemia 3. Bipolar 4. Tongue depressors 5. Appendix 6. Blood 7. HIV/AIDS 8. Penicillin 9. Checkup 10. Cats ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/58 "2008-05-29T18:48:07Z")
5 more needed… ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/59 "2008-05-29T19:00:44Z")
1. Proctologist 2. Breast 3. Depression 4. Stethoscope 5. Appendix 6. Blood 7. HIV 8. Aspirin 9. Headache 10. Pollen Snark on: 11. My first impulse was pancreatic cancer, but I think breast will be more mentioned. 12. (waves) 13. And it must be chilled. 14. What else would people to admit to on this board? 15. Again, changing away from my first impulse - penicillin. ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/60 "2008-05-29T19:01:22Z")
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