# Medical Feud \[Closed\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999>\
**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:** 4

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**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, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/61 "2008-05-29T19:04:44Z")

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I really expected that the two top slots for the type of doctor were going to be split between what I think of as being the scariest two: The dentist and the proctologist. Oops.

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**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, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/62 "2008-05-29T19:12:41Z")

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[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?

Or leave them all separate?  
[/QUOTE]

I can’t give you a definitive answer. I think it comes down to what sort of answers you were expecting, when you posted the questions. Whatever you decide will be fine.

For myself, when I scored my own feuds I always figured grouping was something I did out of the kindness of my heart, not something that had to be done. (Excepting spelling variations, or different names for the same thing.)

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**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, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/63 "2008-05-29T19:42:41Z")

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Well, since **Freudian Slit** says she meant brand names, we’ll go with keeping them separate.

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**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/64 "2008-05-29T20:01:34Z")

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1. Ob/Gyn
2. Lung
3. Schizophrenia
4. Stethoscope
5. Tumor
6. Blood
7. Gonorrhea
8. Insulin
9. broken bone
10. pollen

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**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, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/65 "2008-05-29T20:02:54Z")

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Man, this feud is going super fast. Only…two more needed, is that it?

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**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, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/66 "2008-05-29T20:05:04Z")

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Two more… I hope we finish before I have to leave work. 😃

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**Author:** ![This\_ll\_Do](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/this_ll_do/32/3023_2.png) [@This\_ll\_Do](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/This_ll_Do)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/67 "2008-05-29T20:12:12Z")

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Hope I’m in time!

1. OB/GYN
2. lung
3. OCD
4. old magazines
5. cyst
6. phlegm
7. syphilis
8. aspirin
9. flu
10. ragweed

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**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/68 "2008-05-29T20:15:12Z")

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1. Eye Docter
2. Lung Cancer
3. Autism
4. Stethoscope
5. Tonsils
6. Blood
7. Herpes
8. Viagra
9. Physical
10. Peanuts

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**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/69 "2008-05-29T20:20:10Z")

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[QUOTE=Maus Magill]  
I _knew_ I should have said Schizophrenia.  
[/QUOTE]  
I said the same thing about annual check-up. Hey, I’ll trade you my schizophrenia for your check-up!

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**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, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/70 "2008-05-29T20:21:38Z")

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Done!

Back soon…

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**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, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/71 "2008-05-29T20:23:30Z")

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[QUOTE=pravnik]  
I said the same thing about annual check-up. Hey, I’ll trade you my schizophrenia for your check-up!  
[/QUOTE]

I totally suck at my own games. I thought for sure “cold” would’ve gotten at least some votes. I read somewhere that one of the most common reasons for visiting a doctor is the common cold. (Despite the fact that they can do nothing for it.)

ETA: Also should’ve thought of pollen since I’ve been dealing with the pollen allergies myself this season.

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**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, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/72 "2008-05-29T20:32:27Z")

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Freudian Slit:

> [@](#):
>
> I totally suck at my own games. I thought for sure “cold” would’ve gotten at least some votes. I read somewhere that one of the most common reasons for visiting a doctor is the common cold. (Despite the fact that they can do nothing for it.)

I don’t know anybody who bothers visiting a doctor for a common cold. They just gulp a few OTC cold pills, and either go to bed or get back to regular life.

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**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, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/73 "2008-05-29T20:39:01Z")

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The answers:

Count of Answer   
Answer Total

1. Anesthesiologist 1
2. Cardiologist 1
3. Chiropractor 1
4. Dentist 1
5. Eye Doctor 1
6. General Practitioner 10  
**1. OB/Gyn 16**
7. Oncologist 1
8. Pediatrician 12
9. proctologist 2
10. Surgeon 4  
**2. Breast 21**
11. Leukemia 5
12. Lung 17
13. Melanoma 2
14. Pancreatic 1
15. Skin 3
16. Testicular 1
17. Autism 1
18. Bipolar disorder 8
19. Depression 16
20. OCD 4
21. Oppositional-Defiant Disorder 1  
**3. Schizophrenia 19**
22. Ulcers 1
23. Blood pressure cuff 2
24. Computer 1
25. Cotton Balls 1
26. Desk 1
27. Diploma 1
28. Doctor 2
29. Magazine 11
30. nurse 1
31. Pamphlets 1
32. scale 4  
**4. Stethoscope 20**
33. Tongue depressor 4
34. Waiting room 1
35. Amygdalas/tonsils 5  
**5. Appendix 18**
36. Blood 1
37. cancer 1
38. cyst 1
39. fusilli jerry 1
40. gall bladder 1
41. Mole 5
42. Skin Tag 1
43. Splinter 1
44. Tumor 11
45. Wart 4  
**6. Blood 35**
46. phlegm 1
47. Saliva 2
48. Semen 4
49. Snot 1
50. Tears 1
51. Urine 6
52. Chlamydia 1
53. gonorrhea 5
54. Herpes 10  
**7. HIV/AIDS 29**
55. Syphilis 4
56. The Pox 1
57. Adderall 2
58. Anti-depressant 1  
**8. Aspirin 16**
59. Claritin 1
60. Cough syrup 1
61. Insulin 1
62. Lipitor 1
63. Oxycontin 1
64. Paxil 1
65. Penicillin 15
66. Prozac 5
67. Ritalin 1
68. Tylenol 1
69. Viagra 1
70. water pills/diuretic 1
71. Zoloft 1
72. Allergies 5
73. Broken Bone 6  
**9. Checkup 13**
74. Common cold 1
75. Flu 7
76. flu shot 1
77. Headache 1
78. Heart attack 1
79. Infection 1
80. It Hurts When I Do This 2
81. Pregnancy 3
82. Rash 5
83. sprained ankle 1
84. Throat Infection/strep throat 2
85. vasectomy 1
86. Bees 2
87. Nuts/peanuts 18
88. Penicillin 4
89. Pet dander 6  
**10. Ragweed/pollen 19**
90. Shellfish 1  
(blank)   
Grand Total 500

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**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, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/74 "2008-05-29T20:44:15Z")

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[QUOTE=cmkeller]  
Freudian Slit:

I don’t know anybody who bothers visiting a doctor for a common cold. They just gulp a few OTC cold pills, and either go to bed or get back to regular life.  
[/QUOTE]

I do that, too, but I have read that others do.

> [@](#):
>
> In the United States, colds account for more visits to the doctor than any other condition.

[http://www.lungusa.org/site/c.dvLUK9O0E/b.35873/k.A28F/Cold\_and\_Flu\_Guidelines\_The\_Common\_Cold.htm](http://www.lungusa.org/site/c.dvLUK9O0E/b.35873/k.A28F/Cold_and_Flu_Guidelines_The_Common_Cold.htm)

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**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, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/75 "2008-05-29T20:44:17Z")

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[QUOTE=cmkeller]  
I don’t know anybody who bothers visiting a doctor for a common cold. They just gulp a few OTC cold pills, and either go to bed or get back to regular life.  
[/QUOTE]

This is the thin line between a cold and “the flu.” Medically speaking, the flu is something few people get a year. But people still believe that a really bad cold is “the flu”, however 9 times out of 10 it’s just a really bad cold.

So as far as that is concerned, Freudian Slit is _medically_ right. But in a game of Family Feud, the public thinks the went to the doctor for the flu.

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**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, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/76 "2008-05-29T20:46:03Z")

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And the [del]resident hypochondriac[/del] winner is… **Beadalin**! :: flings confetti :: Yay! Second win recently, too!

Thanks for playing everyone! Aren’t these things fun? 😃  
\*\*1. Beadalin 396.00 \*\*  
2. cckerberos 378.00  
3. pravnik 372.00  
4. 42fish 364.00  
5. WVmom 362.00  
6. Maus Magill 352.00  
6. Spoons 352.00  
6. OtakuLoki 352.00  
9. Justin\_Bailey 346.00  
10. Oredigger77 338.00  
11. Nava 324.00  
11. KayElCee 324.00  
13. as\_u\_wish 322.00  
14. Eleanor of Aquitaine 310.00  
15. twickster 308.00  
16. hocow 304.00  
17. robardin 302.00  
18. exclamation! 298.00  
18. Fretful Porpentine 298.00  
18. iamthewalrus(:3= 298.00  
21. Sigmagirl 296.00  
21. adhemar 296.00  
23. Sternvogel 294.00  
23. Sateryn76 294.00  
23. Zebra 294.00  
26. Biffy the Elephant Shrew 290.00  
27. 3acresandatruck 286.00  
27. Mullinator 286.00  
29. Illuminatiprimus 280.00  
30. Dead Cat 270.00  
31. drm 266.00  
31. Glory 266.00  
33. gonzomax 258.00  
34. Purgatory Creek 256.00  
35. cmkeller 252.00  
36. Scarlett67 250.00  
37. sandra\_nz 244.00  
38. Gangster Octopus 240.00  
39. CoG888 236.00  
40. LateComer 232.00  
41. tarragon918 216.00  
42. RachelChristine 214.00  
43. Dolores Reborn 206.00  
44. This’ll Do 188.00  
45. Freudian Slit 184.00  
46. Madd Maxx 172.00  
47. Justin Credible 154.00  
48. IvoryTowerDenizen 148.00  
49. Ludovic 132.00  
50. Mama Zappa 84.00

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**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, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/77 "2008-05-29T20:48:05Z")

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Alpha:

3acresandatruck 286.00  
42fish 364.00  
adhemar 296.00  
as\_u\_wish 322.00  
Beadalin 396.00  
Biffy the Elephant Shrew 290.00  
cckerberos 378.00  
cmkeller 252.00  
CoG888 236.00  
Dead Cat 270.00  
Dolores Reborn 206.00  
drm 266.00  
Eleanor of Aquitaine 310.00  
exclamation! 298.00  
Fretful Porpentine 298.00  
Freudian Slit 184.00  
Gangster Octopus 240.00  
Glory 266.00  
gonzomax 258.00  
hocow 304.00  
iamthewalrus(:3= 298.00  
Illuminatiprimus 280.00  
IvoryTowerDenizen 148.00  
Justin Credible 154.00  
Justin\_Bailey 346.00  
KayElCee 324.00  
LateComer 232.00  
Ludovic 132.00  
Madd Maxx 172.00  
Mama Zappa 84.00  
Maus Magill 352.00  
Mullinator 286.00  
Nava 324.00  
Oredigger77 338.00  
OtakuLoki 352.00  
pravnik 372.00  
Purgatory Creek 256.00  
RachelChristine 214.00  
robardin 302.00  
sandra\_nz 244.00  
Sateryn76 294.00  
Scarlett67 250.00  
Sigmagirl 296.00  
Spoons 352.00  
Sternvogel 294.00  
tarragon918 216.00  
This’ll Do 188.00  
twickster 308.00  
WVmom 362.00  
Zebra 294.00

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**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, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/78 "2008-05-29T20:48:13Z")

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23rd!  
Slightly above average!

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**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, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/79 "2008-05-29T20:51:05Z")

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9th! So close to the win.

My initial thought was checkup but I assumed everyone else would read the question as “Name a non life threatening [malady] you’d see a doctor [about].”

Oh well, such is life.

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**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-feud-closed/450999/80 "2008-05-29T20:57:26Z")

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39th! Yea! I got not-last-place!  
Thanks, **Dolores Reborn** , for your scoring efforts!, and **Freudian Slit** for the questions!

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