Smell
The sense of smell in women is diminished during ovulation
What our notes say
- The sense of smell in women is diminished during ovulation (cat 2 2014 — Source Paper Awaiting Edit)
- The color, smell and feeling of the flowers are relayed through what part of brain: (Behavioural Sciences Quick-Fire Revision MCQs — Sets 1 & 2 (Past Paper))
- Thin grey-white discharge with a fishy smell, with no inflammation or itch. (Year 4 Gynaecology CAT (MBOG 4212): 13 December 2019)
- Foul smell, sore skin, recurrent infections, amenorrhoea, and social effects (stigma, abandonment, depression). (Junior Clerkship in Reproductive Health (MBOG 4200): end of year examination, 4 )
- Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain (can mimic an acute abdomen), deep sighing "Kussmaul" breathing, a fruity (acetone) smell, dehydration, tachycardia, low blood pressure, drowsiness or coma. (Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycaemic emergencies)
- Females feed by day in bright sunlight; locate host by sight + smell (YEAR 3 PARASITOLOGY NOTES)
Study material on Smell
Practice questions on Smell
A 29-year-old woman develops fever, dyspnea, non-productive cough, loss of smell, and ground-glass opacities on CXR. A single-stranded RNA virus is recovered. Three months later she still has myalgias, dyspnea, fatigue, and memory loss. Most likely virus?
- Adenovirus
- Coronavirus
- Cytomegalovirus
- Epstein-Barr virus
Answer: B. Loss of smell + ground-glass opacities + single-stranded RNA virus + persistent symptoms beyond 3 months = COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2). "Long COVID" affects at least a third of infected persons. ---