Anatomy & Physiology
Medical Terminology
Emergency Medicine
Infection Control
Medical Trivia
100

What is the largest organ in the human body?

What is the skin?

100

What does the suffix "-itis" mean?

What is inflammation?

100

What number should someone call in the United States for a medical emergency?

What is 911?

100

What is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of infection?

What is hand hygiene?

100

Which healthcare professional specializes in diagnosing diseases by examining tissue under a microscope?

Who is a pathologist?

200

This organ filters blood and produces urine.

What is the kidney?

200

The prefix "brady-" means what?

What is slow?

200

What does CPR stand for?

What is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation?

200

PPE stands for what?

What is Personal Protective Equipment?

200

Which blood type is known as the universal donor for red blood cells?

What is O negative?

300

Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body?

What is the left ventricle?

300

A patient who is "tachypneic" is experiencing what?

What is rapid breathing?

300

Which artery is commonly checked for a pulse during CPR in an adult?

What is the carotid artery?

300

Which type of isolation is used for patients with tuberculosis?

What are airborne precautions?

300

Approximately how many times does the average adult heart beat per day?

What is about 100,000 times?

400

Which cranial nerve is responsible for smell?

What is the olfactory nerve (Cranial Nerve I)?

400

What does "PRN" mean on a medication order?

 What is As needed?

400

An AED is primarily used to treat what life-threatening condition?

What is cardiac arrest caused by certain abnormal heart rhythms?

400

What color container is used to dispose of needles?

What is a sharps container (commonly red)?

400

Which electrolyte is most commonly associated with muscle contraction and heart rhythm?

What is Potassium?

500

Approximately how many bones are in the adult human body?

What is 206?

500

The term "hematemesis" means what?

What is vomiting blood?

500

What does the FAST acronym help identify?

(Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, Time to call 911.)

500

What bacteria is commonly known as MRSA?

What is Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?

500

Which medical imaging technique uses magnets instead of X-rays?

What is MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)?

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