Canadian Healthcare
Canada’s system where healthcare is free for residents at the point of care.
What is Medicare?
A doctor who treats the heart.
What is a cardiologist?
Vitamin found in oranges and lemons that helps immunity.
What is vitamin C?
A viral illness causing cough, fever, and body aches.
What is influenza?
Wearable that tracks steps, sleep, and heart rate.
What is a fitness tracker?
The agency that approves medications and medical devices in Canada.
What is Health Canada?
Doctors who specialize in mental health disorders.
What are psychiatrists?
Mineral essential for strong bones.
What is calcium?
Condition where the body cannot regulate blood sugar properly.
What is diabetes?
Imaging technique that uses magnetic fields to see inside the body.
What is MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)?
Ontario’s ministry responsible for setting healthcare policy, funding hospitals, and regulating public health.
What is the Ministry of Health?
Doctors who specialize in caring for children.
What are pediatricians?
This nutrient helps build and repair tissues, and is essential for growth, immunity, and maintaining enzymes.
What is protein?
Heart disease caused by blocked arteries.
What is coronary artery disease?
A portable device that measures oxygen levels in the blood and is commonly used during surgeries or for patients with lung conditions.
What is a pulse oximeter?
Province that introduced the first universal hospital insurance plan in 1947.
What is Saskatchewan?
A nurse with advanced training who can prescribe medications.
What is a nurse practitioner?
Nutrient that provides the body’s main source of energy.
What are carbohydrates?
Disease that makes bones weak and brittle.
What is osteoporosis?
This breakthrough imaging technique lets doctors see bones, organs, and tissues in 3D without surgery.
What is CT scan (computed tomography)?
The law that sets national standards for Canada’s health system.
What is the Canada Health Act?
A doctor who helps patients regain movement after injuries.
What is a physiotherapist?
Practices like meditation and deep breathing to reduce stress.
What is mindfulness?
Autoimmune disorder affecting joints and causing pain and swelling.
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
A minimally invasive surgical tool that lets doctors make smaller cuts and reduce recovery time.
What is laparoscopic surgery?