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What does NSS stand for?
Nursing Science Society
What is considered normal body temperature?
37C or 98F
What is the psychological term for a "fake" pill or dummy medication that has no actual medical effect
A placebo
What does the N in RN stand for?
NURSE!
How many chambers does the human heart have?
four
What is the characteristic shape of a standard three-dimensional DNA molecule?
Double Helix
What is the clinical name for a foot doctor?
A Podiatrist
Which term applies to a drug delivery method, like a patch, that is placed on the skin?
Transdermal
What is the standard medical word to describe an intense and occasionally disabling fear or reaction to a specific object or situation that often poses little actual danger?
Phobia
Blood-forming stem cells are important in cancer treatments because they form red blood cells, white blood cells, and what clotty things?
Platelets
A way of targeting cancer cells is isolating what element within them that has the chemical symbol, Fe?
Iron
In describing a medical condition, what single word is used to indicate “new, recent, and sudden?”
Acute
Gaining popularity as weight loss treatments, Ozempic and Wegovy are GLP-1 receptor agonists that are mainly used to treat what chronic medical condition?
Type 2 diabetes
Which medical term from the Latin terms for “blood” and “break forth” refers to a lot of bleeding, which can be life-threatening?
Hemorrhage
What blood type is known as the universal recipient
AB Positive
What is the hardest substance in the human body?
Tooth enamel
Influenza or flu activity most often peaks during what month?
February
What famous over-the-counter medication line uses the catchy marketing slogan, "The pink stuff," to advertise its relief for upset stomachs, heartburn, and nausea?
Pepto-Bismol
What does this nursing shorthand mean, Pt A&O x3, c/o R knee pain
Patient is alert and oriented to person, place, and time, complains of right knee pain
Originating from a French word meaning “to turn,” a band of rubber or a strip of cloth that is commonly used to wrap around an injured limb to prevent bleeding is also known as what medical device?
Tourniquet
Before it inspired the differently-spelled name of a smash hit medical TV drama, what book by a man, first name Henry, served as the go-to reference material for people trying to learn human anatomy?
Gray's Anatomy
Which household handy device for your bathroom transformed life-saving CPR by inspiring a device that can take the hard work off first responders or bystanders?
a plunger
What is the "P" generic name of the anesthetic drug sometimes sold under the brand name Diprivan, that is commonly used to put patients to sleep before surgery and other medical procedures?
Propofol
Which medical term that starts with “N” refers to a hard bump under the skin (usually less than 1 centimeter) that can be cancerous or benign, and cystic if it’s filled with fluid?
Nodule
What classic 1977 disco song is officially recommended by the American Heart Association for its perfect tempo of 100 beats per minute to pace chest compressions during CPR?
"Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees.