Health Conditions
Anatomy
Dept/Specialty names
General Surgery
Medical Equipment
100
A chronic condition causing wheezing due to airway narrowing
Asthma
rej: Bronchitis (usually a temporary infection)/ anaphylaxis (acute, rapid-onset emergency)
100
What is the largest organ in the body?
Skin
rej: Liver
100
Doctors that treat children
Paediatrics
100
What the the suffix -otomy mean?
Cutting into/opening (e.g., laparotomy).
100
What does CPR stand for
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
200
Health condition that includes Levine's Sign (patient holds clenched fist over chest to describe heart pain) and elevated troponin levels (stress/ damage/ injury to heart muscle)
Heart attack/ myocardial infarction (elevated troponin signifies cardiac muscle death)
rej: angina pectoris (usually normal troponin levels)
200
Vital gland located in the upper right abdomen responsible for detoxification
Liver
rej: Pancreas/ Gallbladder
200
Department that treats broken bones and joint injuries
Orthopaedics
rej: Osteopathy (branch of manual medicine)
200
Pain in the right lower abdomen commonly suggests this condition.
Appendicitis (Common cause of RIGHT lower quadrant pain)
rej: Diverticulitis, inflammation or infection of small pouches in colon wall, causes LEFT lower quadrant pain
200
What does IVF stand for
in vitro fertilisation
300
Fever, productive cough, crackles on auscultation - most likely diagnosis?
Pneumonia (crackles on auscultation indicate fluid in the alveoli, which is a characteristic)
rej: common cold
300
The nerve that controls diaphragm movement and breathing
Phrenic nerve
rej: Vagus Nerve (controls the parasympathetic system)
300
The specialty managing autoimmune joint diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatology
300
A blood test done before surgery to check haemoglobin levels.
Complete Blood Count (CBC) / Full Blood Count (FBC)
rej: Group and Screen (checks blood type and antibodies)
300
What does COPD stand for
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
rej: Congestive Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder
400
When the heart beats too fast or irregularly
Arrhythmia (irregular) and Tachycardia (Too fast)
rej: Heart attack (plumbing problems vs electrical problem)
400
The protective, fluid-filled sac that surrounds and lubricates the heart
Pericardium
rej: Myocardium (middle muscular layer that pumps), Endocardium (smooth inner epithelial lining of the heart), Pleura (wraps the lungs)
400
The specialty that manages kidney failure and dialysis patients.
Nephrologymanage kidney function/dialysis
rej: Urology (surgeons for the urinary tract and male reproductive system)
400
Air under the diaphragm on X-ray with acute abdominal pain suggests what diagnosis?
perforated bowel (perforated viscus)
tear in the muscle separating the chest and abdomen
rej: Pneumonia
400
PRN (hint Latin for ‘as needed’)
Pro re nata
rej: Per Regular Notice
500
High fever, a 'strawberry tongue,' a peeling skin rash on the palms and soles, and swollen lymph nodes. This pediatric condition is a leading cause of acquired heart disease due to the inflammation of coronary arteries
Kawasaki disease /Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome
rej: Scarlet fever / rheumatic fever
500
A patient presents with right-sided facial droop affecting only the lower half of the face. Forehead movement is preserved. The lesion is most likely located where?
Left motor cortex (upper motor neuron lesion)
rej: Bell's palsy
500
These doctors end up being internists in the hospital. They either manage simple conditions which do not require specialty care (pneumonia, cellulitis, fall, UTI) or coordinate care for complex patients with multi-specialty problems.
Internal Medicine
rej: Family Medicine, General Surgery
500
What does Murphy’s sign suggest
Acute cholecystitis (gallbladder inflammation) A "positive" Murphy's sign occurs when a patient stops breathing in (inspiratory arrest) because the gallbladder is inflamed and hits the examiner's hand.
rej: Cholethalithiasis (This simply means having gallstones. You can have stones without the inflammation that causes a positive Murphy's sign.)
Appendicitis (associated with McBurney’s point tenderness in the lower right abdomen, whereas Murphy's sign is in the upper right.)
500
NPO (hint: Latin for nothing by mouth)
nil per os
rej: Nothing Per Oral, Non-Patient Observation