Types of Doctors
The name of a doctor who takes care of kids.
Pediatrician
This is the name for how fast someone is breathing.
Respiratory Rate (RR)
This disease is caused by a virus that created a pandemic in the year 2020.
Covid-19
This is an organ found in your pelvis that holds onto pee until you're ready to release it.
Bladder
In emergency medicine, what do the ABCs stand for?
A - Airway
B - Breathing
C - Circulation
A doctor who delivers babies.
Obstetrician/Gynecologist or OB/GYN
When this is elevated above 100.4° F (38° C) we say someone has a fever.
Body Temperature
Some people use inhalers to help them breath when they have this condition.
Asthma
These types of blood vessels move oxygenated blood away from the heart and lungs to the rest of the body.
Arteries
What does ICU stand for?
Intensive Care Unit
A doctor who takes care of people's skin.
Dermatologist
You can measure this by putting your finger over the top of an artery that runs in someone's neck or wrist.
Heart Rate (or Pulse)
This condition affects people's joints causing pain and swelling (often in the hands or wrists).
Arthritis
This is an organ found in your abdomen that filters toxins out of your blood.
Liver
How many years does a person spend in medical school (before residency)?
4
A doctor who helps with people's mental health conditions with therapy, medications, and other treatments.
Psychiatrist or neurologist.
This vital sign has a diastolic and systolic number and is measured with a cuff.
Blood Pressure
This happens when a person's blood pressure gets too high -- it can managed with medications and dietary changes.
Hypertension
If you stretch out this organ, it would measure about 20 feet long!
Small Intestine
All doctors take an oath that makes them promise they will "Do no ____."
Harm
A person who operates on people's bones.
Orthopedic surgeon.
This is the upper limit for a healthy Blood Pressure (written as #/#).
120/80
This disease happens when someone's body does not process sugar in their blood normally -- they may need to take insulin.
Diabetes
This organ located in your abdomen makes substances called enzymes that helps digest your food.
It also creates hormones called insulin and glucagon that helps regulate your blood sugar.
Pancreas
This type of doctor (a type of surgeon) has the longest training. The residency for this speciality is 7 years!
Neurosurgeon