Healthcare Equipment
Anatomy and Physiology
Medical
Terminology
Terminology
Disease & Illness
General Knowledge
100
What is the following device called?
Luer Lock Syringe (Syringe is acceptable)
100
What is the peripheral pulse used when doing blood pressure?
Brachial pulse
100
What does NPO stand for?
Nothing by mouth/nothing orally
100
What is the term used for uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells that can affect parts of the body?
Cancer
100
<1 second
Approximately 5 seconds
1-3 seconds
Time does not matter as long as the color returns
3. 1-3 seconds
200
What is the name of this equipment?
Foley Balloon Catheter
200
What is the name of this heart chamber? (Circled in blue!)
The left ventricle
200
What is the medical term for a nosebleed?
Epistaxis
200
What illness is often characterized by the yellow appearance of the skin and sclera.
hyperbilirubinemia / jaundice
200
What blood type is the universal donor?
O
300
This device is used to deliver medication directly into a patient’s veins at a controlled rate over time.
infusion pump
300
What are the five different segments of a spinal cord?
Cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, sacrum, coccyx/coccygeal
300
This term means inflammation of the liver
hepatitis
300
Which of the following is an adventitious (abnormal) lung sound?
- Vesicular
- Rhonchi
- Bronchial
- Bronchovesicular
Rhonchi
300
What is a CBC?
Complete blood count
400
What is this equipment called?
Telemetry
400
What are the valves of the heart? (4)
Bicuspid, tricuspid, pulmonary, aortic
400
This medical term refers to difficulty swallowing
Dysphagia
400
Which of the following conditions is characterized by an autoimmune attack on the myelin sheath of nerve fibers in the central nervous system?
A. Parkinson’s disease
B. Myasthenia gravis
C. Multiple sclerosis
D. Guillain-Barré syndrome
Multiple sclerosis
400
This organ is the largest internal organ in the human body
The liver
500
This device delivers a controlled electrical shock to the heart in order to restore a normal rhythm during life-threatening arrhythmias
defibrillator
500
What is the blood circulation through the heart, excluding the lungs? Hint: Begin with superior/inferior vena cava (12)
Superior/Inferior vena cava → right atrium → tricuspid valve → right ventricle → pulmonary valve → pulmonary artery → pulmonary veins → left atrium → bicuspid/mitral valve → left ventricle → aortic valve → aorta
500
What is the definition of Agnosia?
Inability for a person to recognize things/ objects
500
Which of the following conditions is characterized by chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscle, but without permanent damage to the myocardium?
A. Myocardial infarction
B. Angina pectoris
C. Heart failure
D. Aortic aneurysm
Angina pectoris
500
What does the term Nystagmus mean?
Rapid, uncontrollable eye movements