Pathology
A chronic lung disease that causes inflammation and narrowing of the airways, making it difficult to breathe.
What is asthma?
This organ pumps blood through the circulatory system.
What is the heart?
This simple action, recommended by the CDC, is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of disease.
What is handwashing?
Work directly with taking care of patients by administering medication, monitoring vitals, assessing their needs
What is a Registered Nurse?
This genetic disorder causes thick mucus to clog the lungs and digestive tract, but its name sounds like a magical charm.
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
An autoimmune disease where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
What is type I diabetes?
This muscle is responsible for breathing and separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity.
What is the diaphragm?
This organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020.
What is the World Health Organization (WHO)?
Administer a drug that causes to lose the sensation of pain during surgery. They also monitor a patient's vitals.
What is an anesthesiologist?
A rare condition where people believe they are missing parts of their body, even though they are physically intact.
What is Body Integrity Identity Disorder?
An irregular heartbeat, where the heart may beat too quickly, too slowly, or with an irregular pattern.
What is an arrhythmia?
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
This vitamin deficiency causes scurvy.
What is vitamin C?
Diagnose patients with neurological conditions and treat them by surgery, medication, or physical therapy.
What is a neurosurgeon?
This metabolic disorder prevents the proper breakdown of trimethylamine, leading sufferers to emit a strong, fishy odor.
What is Trimethylaminuria?
An infection of the gallbladder
What is cholecystitis?
This is the largest internal organ in the human body.
What is the liver?
The discovery of this Beta Lactam led to the development of antibiotics and revolutionized medicine.
What is penicillin?
They examine body tissue samples to reach diagnosis of disease.
What is a Pathologist?
This rare condition causes people to fall asleep suddenly and uncontrollably, sometimes mid-conversation.
What is Narcolepsy?
A type of heart attack that requires immediate cardiac catheterization
What is a STEMI?
This part of the eye controls the amount of light entering the pupil.
What is the iris?
This U.S. public health insurance program was established in 1965 to serve people over 65 or with certain disabilities.
What is Medicare?
A doctor who practices hospital medicine at night.
What is a Nocturnist?
In this peculiar neurological condition, one hand seems to take on a mind of its own, performing actions without the owner's intention.
What is Alien Hand Syndrome?