TV Shows
A medical drama set in Seattle featuring Meredith Grey and surgical residents.
Grey’s Anatomy
This instrument is used to listen to heart and lung sounds.
Stethoscope
This chronic condition is characterized by the body's inability to regulate blood glucose levels due to insulin resistance or lack of insulin production
What is Diabetes Mellitus?
This body system protects the body from pathogens and foreign invaders using white blood cells, antibodies, and lymph nodes.
Immune System
A physician you would see if you had issues with your skin, acne, rashes, or suspicious moles.
Dermatologist
This sarcastic doctor solves rare diagnostic cases at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital.
House (House M.D.)
This handheld device allows doctors to look into the ear canal.
Otoscope
What is commonly known as the “Pirate’s Disease” and is cured by eating oranges?
Scurvy
What hormone is released by the pancreas after eating a meal to help lower blood glucose levels?
Insulin
A physician you would see if you had issues with your lungs, breathing, asthma, or chronic cough.
Pulmonologist
This long-running medical show takes place in the emergency department of County General Hospital.
ER
This instrument is used to visualize the back of the eye and retina.
Ophthalmoscope
This yellowing of the skin and eyes is a sign of high bilirubin levels, often indicating issues with the liver or gallbladder.
What is jaundice?
Which part of the heart initiates the electrical impulse that triggers a heartbeat?
SA node
A physician you would see if you had issues with your brain, nerves, seizures, or chronic migraines.
Neurologist
This comedy medical series follows the lives of interns J.D., Turk, and Elliot.
Scrubs
This device measures the oxygen saturation level in a patient’s blood using light through the fingertip.
Pulse oximeter
This "thunderclap" headache is often described by patients as "the worst headache of my life," indicating a possible subarachnoid hemorrhage.
What is a brain bleed/hemorrhagic stroke?
During exercise, what is the primary factor that stimulates an increase in breathing rate?
Elevated carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels in the blood
A physician you would see if you had issues with hormones, thyroid problems, diabetes, or metabolism.
Endocrinologist
This Korean medical drama (later adapted internationally) follows five doctors who formed a band in medical school while working at Yulje Medical Center.
Hospital Playlist
This instrument measures blood pressure using an inflatable cuff.
Sphygmomanometer
This autoimmune disease is characterized by the body’s immune system attacking the myelin sheath of the central nervous system, leading to varied neurological symptoms.
What is Multiple Sclerosis?
Which hormone, released by the adrenal cortex, regulates sodium and water reabsorption in the kidneys to maintain blood pressure?
Aldosterone
A physician you would see if you had issues with your kidneys, electrolyte balance, or needed dialysis.
Nephrologist