Name that Health Center
This location is somewhere you go with big medical emergencies like a broken bone or high, persistent fever.
What is the Emergency Room/Emergency Department?
This illness is defined by respiratory (breathing) issues, high fever, and body aches. This illness usually is most common in the fall and winter.
What is the flu?
This is the name of the person you should ask if you have questions about the medication you are taking.
What is a Pharmacist?
This is who you go see for your yearly check ups and vaccines. You can also see this person when you are sick with non-emergency issues.
What is your Primary Care Physician?
A substance that stimulates antibody production (immune system response) to provide immunity against disease. Can be in an injection or aerosol format.
What is a vaccine?
This location is somewhere you go with minor medical issues or emergencies like vomiting or a strained ankle.
What is Urgent Care?
Help! I ate something bad and about three hours (to 3 days later) my stomach hurts, I am nauseous, and I am throwing up. What illness do I have?
What is Food Poisoning?
In abbreviated terms, this is called TBSP. You might see this word on liquid medication directions
What is Tablespoon?
This person is a doctor that reads X-rays when someone breaks their bones or is sick
What is a Radiologist?
A broken bone or broken cartilage
What is a fracture?
This is where you go to get your yearly checkups and vaccines. You can also go here with an appointment when you are sick.
What is a Doctor's Office/Primary Care Physician?
This disease is chronic, and happens when a person's body cannot regulate their insulin correctly. There are three types: Type 1, Type 2, and Gestational.
What is diabetes?
In abbreviated terms, this is called TSP. You might see this word on liquid medication directions
What is Teaspoon?
This person is a doctor that helps people with heart issues
What is a cardiologist?
This word means stitches to doctors
What are sutures?
This is a big building that usually has a lot of medical offices in it. Some examples of what can be here are Primary Care, Cardiology, Emergency Department, Surgery, and Cancer Treatment among many other things!
What is a Hospital?
This chronic disease occurs when cells (the body's building blocks) multiply too quickly and spread around the body.
This word on the prescription bottle means how many times you can go back to the doctor/pharmacist to get the same medication
This person is a doctor that helps people with skin and cosmetic issues like acne or moles
What is a dermatologist?
This word means the act of breathing
What is respiration
This organization works to promote public health and can provide low-cost vaccines, disease testing, and social services to the public
What is the health department?
Help! I was bitten by a bat and I am starting to feel crazy, afraid of water, and spasming. What disease do I have?
What is Rabies?
Should you ever take a medicine that is not prescribed (told by the doctor) to you?
NO!
This type of person is a doctor that works with children
What is a pediatrician?
SUPER CHALLENGE! This is the doctor word for heart attack.
What is myocardial infarction?