commonly known as a “brain surgeon”
Neurosurgeon
Used for initial incision and cutting tissue. Consists of a blade and a handle. Surgeons often refer to the instrument by its blade number.
Scalpel
The largest organ in the human body
Skin
This basic vital signs monitor, used to check blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen levels, costs around this much.
What is $1,000–$3,000?
Health professionals who are experts in nutrition and the human diet
Dietitian
Also called locking forceps, these are ratcheted instruments used to hold tissue or objects, or provide hemostasis. Can be traumatic or atraumatic
Clamps
An organ that filters blood and waste products such as urea and creatinine, to form liquid waste
Kidneys
A hospital-grade infusion pump (related to IV), which delivers fluids or medications to patients, costs about this much per unit.
What is $1,200–$4,000?
perform medical exams using X-rays on patients to create images of specific parts of the body
Radiologist
Handheld, pincer-like instruments used to grasp, hold, or extract objects or tissues.
Forceps
Specific Name for Red Blood Cells
Erythrocytes
This ultrasound machine, used for imaging organs and pregnancies, costs about this much.
What is $80,000 to $200,000?
work with people with mental, emotional, or addictive disorders
Psychiatrist
A handheld or table-mounted instrument used to hold open the edges of a surgical incision or wound.
Retractor
Essential Lymphatic Organ
Spleen
A CT scanner, which takes detailed images of the body, can cost this much.
What is $500,000 and $2.5 million?
deliver direct patient care and act as an advocate and health educator for patients, families, and communities
Nurse
A tool with a sharp, scoop-shaped tip used to scrape or remove tissue or debris from a body cavity.
Curette
The basic contractile unit of muscle fiber
Sarcomere
This advanced MRI machine, one of the most expensive pieces of hospital equipment, can cost this much.
What is $1 million and $3 million?