Medical Diagnosis
A 20 yo F presents w/ coughing, congestion, and sore throat after working
What is a Common Cold?
The prefix "Brady-" means...
What is Slow?
The organ that filters your blood and produces urine
What are the Kidneys?
A doctor for children
What is a Pediatrician?
A device used to listen to the heartbeat and lung sounds
What is a Stethoscope?
A medical term for a sideways curvature of the spine which most commonly occurs in young adults during a growth spurt
What is Scoliosis?
The suffix "-itis" refers to
What is Inflammation?
The part of the brain that controls balance and coordination
What is the Cerebellum?
A primary care physician that helps people who are aging and manages conditions that primarily impact the elderly
What is a Geriatrician?
A device used to monitor electrical activity of the heart
What is an Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)?
According to the AHA, this is the first step in CPR
What is asking for help/additional resources?
A suffix that means surgical removal
What is "-ectomy"?
This area when excess fluid builds up, is called a pericardial effusion, this area is...
What is the Pericardium?
A physician that specializes in using medication to keep you from feeling pain during surgery
What is an Anesthesiologist?
A device used to measure blood oxygen saturation and heart rate
What is a Pulse Oximeter?
A 17 yo comes to the clinic complaining of fatigue, sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, and fever. Physical exam reveals an enlarged spleen. Rapid strep test is negative.
What is mononucleosis (Mono)?
The abbreviation CBC stands for
What is Complete Blood Count?
The paired, strap-like muscle in the neck that runs from the collarbone to the back of the head
What is the Sternocleidomastoid?
A doctor who specializes in the health of the female organs
What is a Gynecologist?
A device used to deliver an electrical shock to the heart to correct a life-threatening, irregular rhythm, such as V-fib
What is a Defibrillator?
A 58 yo M presents with facial drooping but is not experiencing slurred speech, difficulties with balance, or weakness in the extremities
What is Bell's Palsy?
The term that Myasthenia Gravis translates to
What is severe muscle weakness?
The smallest bone in the human body and its location
What are the Stapes in the Middle Ear?
A doctor who treats conditions involving the blood
What is a Hematologist?
A device that cleans the blood for people with failing kidneys
What is a Dialysis Machine?