Anatomy & Physiology
What is keratin?
This procedure describes the removal of the appendix.
What is an appendectomy?
This type of specialist treats cancer, like Robert Sean Leonard in the American drama series "House".
What is an oncologist?
This ancient Greek physician is often credited as the "Father of Medicine", and doctors still swear an oath named after him to this day.
Who is Hippocrates?
Before calling 911 or taking any action at all, this is the very first think you should check when you are checking on someone who may be having a medical emergency, such as a heart attack.
What is the scene's safety?
The dysfunction of this protein causes DMD
What is dystrophin?
This medical prefix describes the eyelid.
What is the blepharo?
Found in both community drugstores and hospitals, this licensed healthcare professional is an expert on medications, responsible for accurately filling prescriptions and counseling patients on drug safety
What is a pharmacist?
In 1928, Alexander Flemming took notice of a mold that in his expirements was killing bacteria effectively, leading to the development of this life saving class of drugs.
What are antibiotics?
In CPR, this is the recommended rate of compressions in beats per minute, also the tempo of hits such as the Bee Gee's "Staying Alive" and Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust".
What is 100 to 120 BPM?
These bones make up the wrist.
What are the carpal bones?
This condition is characterized by an extra finger.
What is polydactyly?
This healthcare professional provides emergency care on the scene and transports patients to the hospital.
What is an EMT?
Before germ theory was well established disease was believed to be caused by bad air, leading to the naming of this disease that in Italian literally means bad air.
What is malaria?
This technique for when someone is chocking involves sharp, upward thrusts just below the ribcage to dislodge an object.
What is the Heimlich Maneuver?
What is the retina?
The medical term cholelithiasis refers to this, the formation of which can be likened to a pearl.
What is a gallstone?
This specialist uses advanced machinery to take images of patients, such as X-rays, MRIs, and CAT scans.
What is a radiologist?
This 18th century Englishman developed the first vaccine after noticing that milkmaids didn't get smallpox.
Who is Edward Jenner
If someone is having a seizure, bystanders are often told not to do these two things.
What is holding them down or putting something in their mouth?
What is glucagon?
Pheochromocytoma affects these glands.
What are the adrenal glands?
This clinical professional's job is to draw blood from patients for testing, transfusions, and donations.
What is a phlebotomist?
Civil War nurse Clara Barton founded the American chapter of this organization, which was initially founded in Geneva, Switzerland by Henry Dunant.
What is the Red Cross
This is commonly referred to as the "golden hour in emergency medicine".