Math in Health
How many milliliters (mL) in a liter (L)?
One Thousand (1000)
What do you call a living organism that can spread an infectious agent, causing humans to become infected?
Vector
Who founded the profession of nursing by caring for soldiers and creating a strict standard of behavior and ethics?
Florence Nightingale
What crime has been committed when someone touches someone without their consent (or a health care work treats a patient without the consent)?
Battery
What is the tube between the mouth and the stomach?
The esophagus
Convert this Roman Numeral to an Arabic one: CXVI
One twenty-six, (126)
What is the machine that uses high pressure steam to sterilize surgical tools?
Autoclave
What scientist first isolated radium, and became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the first person to win two Nobel Prizes, and the only person to have one a Nobel Prize in two different sciences (one in chemistry and one in physics)?
Marie Curie
What kind of crime is committed when someone violates criminal law, and is subject to punishment greater than 1 year in prison?
Felony
What are the tubes between the kidneys and the urinary bladder?
Ureters
Using PEMDAS, calculate (2+42)/9
Two (2)
What is the word for the design of equipment for the workplace that minimizes fatigue and maximizes productivity?
Ergonomics
Why was Dolly, the sheep, so famous?
She was the first ever cloned mammal
What is it called when a healthcare provider has a duty to act, does not provide care up to medical standards, and the patient is harmed by that failure?
Sphincter
Add the following fractions: 3/4 + 1/3
13/12
What New York City work disaster in 1911 caused the formation of O.S.H.A (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)?
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
When was the Affordable Care Act signed?
2010
What law passed in 1996 in the U.S.A. ensures that health information remains confidential and is only communicated to authorized people/organizations?
HIPAA
What chamber of the heart first receives that oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins?
The left atrium
What is the equivalent of 37 degrees Celsius, in Fahrenheit?
98.6 degrees F
What animal vector transmits Toxoplasmosis to humans?
Cats
When was the human genome sequencing completed?
2003
Which law requires that health care providers arrange for and pay for interpreters as needed for patients who do not speak English?
Name the three segments of the small intestine.
The Duodenum, the Ileum and the Jejunum