so you like school?
This is how much I need to do:
4 years undergrad
DAT exam
DMD degree
What is a dentist?
This procedure uses sound waves to create images of organs and babies
what is an ultrasound?
This is the only part of the body with no blood supply — it gets oxygen directly from the air.
What is the cornea?
The prefix “brady–” means this.
What is slow?
He discovered penicillin in 1928, changing the course of infection treatment forever.
Who is Alexander Fleming?
This is how much I need to do:
4 years undergrad
1000+ patient care hours
2-3 graduate degree
Pass the PANCE
What is a PA?
This test uses x-rays to create images of bones and organs
What is an x-rays
This organ can regenerate itself even if as little as 25% remains.
What is the liver?
The term “tachycardia” refers to this condition.
What is a fast heart rate?
The first successful vaccine was developed to prevent this deadly disease.
What is smallpox?
This is how much I need to do:
4 years undergrad
Pass NCLEX-RN exam
a tube with a camera is inserted into the digestive tract to look for problem
The average nurse walks this many miles during a 12-hour shift.
What is 4–5 miles?
The suffix “–ectomy” means this type of procedure.
What is surgical removal?
This nurse became known as “The Lady with the Lamp.”
Who is Florence Nightingale?
This is how much I need to do:
Associate of applied Science from MLT program
ASCP board certification
What is Medical Lab?
this test checks heart activity using electrodes on the chcest
what is an EKG or ECG
This vital organ beats around 100,000 times a day.
What is the heart?
The term “hepatomegaly” refers to the enlargement of this organ.
What is the liver?
The world’s first heart transplant was performed by this surgeon in 1967.
Who is Dr. Christiaan Barnard?
This is how much I need to do:
4 years undergrad
MCAT exam
4 years medical school
USMLE/COMPLEX
Residency
what is an MRI
This “medical pioneer” invented the stethoscope because he was uncomfortable putting his ear on female patients.
Who is René Laennec?
The word “neurology” is made of roots meaning these two things.
What are “nerve” and “study of”?
This scientist accidentally discovered X-rays while experimenting with cathode rays.
Who is Wilhelm Röntgen?