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100

This long-running ABC medical drama follows surgeons at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

What is Grey’s Anatomy?

100

This Marvel character is a brilliant neurosurgeon who becomes the Sorcerer Supreme.

Who is Doctor Strange?

100

The hospital abbreviation “BP” refers to this vital sign.

What is blood pressure?

100

A physician who performs colonoscopies and treats Crohn’s disease likely practices this specialty.

What is gastroenterology?

200

This comedy medical show follows J.D. and Turk as young doctors navigating life and medicine.

What is Scrubs?

200

This movie starring Eddie Murphy follows a doctor who can talk to animals.

What is Dr. Dolittle?

200

When a patient’s chart says “NPO,” it means this.

What is nothing by mouth / no eating or drinking?

200

Dr. Shepherd from Grey’s Anatomy practices this surgical specialty.

What is neurosurgery?

300

This grumpy diagnostic genius is famous for solving rare medical mysteries and popping Vicodin.

Who is Dr. Gregory House?

300

This famous neurosurgeon was portrayed in the 2009 film Gifted Hands, later became the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and also ran for president in 2016.

Who is Dr. Ben Carson?

300

In hospitals, a “code blue” usually means this emergency.

What is cardiac or respiratory arrest?

300

A doctor specializing in diseases of the ear, nose, and throat practices this specialty, often abbreviated ENT.

What is otolaryngology?

400

In Grey’s Anatomy, this character is nicknamed “McDreamy.”

Who is Derek Shepherd?

400

This character from The Hangover claims to be a doctor but is actually a dentist.

Who is Stu Price?

400

An “intern” in a hospital is typically a doctor in this stage of training.

What is their first year of residency after medical school?

400

Instead of traditional surgery, doctors in this specialty treat conditions by guiding catheters and instruments through blood vessels using imaging like fluoroscopy or CT.

What is Interventional Radiology?

500

This long-running NBC medical drama takes place at Chicago’s fictional Gaffney Medical Center.

What is Chicago Med?

500

This doctor in Back to the Future invents the DeLorean time machine.

Who is Doc Brown (Dr. Emmett Brown)?

500

If a patient’s heart rhythm suddenly returns after treatment, doctors might say they achieved this.

What is ROSC (Return of Spontaneous Circulation)?

500

Doctors in this specialty focus on rehabilitation and restoring function after injuries such as spinal cord trauma.

What is physiatry?

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