Medicine
The National Cancer Institute says this decrease or disappearance of symptoms may be partial or complete
What is remission?
Adults have 3 sets of these; the third ones are also called wisdom teeth
What are molars?
An ill-fitting cuff may make this free test at the drugstore less accurate so the store will sell you a home monitor
What is blood pressure?
Dogs should never eat these Hawaiian nuts as they contain a toxin that can affect the nervous system
What are macadamia nuts?
Nurses should never us White-Out on this unusual 5-letter word for a record of a patient's care
What is a chart?
A contusion is a fancy name for one of these from Old English for to crush
What is a bruise?
Made of plastic porcelain or gold these replacements cover an entire tooth
What is a crown/cap?
Bayer says in 1897 Felix Hoffmann first synthesized this pain reliever used in low doses today to prevent heart attacks
What is Aspirin?
This incredible vet has his own TV series on Nat Geo Wild that follows his practice in Central Michigan's farm country
Who is Dr. Jan Pol?
Intermittent infusion is a common type of this procedure also called a drip
What is an IV?
Latin for poison it's a submicroscopic agent infecting living organisms & causing disease
What is a virus?
It's the science of correcting or straightening teeth
What is orthodontia (orthodontics)?
It's a change in a drug's effect when a second medication is taken too; the Warfarin-Acetaminophen one can be dangerous
What is a drug interaction?
Animal diseases that can be transmitted to humans are called zoonoses & include psittacosis also called this fever
What is parrot fever?
3 of the 4 vital signs to be monitored according to the Illustrated Manual of Nursing Practice
What is (3 of) temperature, pulse, blood pressure, & respiration?
In 1816 French physician Rene Laennec fashioned the first one of these instruments from a hollow wooden tube
What is a stethoscope?
Term for a permanent false tooth a dentist puts in to close a gap
Term for a pharmacy that makes up individualized batches for patients who can't use a big pharma product
What is a compounding pharmacy?
Navicular disease usually refers to lameness in this animal's foreleg
What is a horse?
The U.S. has about 7200 nurse-these helping women through pregnancy & delivery
What are nurse-midwives?
During a tonsillectomy the surgeon may also remove this mass of lymphoid tissue behind the nose
What are the adenoids?
Its speed is about 300000-400000 revolutions per minute
What is the drill?
Many New Yorkers get their meds from the chain started in 1960 between 2 downtown streets: Duane & this one
What is Reade?
Fever is a sign of this disease caused by parvovirus in cats & by paramixovirus in dogs
What is distemper?
Tell a patient using this metal frame to advance it at intervals of around 6 inches -- & don't forget the tennis balls
What is a walker?