Surgical
Ectomy refers to
Surgical removal of an organ
What is the leading cause of death in America?
Coronary Artery Disease
Hemoptysis
Coughing up blood
Which TA served in the military?
Dabniel
A patient has the following symptoms: fever, productive cough, infiltrates on the X-ray, and junky sounds in the lungs upon auscultation.
Pneumonia
Burr Holes refer to
Trephination, or drilling holes in the skull to relieve intracranial pressure
Agents of disease
Pathogens
AAA
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Which TA lived in Spain for a year?
Mare
A patient presents with the following symptoms: redness in one eye and discharge from the eye. What is their diagnosis?
Pink Eye/
Acute Conjunctivitis
What is a Whipple procedure?
Removal of all or part of the pancreas
What type of diabetes is congenital in children?
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
What is the abnormal enlargement of the liver called?
Hepatomegaly
Which TA has a cat named CAT?
Kabita
A patient has the following symptoms: headache, severe neck pain, fever, and neck stiffness
Meningitis
What is a thoracotomy?
Insertion of a chest tube
What heart rhythm is described as “irregularly irregular?”
Atrial Fibrillation
SOB
Shortness of Breath
Which TA was a competitive archer?
Kate
A pediatric patient has the following symptoms: pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen, fever, and rebound tenderness
Appendicitis
What is a CABG?
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft is open heart surgery
Name one blood-thinning medication?
Eliquis, Pradaxa, Lixiana, Xarelto, Coumadin
How do you describe chest pain that worsens with deep inhalation?
Pleuritic
Which TA has a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?
Sam
A patient has the following symptoms : left sided, crushing chest pain that radiates to the left arm, shortness of breath, and diaphoresis
Acute Myocardial Infarction