History of Medicine
What is the old practice of removing blood, sometimes via leeches, called?
bloodletting
What technique should you use on someone that is choking?
Heimlich Manuever
Name 3 diseases/conditions that have no known cure
ALS/Alzheimer's/diabetes/AIDS/HIV/Parkinson's/rabies
What field of medicine might you encounter childbirth in?
OBGYN
What is our largest organ by surface area and weight?
skin
Who are the three that won a Nobel Prize in 1962 for discovering the structure of DNA?
Francis Crick, James Watson, and Maurice Wilkins
honorable mention: Rosaline Franklins
Which step of CPR is the most critical?
compressions
What is the medical term for excessive sweating?
Diaphoresis
What field of medicine treats cancer?
oncology
What is the strongest and largest bone in our body?
femur
Who is the Father of Modern (Western) Medicine?
Hippocrates
What incurable virus is spread through an animal bite?
rabies
What is the difference between cardiac arrest and a heart attack?
Heart attack: coronary artery blocked, blood supply and oxygen to heart lost
Cardiac arrest: irregular heart pumping and breathing
(British Heart Foundation)
A nephrologist treats which organ?
kidneys
What structure is our brain's "relay station"?
thalamus
Who is the Founder of Modern (Western) Nursing?
Florence Nightingale
What is a life-threatening allergic reaction called?
anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock
What is the phobia of doctors or medical tests?
latrophobia
What field of medicine treats the foot and ankle?
podiatry
Which organism within the human body does not grow since birth?
the eyeball
The earliest form of anesthesia was not used by a doctor, but by a ____?
dentist William T.G. Morton
Which OTC medication may be administered to someone experiencing an opioid overdose?
Narcan/Naloxone
What is the medical term for a nosebleed?
Epistaxis
What might you see a rheumatologist for?
musculoskeletal disorders, autoimmune conditions
including arthritis
What body part continues to grow throughout a person's life?
nose, ears