Mother Knows Best (or Doesn't!)
Everyone Poops
Brainiacs
Drugs That Start with "S"
One-a-Day
100
"I know the medicine tastes bad. Here, take a spoonful of this."
What is sugar.
100
These are responsible for causing most cases of acute infectious diarrhea.
Viruses
100
These three portions of the brain constitute its major divisions.
What are the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem.
100
This acts by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase and is among a class of the most widely prescribed drugs
What is simvastatin
100
A deficiency of this vitamin can cause night blindness.
What is vitamin A.
200
"Oh my! If you have that during your pregnancy, the baby will be really hairy!"
What is acid reflux.
200
A chronic, idiopathic inflammatory disease that can affect any part of the GI tract was first described in 1932 by this NYC physician.
Dr. Burrill B. Crohn
200
This allows the brain to remain suspended in the skull.
What is the cerebral spinal fluid (or CSF).
200
This forms a protective coating that protects the gastric lining against peptic acid, pepsin, and bile salts
What is sucralfate
200
This vitamin acts on fatty-acid transport, aides the synthesis of norepinephrine and collagen, assists with prostaglandin metabolism.
What is vitamin C.
300
"Place these on your eyes, they'll help reduce your wrinkles."
What are cucumbers.
300
These two species of probiotics may help in the treatment of infectious diarrhea.
Lactobacillus GG and Saccharomyces boulardii
300
These carry sensory information up the spinal cord and conduct motor impulses down the spinal cord.
What are the spinal tracts.
300
This drug competes with aldosterone for receptor sites in the distal renal tubules
What is spironolactone.
300
This mineral is associated with the most common genetic disease in Caucasians.
What is iron.
400
"Don't go into that hot tub, Johnny! I want grandkids some day and you could lower your you-know-what!"
What is sperm count.
400
This condition presents with the rapid onset of severe periumbilical abdominal pain, in association with nausea and vomiting, usually with a benign abdominal exam and more commonly in patients with atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, or peripheral vascular disease.
What is acute mesenteric ischemia.
400
This vascular system within the brain is the most common site of an ischemic stroke.
What is the anterior circulation.
400
This specific drug is a part of a class of medicines so named because it increases the availability of glucose, as well as influences the metabolism of proteins and fats. It's primarily used to decrease the inflammatory and immune responses.
What is solu-medrol.
400
This syndrome, associated with thiamine deficiency, affects the central nervous system and is manifested by nystagmus, diplopia, ataxia, and short-term memory loss.
What is Wernicke's encephalopathy.
500
"Sweetie, take this box of Kleenex on your honeymoon, in case you get this."
What is Honeymoon (Postcoital) Rhinitis.
500
This syndrome results in abrupt, severe retching and vomiting followed by excruciating retrosternal chest and upper abdominal pain, often in association with heavy alcohol consumption.
What is Boerhaave's syndrome (or effort rupture of the esophagus).
500
This is known as the "gateway to the cerebral cortex", as nearly all information going to the cerebrum passes by way its synapses.
What is the thalamus.
500
This inhibits the synthesis of folic acid, which is required for the biosynthesis of DNA, RNA, and proteins.
What is sulfamethoxazole.
500
Supplementation of these vitamins is not necessary for most adults who eat a balanced diet and get regular sun exposure or drink vitamin D–fortified dairy products
What are all of them!
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