Mental Health
Healthcare Pioneers
Vital Signs
EKG
LCHS Teachers
100

This condition involves alternating episodes of mania and depression, once called manic‑depressive illness.

Bipolar disorder
100

This woman was called “The Lady with the Lamp.”

Florence Nightingale

100

This term describes the pressure in the arteries when the heart is resting between beats.

Diastolic pressure

100

This wave represents atrial depolarization on the EKG.

P-Wave

100

This friendly teacher recently moved to B hallway.

Ms. Simien

200

The three primary stress responses are fight, flight, and this third reaction.

Freeze

200

This American nurse founded the American Red Cross.

Clara Barton

200

This term describes abnormally slow breathing, typically fewer than 12 breaths per minute in adults.

Bradypnea

200

This complex represents ventricular depolarization.

QRS complex

200

This drama queen has previously spent time on a movie set.

Ms. Gipson

300

This neurotransmitter is most strongly linked to mood regulation and is often targeted by antidepressants.

Serotonin

300

This British surgeon promoted antiseptic techniques using carbolic acid.  He probably would have used mouthwash too.

Joseph Lister

300

This device is commonly used to measure oxygen saturation in the blood.

Pulse oximeter

300

This interval, measured from the beginning of the P wave to the beginning of the QRS complex, reflects atrial conduction to the ventricles.

PR interval

300

This math teacher gets his steps in during class.

Mr. Babu

400

This ancient Greek physician is often called the “Father of Medicine” and wrote about melancholia.

Hippocrates

400

This Renaissance artist and scientist created detailed drawings of the human body.

Leonardo da Vinci

400

This site is considered the most accurate for measuring core body temperature.

Rectal
400

This natural pacemaker of the heart initiates the electrical impulse seen as the P wave.

Sinoatrial (SA) node

400

Her favorite thing to do is read and dance.

Ms. Dei

500

This disorder is characterized by intrusive memories, avoidance behaviors, and hyperarousal following a traumatic event.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

500

Jonas Salk developed this vaccine.

Polio

500

This term describes difficulty breathing, often reported as “shortness of breath.”

Dyspnea

500

This standard number of leads is used in a full diagnostic EKG.

12 lead

500
This teacher dislikes children.

Ms. Lobitz

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