Household Meds
You might take this common over-the-counter pain reliever (known by the brand name Tylenol) to bring down a fever or soothe a headache.
What is Acetaminophen/Paracetamol?
These drugs (like Penicillin) kill bacteria, but they are completely useless against infections like the common cold.
What are Antibiotics?
This hollow, muscular organ acts as the main pump for your body's circulatory system.
What is the Heart?
The abbreviation "Rx" on a bottle stands for this everyday item issued by a doctor.
What is a Perscription?
If someone is bleeding from a small scrape, applying pressure and placing one of these adhesive strips (like a Band-Aid) helps protect the wound.
What is a Bandage?
This soothing pink liquid medicine is a go to for upset stomach, heartburn, and nausea.
What is Pepto-Bismol?
This hormone, produced by the pancreas, is taken by people with Type 1 diabetes to lower their blood sugar.
What is Insulin?
These two spongy organs in your chest fill with air to supply oxygen to your bloodstream.
Often called the "sunshine vitamin," your body produces this vitamin when exposed to sunlight to help build strong bones.
Vitamin D
This basic life-saving technique, known by the acronym CPR, uses hands-on chest compressions to keep blood flowing when someone's heart stops.
What is CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)?
Applying a dab of this ointment (like Neosporin) to a cut or scrape helps keep bacteria out.
What is Antibiotic Ointment?
In clinical drug trials, this term refers to an inactive pill given to a group of people to test if a real drug actually works.
What is Placebo Effect?
Measuring roughly 20 square feet on an adult, this is the largest organ of the human body.
What is the Skin?
This medical term refers to a severe, life-threatening allergic reaction that requires an immediate injection from an EpiPen.
What is Anaphylactic shock?
Unlike minor first-degree burns that only cause redness, a second-degree burn goes deeper and typically causes these fluid-filled bubbles to form.
What are Blisters?
Medications like Benadryl and Claritin belong to this class of drugs, which block the body's allergic response.
What are Antihistamines?
Found inside asthma rescue inhalers, this type of medication works by relaxing and opening up tight airways.
What is a Bronchodilator/Albuterol?
This organ metabolizes most medications and acts as your body's primary filtration plant for toxins.
What is the Liver?
On prescription bottles, "OTC" is short for this phrase, meaning you don't need a doctor's note to buy it.
What is Over The Counter
Often mounted on walls in public places, an AED is a portable electronic device used to deliver a shock to restart or fix the rhythm of a stopping heart.
What is an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)?
Long before it was sold in bottles, this famous pain reliever was originally made using compound extracts from willow tree bark.
What is Aspirin?
Originally discovered at a Wisconsin university research foundation as a rat poison, this widely prescribed drug is used as a blood thinner.
What is Warfarin/Coumadin?
These twin, bean-shaped organs filter liquid waste from blood to form urine and help manage blood pressure.
What are the Kidneys?
If a prescription label says to take a pill "BID", it means you should take it this many times per day.
What is twice a day?
The emergency acronym FAST (Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, Time) is used to quickly identify the warning signs of this blockage or bleed in the brain.
What is a Stroke?