Medical Careers
A healthcare professional that assists doctors during surgeries by preparing the operating room and sterilizing instruments
What is a Surgical Technologist?
The most frequently diagnosed cancer in men
What is prostate cancer?
The part of the body where an EpiPen is recommended to be administered during an allergic reaction
What is the thigh?
The definition of the prefix “mono”
What is “one” or “single”?
A tool used to perform apical pulse measurements (heart beats)
Stethoscope
A trained specialist that performs ultrasounds to help diagnose medical conditions
What is a Sonographer?
Along with heart disease and cancer, ______ accounts for 64 percent of U.S deaths
What is a stroke?
You would turn a person on their side and clear the surrounding area if a person is having a ______
What is a seizure?
The definition of the prefix “Gastr/o”
What is “Stomach”?
A medical tool used to inject or withdraw fluids.
What is a “Syringe”?
A type of nurse that has advanced training and is allowed to diagnose conditions and prescribe medications
What is a Nurse practitioner (NP)?
Leukemia sufferers have to many ______
What are leukocytes/white blood cells?
The most predominant physical sign of a stroke and often determined by asking the person to smile
What is facial drooping?
The definition of the prefix “Hyster/o”
What is “Uterus”?
A device that applies an electrical current to the heart to restore a normal heartbeat.
What is a “Defibrillator”?
A medical professional that helps patients recover movement to manage pain after an injury or surgery
What is a Physical therapist (PT)?
The main disease focused in oncology
What is cancer?
A _____ is used to stop the bleeding in a severely open wound
What is a tourniquet?
The definition of the prefix “Encephal/o”
What is “Brain”?
DAILY DOUBLE!!! A handheld device used to examine the interior structures of the eye to detect any abnormalities.
What is an “Ophthalmoscope”?
A highly specialized doctor who focuses on the treatment of diseases related to the endocrine system, such as diabetes
What is a Endocrinologist?
A hereditary blood defect that is known as “the royal disease”
What is hemophilia?
The recommended rate of compressions per minute to administer CPR
What is 100-120 compressions per minute
The definition of the prefix “Chondri”
What is “Cartilidge”?
This tool is used to detect high blood pressure and can be used to diagnose a range of medical conditions, including: Diabetes; Arterial plaque, etc.
What is a “Sphygmomanometer”?