Jobs in Healthcare
Vocabulary
Medical Conditions
Diseases
All About the MCAT
100

Focuses on the health of infants, children, and teenagers

What is a pediatrician?

100

CPR stands for...

What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation?

100
This disease is the focus of oncology

What is cancer?

100

Inability to control blood sugar

What is diabetes?

100

Designed to test your ability to think critically about a passage.

What is the CARS section of the MCAT?

200

Diagnoses and treats ocular conditions

What is an optometrist?

200

This S-word is defined as "a lateral curvature of the spine"

What is scoliosis?

200
The most frequently diagnosed cancer in men

What is prostate cancer?

200

Low blood pressure

What is hypotension?

200

A score of 132

What is the max score you can achieve on a single section of the MCAT?

300

Diagnoses and treats disorders of the foot, ankle, and leg

What is a podiatrist?

300

This common term for a cerebrovascular accident

What is a stroke?

300

People with this condition will take iron to conteract their lack of helathy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to the body's tissues 

What is anemia?

300

Stomach acid repeatedly flows back into esophagus

What is GERD/Acid Reflux/Gastroesophageal reflux disease?

300

A score of 500

What is the 50th percentile score on the MCAT?

400

Help patients who are mentally, emotionally, or physically disabled adjust to handicaps and regain abilities to perform daily living and self-care skills

What is an occupational therapist?

400

If a patient is AAO, they are...

What is awake, alert, and oriented?

400

Accounts for 64 percent of U.S. deaths along with heart disease and cancer

What is a stroke?

400

Inflamation of the heart muscle

What is myocarditis?

400

7.5 hours from start to finish

How long is the MCAT in its entirety?

500

Prepare and study human cell and tissue samples and to see if they contain disease

What is a cytotechnologist?

500

Child care experts use the term SIDS to shorten this tragic syndrome   

What is sudden infant death syndrome?

500

Leukemia suffers have to many of these infection-fighting cells in bone marrow

What are leukocytes?

500

Some areas of the body, such as fingers and toes, feel numb and cold in response to cold temperatures or stress

What is Raynaud’s disease?

500

The subject that has the least amount of question on the MCAT

What is Organic Chemistry?

M
e
n
u