Internal Medicine
This is the most common symptom of anemia.
What is fatigue?
This is the name for the tool surgeons use to cut during an operation.
What is a scalpel?
This common childhood vaccine protects against measles, mumps, and rubella.
What is the MMR vaccine?
An outbreak of disease that spreads worldwide.
What is a pandemic?
This is the term for persistent sadness lasting at least two weeks, often accompanied by loss of interest and fatigue.
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
This organ produces insulin.
What is the pancreas?
This surgical procedure removes the appendix.
What is an appendectomy?
This sign, characterized by drawing up of the legs and crying, suggests abdominal pain and is commonly seen in infants with intestinal obstruction.
What is colic (or intussusception)?
Health screenings are a key aspect of this prevention measure.
What is secondary prevention?
The main neurotransmitter implicated in schizophrenia.
What is dopamine?
This blood pressure reading is considered hypertensive in adults.
What is 140/90 mmHg or higher?
This color drain, named after two surgeons, is used to remove fluid after surgery.
What is a Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain?
This genetic disorder, screened for at birth, can lead to intellectual disability if untreated and requires a special diet low in phenylalanine.
What is Phenylketonuria?
The majority of unintentional deaths in children.
What are motor vehicle crashes?
This defense mechanism involves attributing one’s unacceptable feelings to someone else.
What is projection?
This test measures average blood sugar over about three months.
What is hemoglobin A1c?
This test checks for blood in the stool after abdominal surgery.
What is a fecal occult blood test?
What developmental stage is a 9 month old?
What is Trust vs. Mistrust?
The epidemiology triangle consists of 3 items
What is the environment, agent, and host?
This medication class is preferred for treating ADHD in children.
What are stimulants?
This word describes chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart.
What is angina?
This is the term for tissue death caused by lack of blood supply, sometimes seen after bowel surgery.
What is gangrene?
The condition in which all the formed elements of the blood are simultaneously depressed.
What is aplastic anemia?
The probability statement about the association between a particular disease and a specific risk factor.
What is an odds ratio?
This rare psychiatric syndrome involves the belief that familiar people have been replaced by impostors.
What is Capgras Syndrome?