Medical Jargon
Who's that Doctor?
Medical History
Diagnosis This! 2
Infectious Disease
100
Use an EpiPen if you develop throat swelling, known as this condition, after getting stung by a bee.
Anaphylaxis
100
Want 20/20 vision? Go to this doctor for LASIK surgery!
Ophthalmologist
100
Jonas Salk developed the first vaccine against this illness that afflicted Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Polio
100
13 year old with shortness of breath after cleaning a dusty attic.
Asthma attack
100
Be sure to get your vaccines or stepping on a rusty nail can give you this illness, resulting in severe rigidity and difficulty breathing.
Tetanus
200
Ecchymosis is the medical term for this common injury.
Bruise
200
These doctors help deliver babies!
Obstetrician
200
This man, the head of the NIH, was critical to our nation's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anthony Fauci
200
A 15 year old is found unresponsive, shaking, and biting their tongue.
Seizure
200
Varicella zoster, the virus that causes this infection, used to be a frequent cause of rash and fever in young children before vaccination became common.
Chickenpox
300
Syncope, also known as this, can happen after a scare, dehydration, or having an irregular heartbeat.
Fainting
300
These surgeons treat kidney and bladder cancers and recurrent urinary tract infections.
Urologists
300
Wilhelm Roentgen invented this technique to allow us to see inside the human body.
X-ray
300
An overweight 35 year old with frequent urination, skin infections, and protein in the urine.
Diabetes
300
Be sure to use bug spray when walking through the woods to prevent this illness spread by ticks, result in a target-like rash.
Lyme disease
400
This is the medical term for a heart rate above 100 bpm.
What is tachycardia?
400
This doctor deals with hormones, diabetes, and more!
Endocrinologist
400
Rosalind Franklin, whose work in this technique was central to understanding the structure of DNA
X-ray crystallography
400
A 7 year old boy with enlarged spleen, painful swollen fingers, and abnormal red blood cells.
Sickle cell disease
400
Severe weakness and difficulty breathing can result from ingesting improperly canned foods in this condition.
Botulism
500
Used to support people when their heart stops, CPR stands for this lifesaving procedure.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
500
Don't ask me to spell it! Go to these doctors to have your tonsils removed if you have frequent infections or bad snoring.
Otolaryngologist
500
The first woman in America to earn a medical degree, graduating at the top of her class
Elizabeth Blackwell
500
A 30 year old woman with blurry vision, weakness, and tingling/numbness that moves to different parts of the body.
Multiple sclerosis
500
Contrary to popular belief, bats are the most common vector in the U.S. for this fatal disease that causes paralysis and fear of drinking water.
Rabies