Medicine in Pop culture
Who is Dr. Stephen Strange (accept Dr. Strange)
A 2023 Cochrane review concluded that cranberry is effective for preventing this condition in most populations
What are urinary tract infections?
The prefix xantho- comes from Greek for this color
What is yellow?
What is tachycardia? (should be bradycardia in Cushing triad)
This actor played Dr. John Carter in the medical drama ER and now is the star of the similar medical drama, The Pitt
Who is Noah Wylie?
Known scientifically as Hypericum perforatum, this herbal agent has been used for over 2,000 years to treat depression
What is St. John's wort?
The word toxin derives from a Greek term that implies a substance being applied to this type of weapon
What is bow/arrow?
A famous Alfred Hitchcock movie; or a false sensation of spinning or movement
What is vertigo?
What is high blood pressure? (should be hypotension for Beck's triad)
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome is a neurological condition causing distortions in visual perception, making people or objects feel much larger or smaller than they are, named after the book by this author
Who is Lewis Carroll?
The ripe berries of this small palm tree native to the southeastern United States are often used as a supplement to treat BPH and hair loss
What is saw palmetto?
What is a mouse?
An emergency roadside assistance service; or a widening of the one of the body's primary blood vessels
What is AAA?
What is easy bleeding/bruising? (should be easily clotting/hypercoagulable for Virchow triad)
This popular comedian and actor famous for roles in The Hangover and Community, earned his M.D. at the UNC School of Medicine and trained in internal medicine prior to his big break in show biz
Who is Ken Jeong?
Mitragynine, the primary active substance in Kratom, acts as a partial agonist to these biochemical receptors
What are mu opioid?
This medical term, if translated literally from the Greek, would mean "born from a physician"
What is iatrogenesis/iatrogenic? (iatros = physician, genic/genesis = "born/birth")
A king; or a disease characterized by enlarged lymph nodes and associated with HHV-8
What is Castleman?
What is right lower quadrant pain? (should be right upper quadrant pain in Charcot's triad)
What are infectious disease and nephrology?
Maybe Santa Claus should reach over to the Christmas tree to help treat his IBS, as l-menthol, the active ingredient in this oil, blocks calcium channels in gut smooth muscle to stop painful spasms
What is peppermint?
The literal translation of this micro-organism from it's Latin scientific name would be "a shining white that becomes white"
What is candida albicans?
A mathematical entity defined by a magnitude (size) and direction; or a carrier that transmits an infectious pathogen
What is a vector
What is PCL? (Should be ACL for unhappy triad)