Neurology
A person suddenly develops facial drooping, arm weakness and slurred speech. What emergency should you suspect?
Stroke
Here she comes! What is the full name of the virus that causes COVID-19?
SARS-CoV-2
Tennis elbow actually involves which type of structure: bone, muscle or tendon?
Tendon
According to Greek mythology, which organ of Prometheus’ was eaten by an eagle every day as punishment from Zeus? (hint: it’s regenerative!)
Liver
Before it inspired the differently-spelled name of a smash hit medical TV drama, what book by a man, first name Henry, served as the go-to reference material for people trying to learn human anatomy?
Grey's Anatomy
From the Greek word amugdale, which means “almond,” what’s the medical term for the pair of nuclei set deep in the brain’s temporal lobes that help us make choices, deal with our feelings, and remember stuff?
Amygdala
From a Latin word that can mean "changing" or "diverse," what 9-letter "V" word is the medical term for chickenpox?
Varicella
To the nearest hundred, how many bones are in the human body?
200 (206)
You are stricken down with coeliac disease! What specifically can you not eat, and give an example of a food with this?
Gluten - bread, pastries, pasta
Name that disease! What disease does Selena Gomez have?
Lupus
Name any two lobes of the human brain :)
Frontal, Temporal, Parietal, Occipital
You have contracted tuberculosis :( what is the older name for TB that referred to the disease’s wasting away of the body?
Consumption
What is the longest bone in the human body?
Femur
Disease alert! How many types of hepatitis strains are there?
5 (A to E!)
For the chronically online: name five medical TV shows!
Grey's Anatomy, Scrubs, The Pitt, House, The Good Doctor, New Amsterdam, etc. etc.
Your patient has fallen and hit their head! You are worried about a brain haemorrhage. What kind of imaging do you order?
CT Brain
Bearing the name of an African river, which mosquito-borne disease first appeared in the US in 1999?
West Nile virus
Oh no! You are playing AFL and someone bashes in your knee. You hear a loud pop and immediately cannot put weight on that knee. What ligament did you tear?
ACL
It’s Ozempic season! Ozempic and Wegovy are GLP-1 receptor agonists that are mainly used to treat what chronic medical condition?
Type 2 Diabetes
Stephen Hawking cheated on his wife. What disease did he have? ALTERNATIVELY: in which year did he pass away?
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), died in 2018
What is the name of the disorder that causes involuntary, irregular, nonrepetitive movements of limbs, neck, head, face? (hint: it is a metro station)
Sydenham Chorea
Check your news! A long-nosed fur seal in Beachport, South Australia, tested positive for this disease, marking Australia's first mainland mammal case. A dead dolphin on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula also tested positive. What disease is this?
Bird flu (avian influenza)
You fall and break your wrist. In the emergency department, you hear people refer to your injury as a 'FOOSH' injury. What does this stand for?
FOOSH: Fall On Out-Stretched Hand
Gastroenterology is derived from three Ancient Greek root words: gastēr, enteron, and logia. What do these three words mean?
gastro- (from gastēr, γαστήρ): meaning "stomach" or "belly"
entero- (from enteron, ἔντερον): meaning "intestine"
-logy (from logia, λογία / logos, λόγος): meaning "the study of" or "science"
QuantBioRes, a company experimenting with electromagnetic resonance to treat viruses, acquired in 2022 a major shareholder in which tennis player, winner of several Grand Slam titles?
Novak Djokovic