Anatomy & Physiology
This is the largest organ in the human body.
What is Skin?
This common condition is characterized by high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period.
What is Diabetes Mellitus?
In Grey’s Anatomy, the hospital was originally named after this city.
What is Seattle?
This is the standard ratio of chest compressions to breaths in CPR for an adult.
What is 30 to 2?
This the study of fingerprints for identification.
What is dactyloscopy?
These tiny air sacs in the lungs are where the actual exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs.
What is Alveoli?
If a patient presents with "rebound tenderness" in the lower right abdomen, they likely have this.
What is Appendicitis?
In House, M.D., Dr. House’s specialty is Infectious Disease, but he is also a world-renowned expert in this, the study and diagnosis of disease through the examination of organs and tissues.
What is Nephrology?
This device is used to deliver an electric shock to the heart to restore a normal rhythm.
What is AED or Defibrillator?
This Latin term refers to the "stiffness of death" that sets in a few hours after a person dies.
What is Rigor Mortis?
This bone, often called the "funny bone," is actually a nerve running over the humerus.
What is Ulnar Nerve?
This "silent killer" is the medical term for high blood pressure.
What is Hypertension?
On The Good Doctor, Shaun Murphy is a surgical resident with this developmental disorder.
What is Autism/Savant Syndrome?
This "maneuver" is performed to clear an airway obstruction in a choking victim.
What is Heimlich Maneuver?
Forensic odontologists use these to identify a victim when DNA isn't available.
What are dental records/teeth?
In the heart, this valve separates the left atrium from the left ventricle.
What is Mitral/Bicuspid Valve?
A "butterfly rash" across the cheeks and nose is a classic sign of this autoimmune disease.
What is Lupus?
In the show, Doogie’s father, David Howser, also worked at the hospital. What was his father’s medical specialty?
What is Family Medicine?
In triage, this color tag is given to patients who need immediate, life-saving care.
What is Red?
This chemical is sprayed at crime scenes to make even invisible traces of blood glow blue.
What is Luminol?
This is the only bone in the human body not connected to another bone; it’s located in the throat and supports the tongue.
What is Hyoid bone?
This brain-eating amoeba, found in warm freshwater, enters the body through the nose.
What is Naegleria fowleri?
In the high-stakes environment of The Pitt, "The Golden Hour" refers to this—the critical window of time to save a patient after a traumatic injury
What is the first hour after the injury?
This is the medical term for a "nosebleed."
What is Epistaxis?
This is the term for the pooling of blood in the lower part of the body after death, causing skin discoloration.
What is Livor Mortis?