This STI is often asymptomatic and is the most commonly reported bacterial STI.
What is chamydia?
This condition results from vitamin B12 deficiency, often causing neurological symptoms like numbness and tingling.
My great-uncle Jimmy stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6th 1944 where he stepped on a land mine on Juno beach. It took his leg from below the knee. Sometimes my uncle experiences pain in the area where his leg used to be. I forget what the symptom is though, but I do remember it being kind of operatic.
What is phantom pain?
This phase of a tonic-clonic seizure is characterized by stiffening of muscles. I like mine with some gin and a lime.
What is the tonic phase?
This type of hematoma is caused by arterial bleeding and often presents with a lucid interval followed by rapid deterioration.
What is an epidural hematoma?
This viral STI causes painful vesicles that rupture into ulcers and can remain latent.
What is herpes simplex virus?
This genetic disorder causes red blood cells to become sickle-shaped, leading to vessel blockage and severe pain. Miles Davis had it!
What is sickle cell anemia?
Following a high velocity gun shot wound to the left side of his chest, Sergeant Fox is suffering with agonal breathing and his chest is rising and falling unevenly on the left side. The medic inserts a one way valve between the 2nd and 3rd intercostal spaces on Sergeant Fox's left side to treat it. What did Sergeant Fox have?
What is a pneumothorax?
This condition is defined as having at least two spontaneous seizures more than 24 hours apart.
What is epilepsy?
These two classic physical exam signs indicate meningeal irritation.
. What are Kernig sign and Brudzinski sign?
This condition is an age-related enlargement of the prostate.
What is benign prostatic hyperplasia?
This craving for ice, dirt, or starch is commonly seen in iron deficiency anemia.
What is pica?
**Daily Double**
Lieutenant Harvey has been hit with a chemical irritant from a German mortar shell at the battle of the Somme. His skin is itchy, is swelling and has developed a red rash. He has this specific skin condition.
What is contact dermatitis?
These seizures involve only one part of the brain and may or may not impair consciousness.
What is a partial (focal) seizure
This disease is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
What is ALS?
This screening test detects abnormal cervical cells and is recommended regularly.
What is a pap test?
This hormone stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells.
What is erythropoetin?
A medic notes a fracture caused by repeated marching over long distances rather than a single traumatic event.
What is a stress fracture?
This emergency condition involves continuous seizures lasting 30 minutes or more.
What is status epilepticus?
Despite severe motor loss, these functions remain intact in ALS.
What are intellectual ability, sensory perception, vision, and hearing?
What beloved British celebrity broke the stigma around people with HIV/AIDS by visiting Toronto AIDS hospice Casey House in 1991? (Her funeral was viewed by over 2.5 billion people)
Who is Princess Diana?
This term describes a decrease in red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets simultaneously.
What is pancytopenia?
A soldier with a fractured femur suddenly becomes confused, has difficulty breathing and petechiae.
What is a fat embolism?
A nurse is caring for a patient with a known seizure disorder who suddenly begins exhibiting lip smacking, repetitive hand movements, and appears confused and unresponsive to verbal stimuli. The episode lasts about 2 minutes. Afterward, the patient is drowsy and has no memory of the event.
Which type of seizure did the patient most likely experience?
What is a complex partial seizure?
**DAILY DOUBLE**
This progressive inherited disorder causes abnormal movements and cognitive decline in middle adulthood.
What is huntington's disease/