Medical Conditions
Name that Speciality
Drugs, Medications & The Body
Black Excellence in Medicine
Women In Medicine
100
The most frequently diagnosed cancer in men.
What is Prostate cancer
100
This specialist interprets X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs
Who is a radiologist?
100
What vitamin can the skin produce in response to sunlight?
What is vitamin D?
100
Who was the first Black American woman to travel into space and a physician who specialized in engineering and medicine?
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?
100
What imaging technique uses high-frequency sound waves to visualize a fetus during pregnancy?
What is ultrasound?
200
What is the formal name for high cholesterol
what is hyperlipidemia
200
This doctor specializes in the brain, spinal cord, and nervous system without performing surgery
What is a neurologist
200
What common medication is used to relieve PAIN and reduce fever?
(Not the brand name, actual drug)
What is acetaminophen?
200
What association was founded by Black physicians in 1895, led in part by Daniel Hale Williams, because the American Medical Association barred Black doctors from membership
The National Medical Association
200
What is the instrument used to get an X-ray image of the breast to detect and diagnose breast changes, such as early breast cancer or benign growths
Mammogram
300
What is the name for hardened deposits of digestive fluid that can form in the gallbladder.
What are Gallstones
300
This physician specializes in diagnosing diseases by examining tissue samples under a microscope.
Who is a pathologist
300
What is the term for a drug's movement through absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion?
What is pharmacokinetics?
300
Who was the first black American to earn a medical degree (1813–1865)
Dr. James McCune Smith
300
When does menopause typically occur?
45-55 years old
400
What's the itchy skin condition tinea pedis better known as?
What is athlete's foot
400
What specialty treats conditions of the ears, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck
What is Otolaryngology
400
What medication reverses opioid overdose by restoring breathing in many cases?
(Not the Brand name, the actual opiod antagonist)
What is naloxone?
400
Who was the first black African-American woman to earn a medical degree (1813–1865)
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumper
400
1 in _____ women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer in their lifetime.
1 in 8 (about 13%) in the U.S. will develop breast cancer in their lifetime.
500
What condition is characterized by a sudden, temporary weakness or paralysis of the muscles on one side of the face caused by inflammation of the seventh cranial nerve
What is Bell's palsy
500
What does a Rheumatologist do?
They focus on autoimmune and inflammatory conditions affecting joints, muscles, and connective tissues. They treat rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, fibromyalgia, and gout, among others. These specialists may recommend medications and lifestyle interventions to manage these conditions.
500
How many pairs of nerves are involved in the Peripheral Nervous System and are the types of nerves called
12 pairs of cranial nerves - 31 pairs of spinal nerves - 43 total pairs
500
What Black surgeon performed one of the earliest successful open-heart surgeries in the United States in 1893, and founded Provident Hospital in Chicago in 1891, the first Black-owned and operated hospital in the United States?
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
500
What procedure uses a spatula/small brush to collect cells from the cervix to screen for cervical cancer?
Pap smear