Healthcare Professions/Specialties
This type of nurse has advanced training and can diagnose and treat patients, often serving as a primary care provider.
Nurse practitioner
In Breaking Bad, Walter White is diagnosed with this type of cancer.
Lung cancer
This famous dermatologist got a show on TLC for her satisfying pimple-popping videos.
Dr. Pimple Popper
What law prevents doctors from sharing patient information on social media?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
What does ICU stand for?
This medical specialty requires the longest residency.
Neurosurgery
This intern in Grey's Anatomy is also known as 007.
George O'Malley
This is the generic name for Ozempic.
Semaglutide
What law requires manufacturers to report
payments to physicians?
Sunshine Act
What does EHR stand for?
Electronic Health Record
This physician specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of conditions affecting the eyes.
Ophthalmologist
Dr. Shaun Murphy from The Good Doctor was diagnosed with this real-life disease.
Autism and Savant Syndrome
This famous plastic surgeon went viral on Tiktok and collaborated with Duolingo.
Dr. Miami
What law is known as the "patient dumping statute"?
Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
What does BBP stand for?
Bloodborne pathogen (ie. HIV, hepatitis B virus)
This type of pharmacist can also prescribe medications. (State Law 2021-110 in NC allows this!)
Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner (CPP)
In the show House, this disease is always suspected but is never actually the diagnosis.
Lupus
This reality TV show host was once a
licensed clinical psychologist.
Dr. Phil
What major lawsuit resulted in a multi-billion dollar settlement against opioid manufacturers for their role in the opioid crisis?
Purdue Pharma Lawsuit
What does COPD stand for?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The medical specialty otolaryngology treats these three parts of the body.
Ear, nose, and throat
In the show House M.D, which rare genetic disorder did the main character House secretly suffer from?
Fibrodysplasia ossificians progressiva (FOP)
What rapper suffered multiple seizures due to epilepsy and opioid addiction, raising awareness about the dangers of codeine abuse?
Lil Wayne
What law prohibits pharmaceutical companies from paying doctors to prescribe/recommend drugs?
Anti Kickback Statute
What does NPO stand for?
Nothing by mouth - got its name from Latin: nil per os, indicating a patient may not eat or drink anything during that period of time.