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Fun Facts
100
Antibiotics can be used for viral infections. True or false?
False
100
This is a 3-step exam for medical licensure in the US that assesses a physician's ability to apply knowledge, concepts, and principles, and to demonstrate fundamental patient-centered skills
What is the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)?
100
The image shows this type of dental instrument
What is a mouth mirror?
100
BSN is needed to become licensed as this type of nurse
What is a Registered Nurse (RN)?
100
This healthcare professional is the most trusted by patients
What are nurses?
200
This is the SIG code (i.e. prescription abbreviation) for “as needed”
What is PRN?
200
This is the supplement that a patient might take if they have low hemoglobin
What are iron supplements?
200
These are permanently damaged areas in the hard surface of your teeth that develop into tiny openings or holes
What are cavities?
200
This is what the suffix -itis means
What is inflammation?
200
This medication’s brand name comes from it implying that whoever takes it will have a “good morning”
What is Ambien?
AM = morning, bien = good in Spanish
300
To work as a licensed pharmacist, you must pass these 2 licensing tests
What are the NAPLEX and MPJE?
300
These are the four chambers of the heart
What are the right and left atria, right and left ventricles?
300
This is the name for the four front teeth in both the upper and lower jaws
What are incisors?
300
This is the concentration of NaCl in normal saline
What is 0.9%?
300
Nocturnal enuresis is the fancy medical term used to describe this
What is bedwetting?
400
Medications that end in “-lol” (i.e. propranolol, carvedilol, metoprolol) are used to reduce this
What is blood pressure?
400
This medical device uses electric shocks to restore a normal heartbeat
What is a defibrillator?
400
This procedure involves the removal of pulp that is infected or inflamed
What is a root canal?
400
The first nursing school was established in this country in 250 BCE
What is India?
400
This is the only organ in the body that can regenerate
What is the liver?
500
This is a type of warning that appears on the package insert for certain prescription drugs. It is the FDA's most stringent warning for drugs and medical devices on the market
What is a Black Box Warning (BBW)?
500
The pneumonic above can be used to detect this medical condition
What is a stroke?
500
Parents should discuss using fluoride drops for their children at this month checkup
6-month checkup
500
This type of injection goes into the fat layer between the skin and muscle
What is a subcutaneous injection?
500
In the Middle Ages, people believed that concoctions of dogs’ teeth boiled in wine could be used to prevent this
What is tooth decay?