Anatomy
This lobe in the brain is responsible for spatial awareness and sensory integration
Parietal lobe
The “ABC” in emergency care stands for airway, breathing, and this.
Circulation
This condition causes sudden temporary paralysis on one side of the face.
Bell’s palsy
A syndrome where individuals fake illness for attention or care.
Munchausen syndrome (or factitious disorder)
This woman was a healthy carrier of typhoid who spread it to dozens without ever getting sick.
Typhoid Mary (Mary Mallon)
These connect muscles to bones
Tendons
This is the term for listening to the heart or lungs with a stethoscope.
Auscultation
This movement/neurodegenerative disorder affects dopamine-producing neurons.
Parkinson’s disease
A deficiency of this vitamin can cause scurvy.
Vitamin C
In 1918, a deadly virus killed more people than World War I.
Spanish flu (influenza)
This muscle helps you breathe by expanding the chest cavity.
Diaphragm
Hypertension is generally diagnosed when blood pressure readings are consistently at or above
Systolic above 130mmHg and/or diastolic above 80mmHg.
A genetic disorder causing excess mucus in lungs.
Cystic fibrosis
Known as "the great imitator," this STD mimics many diseases.
Syphilis
This 1900s mystery disease paralyzed children every summer before a vaccine ended the outbreaks.
Polio
The protective layer surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
Meninges
You should press on the lower half of this body part when performing chest compressions.
Sternum (breastbone)
This tick-borne illness can cause joint pain and a bullseye rash.
Lyme disease
This condition, now understood as a seizure disorder, was once believed to be demonic possession.
Epilepsy
George Washington’s death was worsened by this outdated medical treatment.
Bloodletting
This area in the brain is responsible for speech production.
Broca's area
This treatment reverses opioid overdose.
Naloxone (Narcan)
A teen falls off a bike and briefly loses consciousness, then feels fine, until a few hours later.
concussion/TBI (possibly with brain bleed)
Disease caused by prions that led to a "mad cow" scare.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
In 1854, Dr. John Snow stopped a _____ outbreak by removing the handle from a water pump in this city.
cholera