Medical Abbreviations
HBP
This common condition, also known as hypertension, affects the body's arteries
What is High Blood Pressure?
This author wrote The Odyssey
Who is Homer?
Having the shape of a cube
(5 letters)
What is Cubic?
Ringo Starr
What are Drums?
Before becoming prominent in politics, Lincoln made a name for himself in this career
What is a Lawyer/Law Career?
ICU
This unit in hospitals provides round-the-clock monitoring and treatment for people with serious illnesses or injuries.
What is Intensive Care Unit?
In Wuthering Heights, this is the name of Heathcliff's love
Who is Catherine?
Persisting for a long time or constantly reoccurring
(7 letters)
What is Chronic?
Frederic Chopin
What is Piano?
Naturally, this state has the first town named for Lincoln--in 1853, before he was even president
What is Illinois?
URI
Common examples include sinusitis and the common cold
What is Upper Respiratory Infection?
This Russian author's works include War and Peace and Anna Karenina
Who is Leo Tolstoy?
In a state of complete disorder
(7 letters)
What is Chaotic?
Louis Armstrong
What is the Trumpet?
You can visit this building at 35 Carlisle St., where Lincoln arrived in town
What is a Train Station?
DVT
Compression socks can help avoid these blood clots that occur in large veins
What is Deep Venous Thrombosis?
This famous novel begins with the line "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
What is A Tale of Two Cities?
Relating to a city or town, especially its administration
(5 letters)
Yo-Yo Ma
What is the Cello?
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. was dedicated on May 30th of this decade in the 1900s.
What is the 1920s?
CVA
Commonly known as a stroke, this occurs when part of the brain loses its blood supply
What is a Cerebrovascular Accident?
Don Quixote was published in this century.
What is the 17th?
Relating to or involving the branch of physics that deals with the production and effects of very low temperatures
(9 letters)
What is Cryogenic?
Lawrence Welk
What is the Accordion?
An urban legend says Abe's hands in the Lincoln Memorial are spelling these two letters in sign language
What are "A" and "L"