Medicine in Media
Which caped superhero from the marvel universe used to be a neurosurgeon?
Doctor Strange
What kind of doctor specializes in the treatment of cancer patients?
What is an oncologist
What is the largest bone in the body
What is the femur?
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize with her discovery of polonium and radium?
Who is Marie Curie
This is a popular beverage that initially included cocaine in its original syrup formula
What is Coca Cola
What is the name of the hospital where Grey's Anatomy takes place?
What is Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital or Seattle Grace Hospital
Number of years that an internal medicine residency program lasts?
What is 3 years?
Even though you think your lungs are the same size, this one is actually smaller.
What is the left lung?
This famous Greek physician is known as the "Father of Medicine"
Who is Hippocrates
Marketed as a children's fever medicine with the slogan "For little hotheads" which brand of the over-the-counter pain reliever acetaminophen was introduced in 1955?
What is Tylenol
What is the show that follows Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism who has savant syndrome
What is The Good Doctor
What specialty treats the kidneys
What is a nephrologist?
Which of the organs of the body is approximately 22 feet in length?
What is the small intestine?
Who is credited with the discovery of Penicillin
Who is Fleming
What toxic metal was once a standard treatment for syphilis from the 17th to 19th century?
What is Mercury
Michael Salzhauer is an American celebrity doctor known as "Dr. Miami". What specialty does he practice?
Plastic Surgery
How many separate exams do you take for the US Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE)?
How much of our waking hours are our eyes closed due to blinking? (as a percentage)
3-8%
Thomas Hodgkin, an 1800s physician, is most commonly associated with what type of cancer today?
Lymphoma
This popular condiment was created in the 1800s by a physician who advertised it as a medicine that cured diarrhea, jaundice, indigestion, and rheumatism
What is Ketchup
What is House?
In 2021, what 3 specialties had the largest numbers of first-year residents and fellows?
What is internal medicine, family medicine/general practice, and pediatrics
On average - the ashes of a cremated person averages about this much weight (in pounds). Hint, we come into life and leave life about the same
What is 4-8 pounds
The first "successful" heart transplant occurred in South Africa, but the patient dies 18 days after the operation due to pneumonia. In which decade did the first heart transplant occur?
What is the 1960s
Ancient Egyptians used moldy _____ to treat infections as it was believed to have antibiotic properties
What is bread