Nutrition
These nutrients are the body’s main source of energy.
What are carbohydrates?
This is the first part of the digestive system where food enters and chewing begins.
What is the mouth?
This common childhood vaccine protects against measles, mumps, and rubella.
What is the MMR vaccine?
This male reproductive organ produces sperm and testosterone.
What are the testes?
This document protects patient information and is a key part of healthcare privacy laws.
What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)?
This vitamin helps the body absorb calcium and is important for bone health.
What is vitamin D?
This organ produces bile, which helps break down fats during digestion.
What is the liver?
This term describes the time it takes for a baby to gain weight, develop motor skills, and reach other milestones.
What is developmental growth (or developmental milestones)?
This test screens for cervical cancer by collecting cells from the cervix.
What is a Pap smear (or Pap test)?
This type of medication reduces inflammation and is commonly used to treat allergic reactions and arthritis.
What are corticosteroids?
A diet high in this type of fat can raise LDL (bad) cholesterol and increase heart disease risk.
What are saturated fats (or trans fats)?
This part of the digestive system is where most nutrient absorption takes place.
What is the small intestine?
This type of fever measurement is considered most accurate in infants under 3 months old.
What is rectal temperature?
This hormone, produced by the ovaries, regulates the menstrual cycle and helps maintain pregnancy.
What is progesterone?
This procedure involves inserting a tube into the trachea to maintain an open airway in emergency situations.
What is intubation?
This mineral helps maintain healthy red blood cells and prevents anemia.
What is iron?
This condition involves inflammation of the stomach lining and can cause pain, nausea, and vomiting.
What is gastritis?
This is the name of the scale used to quickly assess a newborn’s health right after birth, checking appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, and respiration.
What is the Apgar score?
This surgical procedure involves removal of the uterus and may be done to treat uterine fibroids or cancer.
What is a hysterectomy?
This type of immunity is acquired after receiving a vaccine or recovering from an infection.
What is active immunity?
This essential nutrient is vital for tissue repair and immune function and is especially important for patients recovering from surgery or illness.
What is protein?
This valve controls the passage of food from the stomach into the small intestine.
What is the pyloric sphincter?
This condition is a common childhood illness characterized by inflammation of the middle ear, often causing ear pain and fever.
What is otitis media?
This term refers to the cessation of a woman’s menstrual periods, typically occurring around age 50.
What is menopause?
This acronym refers to the international system used worldwide for standardizing medical terminology and procedures.
What is ICD (International Classification of Diseases)?