At the Hospital
During an angioplasty, a cardiologist may insert one of these small mesh tubes to keep a narrowed artery open
Stent
Your doc might call these tiny mineral masses Renal Calculi; you might call them a real pain in the urinary system
Kidney stones
Vegetables, fruit, grain, meat and dairy
Food group
Ouch! That actually wasn't so funny, and it's not even a bone! I just hit my
Ulnar nerve
Edward Jenner in 1796 administered the first successful one of these...for smallpox!
Vaccinations
This medication is administered to a patient to reverse an overdose of opoids like heroin or fentanyl
Narcan
You probably have 10 to 45 of these small, brown spots AKA Nevi; if one looks abnormal, you might want to see a dermotologist
Moles
A unit of heat energy, defined as the energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree C
Calorie
A long flat bone in the chest; commonly knows as the breastbone
Sternum
See if you can count to 10 before this knocks you out pre-surgery...night night!
Anaesthesia
If symptoms are thirst & breath that smells like fruit, the differential diagnosis should include DKA, diabetic this
Ketoacidosis
Otitis Externa is an infection better known by this name, after a Phelps-ian activity that sometimes leads to it
Swimmers ear
Characterized by having seeds, this is one portion of the food group
Fruit
The structural protein that makes up the foundation of the hair, nails and skin
Keratin
This substance was first used in 1922 to combat Type 1, eat your Skittles in peace now!
Insulin
Also called a Pancreatico-Duodenectomy, this procedure is named for the surgeon who devised the operation
Whipple (procedure)
This common name for Tinea Corporis is misleading: right shape (circle) but wrong pathogen (it's a parasitic fungus)
Ringworm
A type of carbohydrate that the body cannot digest; often found in plant based foods
Fiber
This tendon is the bodies thickest and strongest; beware of tearing it as you'll be on the sidelines for about a year post surgery
Achilles
Snap a pic! Not always fun though, cracked bones or at the dentist. I can see what's going on in there, X marks the spot!
X-ray
A flat line of the EKG indicates the heart has stopped pumping, the meaning of this 8-letter word; start CPR, stat!
Asystole
This medical term for the worsening of close-up vision as we age derives from ancient Greek for "old man" & "eye"
Presbyopia
99% of this mineral is stored in the bones and teeth
Calcium
This often forgotten about organ filters blood, removes old red blood cells and helps fight off infection. You can live without it!
Spleen
The first organ transplant made in this fashion was a bladder in 1999
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