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What is a Dermatologist?
Doctor who treats skin diseases
What is a black tag?
Given to those who are deceased or wouldn't survive even with the medical attention
What do the prefixes cardi- and cardio- refer to?
the heart
What is the cutting device used by surgeons?
Scalpel
What is the largest organ in the body?
the skin
What do Oncologists do?
Doctor who treats cancer and its symptoms
Would someone who is 50 and not breathing be prioritized over someone that is 65+?
no
What do the suffixes -dynia and -algia mean?
pain
What is the device that sends an electric shock to the heart?
defibrillator
What is the long muscular tube that carries food and liquid from throat to stomach?
esophagus
What is a Geriatrician
Doctor who takes care of elderly people
What tag would you give someone who is walking but injured
Green tag
What is the medical term for headache?
cephalgia
What is the device used to listen to internal sounds?
stethoscope
What is the long larger bone in the lower leg called?
tibia
What is a Intensivist?
Doctor who is specialized in training and treating critically ill patients
What tag is given to those with minor injuries
white tag
What is the name of the condition that results with bleeding gums
gingivitis
What is the device used to look inside the external ear cavity?
Otoscope
What is the chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood?
the right atrium
What are Nephrologists?
Doctors who focuses on kidney care
What category would someone that is unable to walk, is breathing but has a pulse rate of 9 or less fall into?
Immediate Priority 1
What is the name of the condition you have, if you have an enlarged liver?
hepatomegaly
What is the name for the device used to measure blood pressure?
sphygmomanometer
What is the first part of the small intestine called?
duodenum