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Medical Terminology
PA Trivia
CASPA
Important People
Medical Trivia
100
The suffix meaning "inflammation of"
What is "-itis"
100
The university that graduated the first class of physician assistants
What is Duke?
100
Meaning of the CASPA acronym.
What is Central Application Service for Physician Assistants?
100
The society e-mail address
What is baylorppas@gmail.com
100
CPR stands for...
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation
200
Erythrocyte
What is a red blood cell?
200
Approximate number of certified PA programs in the US.
What is 154 (150-160)?
200
The month that the CASPA application opens.
What is April?
200
Name 2 of the 3 advisors in the prehealth studies office
Who are Jane Lin, Richard Sanker, and Linda Haynes
200
The medical term for low blood sugar
What is hypoglycemia?
300
the waste product that causes yellow skin in a person with jaundice
What is bilirubin?
300
The exam you must pass in order to become a licensed PA.
What is PANCE?
300
The test required by most PA schools.
What is the GRE?
300
The PA that works with/sponsors our society
Who is Karrie Crosby?
300
The number of bones in the human body
What is 206
400
Dactylomegaly
What is the enlargement of a finger or toe?
400
Decade that the profession was officially recognized by the AMA.
What is the 1970s?
400
The number of references required by CASPA.
What is three?
400
The instructor for anatomy and physiology
Who is Mark Taylor?
400
An arthritic disorder caused by increased uric acid in the blood
What is gout?
500
Blepharo refers to what part of the body?
What is an eyelid
500
Increment of time between recertification tests as a practicing PA.
What is 6 years?
500
The governing body of CASPA.
What is PAEA?
500
The founder of the PA profession
Who is Eugene Stead
500
Nutrient that aids in the uptake of calcium in the body
What is vitamin D