Terminology
Careers
Important/General Diseases
Historical Events
Medical Technologies
100
What is Hypertension?
High blood pressure
100
What medical professional specializes in emergency treatment and responds to 911 calls for emergency medical assistance, such as CPR or bandaging a wound?
Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and/or paramedics
100
What is a virus associated with fever, cough, tiredness, and loss of taste or smell?
Covid-19
100
This epidemic originated in Africa.
Ebola virus
100
What is the purpose of an automated external defibrillator also referred to as AED?
To analyze the heart rhythm and deliver an electric shock to restore the heart rhythm to normal
200
What is meant when the prefix “ab-” is used? Ex: Abduction
Away from something
200
What type of medical doctor specializes in diagnosing, and treating disease and injury by using medical imaging equipment such as x-rays, CT and MRIs.
Radiologist
200
This disease is caused by insulin resistance or a lack of insulin being produced by the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.
Diabetes
200
This pandemic was caused by the virus that originated in Wuhan, China.
Covid-19 pandemic
200
What type of medical equipment uses superconducting electromagnets?
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
300
What organ is involved in a condition when the suffix “-cardia” is used?
The Heart
300
How many years of education does it take to become a dentist in Canada after graduating high school?
8 years; 4 years to earn a bachelor’s degree, then 4 years of dental school
300
What is the name of the progressive disease of the brain that slowly causes impairment in memory and cognitive function?
Alzheimer's Disease
300
Which disease caused the population, especially medical workers, in 1346-1353 to wear these masks with a long beak.
The Black Plague / Bubonic Plague
300
How many types of medical equipment are there?
More than 2 million
400
What does the term “Bradykinesia” refer to?
slow movements or reflexes
400
What is the average yearly optometrist salary in Canada?
$100,000 - $150,000/year
400
What is the name of a very contagious virus that is known for causing vomiting and diarrhea?
Norovirus/Norwalk virus
400
Which pandemic infected 1 third of the world's population in 1918?
The Spanish flu/influenza pandemic
400
What machine is used if your kidney no longer removes enough wastes and fluid from your blood to keep you healthy?
Dialysis machine - it slowly draws out blood and sends it through a machine where the blood is cleaned and filtered before it is sent back into the body.
500
What does the term “Choledocholithiasis” refer to?
The presence of gallstones blocking the common bile duct, preventing bile from passing through
500
What is the role of a perfusionist?
To operate heart and lung machines that take over the functions of patients’ organs while they are in surgery
500
What is the scientific name for the disease in which a viral or bacterial infection in the eye causes small blood vessels in it called conjunctiva to be inflamed, changing the eye to a pinkish colour?
Conjunctivitis
500
Which Epidemic impacted many pregnant women causing over 3700 babies to be born with defects?
Zika virus epidemic
500
What is a cannula used for?
A plastic tube inserted into a vein to supply medication, nutrients, blood, etc into the bloodstream.