Mental Health
This condition involves alternating episodes of mania and depression, once called manic‑depressive illness.
This woman was called “The Lady with the Lamp.”
Florence Nightingale
This term describes the pressure in the arteries when the heart is resting between beats.
Diastolic pressure
This wave represents atrial depolarization on the EKG.
P-Wave
This friendly teacher recently moved to B hallway.
Ms. Simien
The three primary stress responses are fight, flight, and this third reaction.
Freeze
This American nurse founded the American Red Cross.
Clara Barton
This term describes abnormally slow breathing, typically fewer than 12 breaths per minute in adults.
Bradypnea
This complex represents ventricular depolarization.
QRS complex
This drama queen has previously spent time on a movie set.
Ms. Gipson
This neurotransmitter is most strongly linked to mood regulation and is often targeted by antidepressants.
Serotonin
This British surgeon promoted antiseptic techniques using carbolic acid. He probably would have used mouthwash too.
Joseph Lister
This device is commonly used to measure oxygen saturation in the blood.
Pulse oximeter
This interval, measured from the beginning of the P wave to the beginning of the QRS complex, reflects atrial conduction to the ventricles.
PR interval
This math teacher gets his steps in during class.
Mr. Babu
This ancient Greek physician is often called the “Father of Medicine” and wrote about melancholia.
Hippocrates
This Renaissance artist and scientist created detailed drawings of the human body.
Leonardo da Vinci
This site is considered the most accurate for measuring core body temperature.
This natural pacemaker of the heart initiates the electrical impulse seen as the P wave.
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Her favorite thing to do is read and dance.
Ms. Dei
This disorder is characterized by intrusive memories, avoidance behaviors, and hyperarousal following a traumatic event.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Jonas Salk developed this vaccine.
Polio
This term describes difficulty breathing, often reported as “shortness of breath.”
Dyspnea
This standard number of leads is used in a full diagnostic EKG.
12 lead
Ms. Lobitz