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What is the medical term for high blood pressure?


What is hypertension?

100

What type of doctor performs surgeries on bones, joints, and muscles?

What is an orthopedic surgeon?

100
What does CPR stand for?
What is Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
100

This standardized exam tests skills in biology, chemistry, psychology, and critical thinking, and is a major component of most U.S. medical school applications.

What is the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)?

100

What do cosmetic surgeons remove 200,00 pounds of from Americans per year?

What is fat?

200

A chronic condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or cannot use it effectively, resulting in elevated blood glucose levels.  

What is diabetes mellitus

200

Which kind of doctor specializes in treating diseases of the brain and nervous system?

What is a neurologist?

200

What’s the medical term for a broken bone?

What is a fracture?  

200
What is the test needed to become a registered nurse?
What is the NCLEX
200

This is the medical term for the voice box.

What is the larynx?

300

Often called a "silent killer," this condition occurs when blood supply to part of the heart is blocked, leading to tissue damage.

What is a heart attack (myocardial infarction)

300
help patients who are mentally, emotionally, or physically disabled adjust to handicaps and regain abilities to perform daily living and self-care skills.
What is an occupational therapist
300

You should think FAST: Face, Arms, Speech, Time when someone is having this medical emergency

What is a stroke

300
Medical school graduate undergoing on-the-job training.
What is a resident
300

The discovery of this led to scientists Crick and Watson's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962  

What is DNA?

400

This lung disease is commonly caused by long-term smoking and leads to difficulty breathing

What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

400

What type of doctor specializes in diagnosing and treating cancer?

Who is an oncologist?

400

What is the medical term for difficulty swallowing?

What is dysphagia?

400

First-year resident, usually not licensed to practice medicine

What is an intern

400
What's the medical term for low blood sugar?
What is hypoglycemia.
500
What hereditary blood defect is known as "the royal disease"?
What is Hemophilia
500

This type of physician specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the kidneys and urinary system, often managing chronic conditions like hypertension and kidney failure

What is a nephrologist?

500

What is the medical term for coughing up blood?

What is hemoptysis?

500

These two application services are most commonly used by students applying to allopathic and osteopathic medical schools in the U.S.

AMCAS and AACOMAS

500

This rare genetic disorder causes individuals to be born with an insensitivity to pain, meaning they cannot feel physical injuries like cuts, burns, or broken bones.

What is congenital analgesia