Medical Potpourri
What types of patients do pediatricians see?
What is removed as part of an appendectomy?
Appendix
Northwestern Medicine
Illinois
What does ACA stand for?
Affordable Care Act
Kay Ivey currently holds what position in Alabama government?
Governor
How many patellas do human beings have?
2 (kneecaps)
A corneal transplant replaces tissue in what part of the body?
Eye
John Muir Health
California
Fee For Service
In January, the University of Alabama defeated Ohio State to win the national championship in which sport?
Football
Which three diseases does the MMR vaccine protect you from?
Measles, Mumps, Rubella
A rhinoplasty is used for altering or reconstructing which body part?
nose
Intermountain Healthcare
Utah
What month and day does the CMS fiscal calendar begin each year?
Although it is more widely associated with New Orleans, what holiday had its first celebration in the US in Mobile?
Mardi Gras
O Negative
A laminectomy removes a portion of a bone from what part of the body?
back
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
North Carolina
Which part of Medicare covers expenses related to inpatient hospital stays?
What is the largest city in Alabama?
Birmingham
Who is credited with the 1928 discovery of penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
A cholecystectomy removes what small sac near the liver?
gallbladder
Ochnser Medical Center
Louisiana
Rochelle Walensky is the new director of what government health agency?
CDC
Within 10 years, what year did Alabama become a state?
1819