Medical Specialties Trivia

1. What doctor would you need to visit if you had epilepsy?

From Quiz Heal Me Doctor!

Answer: Neurologist

Neurologists treat patients with Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy, along with other neurological illnesses. Epilepsy can be caused by a variety of factors, including birth defects and serious head injuries. Symptoms of epilepsy can vary from moments of absence to a complete loss of control of the body. Medicines, surgery, and specific diets are among the options for treating the illness.

From Quiz What Are The Odds?

Answer: How quickly a disease can spread through a population

More specifically the basic reproduction number is the number of people, on average, a single infected individual infects. This value is important because it gives the epidemiologist a vague idea of how quickly a disease will spread though a population. The higher the value, the more contagious the disease, and the harder it is to control an outbreak. This value is usually given as a range because the value is partially dependent upon the susceptibility of the population.

From Quiz 'Open Your Heart' - Surgical Procedures

Answer: Spine

The lamina is the name given to that part of the vertebrae that forms a roof to the canal that protects the spinal cord and in which it runs; therefore, any procedure that carries the prefix 'lamino' will involve surgery on the spine. A laminoplasty would be carried out in order to relieve pressure on the spinal cord. In this operation the lamina are hinged open and fixed in position in order to increase the size of the spinal canal. In both the laminotomy and the laminectomy, areas of the lamina are removed or cut into in order to carry out further examination of the interior of the spinal column.

From Quiz My Working Day in Mohs Surgery

Answer: Start cleaning the surgical bays and trolleys

We clean the surgical bays and trolleys with a mixture called 'Chlor Clean'. This is to ensure that everything is cleaned properly and effectively, ready to start setting up for the day.

From Quiz Cut It Out!

Answer: biopsy

A biopsy is a surgical medical procedure involving the sampling or removal of cells or tissues for medical examinations. Biopsies can determine the extent of conditions such as cancer, infectious diseases, kidney disease, metabolic diseases and fertility. Biopsies can be done on a human's gastrointestinal tract, bone marrow, liver, lungs, prostate or organs of the nervous system.

From Quiz Medical Specialties

Answer: Feet

Pod- is from the Greek word for foot. A podiatrist may diagnose and treat problems relating to the feet. These may include diseases, injuries or defects of the foot.

From Quiz It's Not Brain Surgery!

Answer: laparoscopic surgery

Versus an open operation there are some advantages, less pain because of smaller incisions and bleeding, and shorter recovery time. The most common procedure in laparoscopic surgery is cholecystectomy. In this procedure, 5 to 10 millimeter diameter instruments such as graspers, scissors, and clip appliers can be put, by the surgeon, into the abdomen. The clip appliers are put into the abdomen through hollow tubes called trocars.

From Quiz A Window into the Human Body - Medical Imaging

Answer: To allow their stomach and intestines to be X-rayed.

Lots of organs cannot be seen by X-rays because they don't absorb them. Barium sulphate absorbs lots of X-rays, allowing doctors to see any abnormalities in the stomach or intestines.

From Quiz Pearly Whites

Answer: Pierre Fauchard

Born in Bretagne, France in 1693, Dr. Pierre Fauchard is credited as being the father of modern dentistry. His text Le chirurgien dentiste, "The Surgeon Dentist" was published in 1728.

From Quiz Anesthesia

Answer: Nitrous oxide

Although it was 1799 when Davy had described nitrous oxide so, several years passed before it was ever used as an anesthetic. People did discover the similar effects of ether in the 1840s, and held "ether frolics", which helped introduce doctors and medical students to these gases.

From Quiz Basic Intravenous Knowledge

Answer: Vein

The vein is a rapid route for distribution of fluids and drugs.

From Quiz Now Who Wants To Be A Paramedic?

Answer: Mass and Velocity

Kinematics deals with objects (including people) in motion, and the exchange of energy that takes place when objects collide. While weight and mass, as well as speed and velocity, are strictly speaking not the same thing, for the purpose of simplicity, we regard speed as velocity and weight as mass. Mass and velocity are the two key elements to consider when trying to predict injury patterns - this may be trying to predict what organs may be damaged if a person is hit with a baseball bat, or what injuries to be suspicious of after observing the damage to a vehicle after a motor-vehicle crash (MVC).

From Quiz Surgical Know How 4

Answer: Shoulder surgery

This would be a rotator cuff repair with subacromial decompression. This is a very common orthopedic case, usually done arthroscopically.

From Quiz Surgical Know How 3

Answer: Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy

A T&A is a very common ENT procedure.

From Quiz The A-Z of Radiography

Answer: Barium Enema

Air is also pumped into the bowel thus making it a double contrast study, as the barium shows up white under x-rays and the air shows as black.

From Quiz Refractive Surgery

Answer: microkeratome

The mechanical microkeratome was developed over 50 years ago in Colombia for use in corneal surgery. LASIK was developed in the early 1990s and combines a corneal flap with excimer laser ablation to the underlying corneal bed. The weed whacker has no therapeutic applications in ophthalmology but can be a culprit in ocular trauma. Always wear protective glasses when weed whacking.

From Quiz Facts about Phlebotomy

Answer: leech

Leeches which were often used in the 19th century in many places throughout the world. They are still being used in medical plans of care today, albeit in more controlled ways.

From Quiz Heal Me Doctor!

Answer: Cardiologist

Cardiologists treat the heart, as well as heart-related problems and disorders. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, and obesity are all factors that can lead to a heart attack. Severe heartburn and breathing difficulties are among the signs of a heart attack. Medicines, coronary bypass, and coronary stents are all options for treatment.

From Quiz Medical Specialties

Answer: Nephrologist

The kidneys are our body's filtration organs, and nephrologists specialize in the diagnosis and medical management of renal diseases such as glomerulonephritis. They will direct hemodialysis as treatment for patients whose kidneys are no longer functioning.

From Quiz 'Open Your Heart' - Surgical Procedures

Answer: Cheekbones

Ben Stiller is a fortunate man; as Derek Zoolander he had perfect cheekbones as any flash of Blue Steel will confirm! For those mere mortals amongst us, the only option for possessing cheekbones of such magnificence would be a cosmetic zygomaplasty. The zygoma, or malar, is the bony structure under the eye socket. To carry out a zygomaplasty an incision is made in the mouth through which the zygomatic bone is trimmed until the desired effect is achieved.

From Quiz Cut It Out!

Answer: organ transplant

An organ transplant is a type of surgery where an organ is moved from one site to another (this could also be on the same person, e.g. for skin grafts). The first known successful human organ transplant, a corneal transplant, was performed by Eduard Zirm at Olomouc Eye Clinic in the Czech Republic in 1905. Other types of human organ transplants performed include heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, pancreas, intestine and thymus transplants.

From Quiz Medical Specialties

Answer: Lungs

Pulmo- is from the Latin for lung. A pulmonologist deals with the treatment of diseases of the lung. These may include asthma, emphysema and pneumonia.

From Quiz It's Not Brain Surgery!

Answer: elective surgery

Breast implants are an example of elective surgery. Some consider hip replacements as elective surgery, particularly nations and health care providers. Although a bad hip can cripple the patient, the condition can never be fatal.

From Quiz Anesthesia

Answer: As the tooth was being pulled out, the patient screamed in pain and Wells fled to the sound of boos.

Wells was not successful, and probably ruined his public career, but his former partner, William T. G. Morton, found success using ether, which was a suggestion from a Charles T. Jackson from Harvard Medical School. After Morton had tried ether on animals (including his own dog!) and then on himself, he demonstrated this successfully in front of a group of doctors and students on October 16 at Massachusetts General Hospital.

From Quiz Basic Intravenous Knowledge

Answer: Upper or lower extremities

The arms and hands are preferred areas for IV sites. Occasionally, the lower legs and feet are used when upper extremities are not accessible.

From Quiz Surgical Know How 2

Answer: duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon.

The duodenum, jejunum, and ileum are all parts of the small intestine. The colon is the large intestine.

From Quiz Heal Me Doctor!

Answer: Obstetrician

An obstetrician is a specialist who specializes in obstetrics, which includes everything from prenatal care to postpartum care after the baby is born. Indications of pregnancy vary from missed periods to nausea and vomiting. Although pregnancy is not an illness, medical care throughout reduces any risk to the mother and child.

From Quiz Medical Specialties

Answer: Psychiatrist

Psychiatrists are differentiated from psychologists by their holding a medical degree before post-graduate training in their specialty. Treatments for psychiatric diseases might include medications, counseling and even electroconvulsant therapy.

From Quiz Cut It Out!

Answer: amputation

Amputation is the removal of a body extremity. Usually limbs or parts of limbs such as arms, hands, legs or feet are amputated.

From Quiz It's Not Brain Surgery!

Answer: amputation

Amputation of the hands or feet was sometimes used as a punishment for criminals. Around 65% of amputees experience phantom limbs, which means they feel body parts that aren't there. In an amputation, the first thing that a surgeon does is to ligate the artery or vein that the limb has in it. When an artery or vein is ligated, a piece of thread is tied around it, to make sure the artery or vein doesn't bleed. Finally, the bone is cut through with a reciprocating saw.

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