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Medicine Flashcards

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Inflammation of the “voice box”
Can cause hoarseness or voice loss

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LARYNGITIS

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From Greek for “panting”
Causes wheezing
Chronic disease most common in children (~10%)
Sometimes begins as allergy
Treated with EPHEDRINE or a BRONCHODILATOR such as Albuterol
“Awareness Day” in May

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ASTHMA

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Stomach bug (gastroenteritis)
Common on cruise ships
Named for 1968 outbreak in OHIO

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NOROVIRUS
NORWALK VIRUS

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Genetic disorder
Common in Ashkenazi Jews
Named for a British ophthalmologist & an American neurologist

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TAY-SACHS DISEASE

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Also called Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
Common in runners (especially on hard surfaces)
Pain & inflammation around the TIBIA

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SHIN SPLINTS

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ADRENAL insufficiency
Experienced by JFK

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ADDISON’S DISEASE

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Inflammation of the bronchi/larynx/trachea
Causes a “barking cough”
Common in children under 3

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CROUP

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Redness of facial skin
Resembles flushing or blushing

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ROSACEA

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Hardening of arteries

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ARTERIOSCLEROSIS

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Hardening of arteries caused by PLAQUE

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ATHEROSCLEROSIS

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Nervous system disease
Attacks MYELIN
Abbreviated MS

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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

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Inflammation of veins
Common in legs

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PHLEBITIS

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Bulging & thinning of blood vessel
Can burst, causing a stroke

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ANEURYSM

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One of a trio in a common vaccine
1925 outbreak in NOME, Alaska led to BALTO’s heroic serum run

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DIPHTHERIA

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One of a trio in a common vaccine
Also called “whooping cough”

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PERTUSSIS

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One of a trio in a common vaccine
Also called “lockjaw”
Can be obtained from cuts as a clostridium infection

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TETANUS

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Split in the roof of the mouth
Possibly experienced by Tutankhamun

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CLEFT PALATE

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Inner ear problem
Can cause dizziness & tinnitus
Named for a French physician

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MENIERE’S DISEASE

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Clotting in blood vessel
If moves, can become EMBOLISM
Can be “deep vein”

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THROMBOSIS

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Blockage in blood vessel
Can be air, a clot, or something else

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EMBOLISM

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Greek for “lacking blood”
Lack of IRON, HEMOGLOBIN, or RED BLOOD CELLS

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ANEMIA

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Also called “shaking palsy”
Causes tremors
Named for British doctor James, first described in 1817
Treated with L-DOPA
Experienced by Muhammad Ali & Michael J. Fox

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PARKINSON’S DISEASE

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23
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Kind of lung infection causing inflammation
Can affect a lobe (“lobar”) or both lungs (“double”)
Can be caused by LEGIONNAIRES’ or SARS, for example
Killed William Henry Harrison

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PNEUMONIA

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Pneumonia-causing bacteria
Named for 1976 outbreak at a Philadelphia veterans’ convention

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LEGIONNAIRE’S DISEASE
LEGIONELLA (BACTERIA)
AMERICAN LEGION (CONVENTION)

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Pneumonia-causing virus
Outbreak originating in China in 2002-2003

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SARS
(SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME)

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Inflammation of the airways in the lungs
Can contribute to COPD

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BRONCHITIS

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Greek for “puff up”
Breakdown of ALVEOLI
Causes spaces in the LUNG tissue
Can be caused by smoking
Can contribute to COPD

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EMPHYSEMA

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4-word lung affliction
Can be caused by BRONCHITIS or EMPHYSEMA

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COPD
(CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE)

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29
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Antifungal
Used to treat ATHLETE’S FOOT

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TINACTIN

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30
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Bronchodilator
Used to treat ASTHMA
Starts with A

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ALBUTEROL

31
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Decongestant
Brand name is SUDAFED

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PSEUDOEPHEDRINE

32
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Alkaloid decongestant
Used to treat ASTHMA

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EPHEDRINE

33
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Anesthetic
Also called “truth serum”

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SODIUM PENTOTHAL
THIOPENTAL

34
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Used to treat PARKINSON’S
Appears in Oliver Sachs’ AWAKENINGS, where it is used on catatonic patients

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L-DOPA
LEVODOPA (a precursor to dopamine)

35
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Anti-inflammatory steroid
Used to treat ARTHRITIS, CARPAL TUNNEL & BURSITIS
Latin for “bark”
9 letters

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CORTISONE

36
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ADRENALINE injector
Used to treat ANYPHYLAXIS
Mylan had notoriously steep prices

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EPIPEN (adrenaline = epinephrine)

37
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X-ray of blood vessels
Uses a dye

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ANGIOGRAM

38
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Disease diagnosed by a Wassermann test

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SYPHILIS

39
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Incision in the windpipe as a makeshift airway

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TRACHEOTOMY

40
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Insertion of a tube to open a passage such as the TRACHEA

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INTUBATION

41
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What TKR stands for in the name of an orthopedic surgery

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TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT

42
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In 1906, developed a test to diagnose syphilis

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AUGUST VON WASSERMANN

43
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British neurologist & writer
“The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” (1985)

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OLIVER SACKS

44
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German-French doctor, musician, & missionary
Built hospital in Gabon
Winner of 1952 Nobel Peace Prize
Organist (loved Bach)

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ALBERT SCHWEITZER

45
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Italian educator, psychologist & M.D.
Opened first “Casa dei bambini” in 1907 in Rome
“Education for a New World” (1946)

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MARIA MONTESSORI

46
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Excessive talking
Also called “verbomania”

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LOGORRHEA

47
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First discussed by Freud in “Interpretation of Dreams” (1899)
Named for a Greek King

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OEDIPUS COMPLEX

48
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Jung’s proposed gender-flipped version of Freud’s “Oedipus Complex”

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ELECTRA COMPLEX

49
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Disordered pulling out of hair

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TRICHOTILLOMANIA

50
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Gnashing of teeth

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BRUXOMANIA

51
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Drug that opens airways
e.g. Albuterol to treat asthma

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BRONCHODILATOR

52
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Possible treatment for patients with difficulty breathing
Sounds like camping

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OXYGEN TENT

53
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What “MDI” stands for in asthma treatment

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METERED-DOSE INHALER

54
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Common name for tank respirator
Developed in 1928 by Philip Drinker to treat polio

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IRON LUNG

55
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Different colours of iris (eyes)
Often due to melanin differences
Jane Seymour, Kate Bosworth, and many huskies & white cats have it

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HETEROCHROMIA

56
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Inherited neurological “disease” or “chorea” on chromosome 4
Described by American physician George in 1872

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HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE

57
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What “RLS” stands for in a sleep disorder

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RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME

58
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Also called “St. Anthony’s Fire”, poisoning by this grain fungus can cause convulsions or gangrene
May explain the Salem witch trials

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ERGOT
(ERGOTISM)

59
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South African surgeon
Led 1st human-human heart transplant, 1967

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CHRISTIAAN BARNARD

60
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Created “live-virus” oral polio vaccine at the U. of Cincinnati

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ALBERT SABIN

61
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Issues with aligning eyes

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STRABISMUS

62
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From Greek, “yellow/orange”
Hardening/scarring of the liver
Can be caused by alcoholism or Hepatitis C
One form is Laennec’s

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CIRRHOSIS

63
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Inflammatory liver disease cause by viral infection
Types A through E
A & B have vaccines
C can cause cirrhosis
David Crosby had D

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HEPATITIS

64
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Also called “cholelith”
Hardened bile cholestorol or bilirubin
May require removal of organ, as Warhol & Eisenhower did

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GALLSTONE(S)

65
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Name for the fear of Hell
Taken from a mythical river

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STYGIOPHOBIA

66
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Type of medication
Prevents binding of adrenaline/noradrenaline receptors
Fights hypertension, heart attacks, arrhythmia, & migraines
e.g. Inderal, Nadolol, & Metoprolol

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BETA BLOCKER

67
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A reason not to pursue a certain treatment or drug
For example, due to interaction with other medications
6 syllables

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CONTRAINDICATION

68
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Uses X-rays to build cross-sectional images of the body

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COMPUTED (AXIAL) TOMOGRAPHY SCAN
C(A)T SCAN

69
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From Greek, “painless”
Painkiller such as codeine or morphine

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ANALGESIC

70
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From Greek, “half-skull”
Type of headache
Can include visual aura, nausea, or light sensitivity
Also called a “megrim”

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MIGRAINE
(from “HEMICRANIA”)

71
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From Greek, “poppy head”
Opium alkaloid analgesic

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CODEINE

72
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From Greek, “fire”
Fever

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PYREXIA

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From Greek, “difficulty digesting”
Upset stomach or indigestion

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DYSPEPSIA

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