Statistics for Name The Medical Problem or Procedure

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
A blood clot in the lung that has moved from somewhere else in the body	Pulmonary Embolism	81%
Removal of the gallbladder	Cholecystectomy	55%
Inflammation of the fibrous sack surrounding the heart	Pericarditis	49%
Removal of the glands or tumors in the glands behind your thyroid	Parathyroidectomy	37%
Quivering or irregular heartbeat	Atrial Fibrillation	36%
Inflammation of the membranes surrounding your brain and spinal cord, caused by a bacterial infection	Bacterial Meningitis	31%
The stomach is separated into two pouches, and the small intestine is connected to both	Gastric Bypass Surgery	15%
Symptoms due to elevated androgens in females	Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome	15%
Removing two lobes of the lung	Bilobectomy	11%
Removal of a small renal tumor while preserving the remaining kidney	Partial Nephrectomy	8%
Surgery to stop blood from flowing the wrong way through a passage in your heart	Mitral Valve Replacement	3%
Abnormal accumulation of mucin, causing distention of the appendix	Appendiceal Mucocele	2%
Technique that allows passage through the nose to operate on areas of the brain and the top of the spine	Endonasal Endoscopy	2%
Inability of the liver to perform its normal functions; also known as liver failure	Hepatic Insufficiency	2%