Select the abbreviation that would NOT appear in a history and physical examination report. a) ROS b) CC c) HIPAA d) HPI
c) HIPAA
Anesthesia is defined as:
condition of being without feeling/sensation
With bradycardia, there is a:
condition of a slow heart
Which suffix means the process of using an instrument to examine?
-scopy
The prefix that means after or behind is:
post-
Which word means inflammation of the lungs?
pneumonitis
Vertebrae means:
spinal column bones?
What is the plural form of apex?
apices
In the word intraheptic, the prefix intra- means ____ the liver.
within
The surgeon performed a laryngectomy on the:
larynx
Pericardial means pertaining to ____ the heart.
around
The plural of the Latin word bronchus is:
bronchi
A gastroscopy is the process of:
using an intrument to examine the stomach
The definition of tachycardia is a condition:
of a fast heart
HIPAA assures the patient that his/her medical information is:
secure
The word part -sub is a:
prefix meaning below/under
The physician describes the purpose of the surgery to the patient and informs the patient of the ...
alternatives, risks, possible outcomes and complications
The plane that divides the body into top and bottom sections is the ___ plane.
transverse
A patient with a cancerous tumor may seek treatment for his condition from a physician whose specialty is ____.
oncology
The integumentary system includes disease of the ____.
skin
The predicted outcome of a disease is the ____.
prognosis
The front of the body is known as the anterior or ____ section.
ventral
The word lateral pertains to the ____ of a structure.
side
The part of anatomy that internally divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity is the ____.
diaphragm
The region of the abdominopelvic area that is centered and inferior to the umbilical region is the ____ region.
hypogastric
Lying on the posterior part of the body is being in the ____ position.
suppine
If medicine describes a disease as having an etiology that is unknown, the disease is said to be ____.
idiopathic
If an infant is born with cerebral palsy from too little oxygen to the brain while in the uterus or during delivery, this disease is categorized as ____.
congenital
A stethoscope would be used to perform which part of the physical examination?
auscultation
Which is an example of a physician extender?
physician's assistant (PA), nurse practitioner (NP), certified nurse midwife (CNM), certified registered nurse anesthetics (CRNA)
An example of a symptom would be ____.
elevated temperature, coughing, tremors
Moving from the head towards the tail bone is going in a ____ direction.
caudad or inferior
The opposite direction from distal is ____.
proximal
Otolaryngology is a branch of medicine specializing in diseases and conditions of the ____.
ear, throat, nose
The part of the stomach that is superior to the pylorus is the:
pylorus-body-fundus-cardia
Which word is misspelled? a) ascites b) ilius c) cirrhosis d) hemorrhoids
ilius
Swallowing food is known by the medical name of:
deglutition
The portion of the biliary tree that transports bile fro the gallbladder to the common bile duct is the:
cystic duct
The medical word emesis means:
process of vomiting
Steatorrhea is a symptom of:
pancreatic disease, cancer, cystic fibrosis
A single hernia pouch in the muscular wall of the colon is spelled:
diverticulum
When a physician palpates the abdomen and documents, "No hepatomegaly," this means that there is no:
enlargement of the liver
An EGD would include viewing which of the following:
esophagus, stomach, duodenum
A patient with a disease of which organ will have a low level in the blood of the protein albumin?
liver
Which word describes a characteristic of a hepatoma?
...
An inguinal hernia would appear in the area of the:
groin
Which is an appropriate drug to treat GERD?
noxium
Which is the abbreviation for a type of feeding tube?
NG tube
A patient had a colonoscopy for complaints of bouts of diarrhea, cramping, and abdominal pain. The colonscopy revealed no visualized abnormalities. The most likely diagnosis for the patient is:
virus? gastritis
Which of the following is a pre-cancerous condition? a) liver cirrhosis b) diverticulosis c) colonic polyps d) ulcerative colitis
c) colonic polyps