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The correct pronunciation of the term endocrine is:
What makes a condition "chronic"?
It is a persistent, long-term disease
The suffix in the word angioplasty means
surgical repair
How would you explain cardiomegaly to your patient?
abnormal enlargement of heart
Excessive sweat or perspiration
Diaphoresis
Chronic high blood pressure is documented as
Hypertension
The medical term pneumothorax means
air in the chest
A diagnostic test in which ultrasound is used to evaluate heart function:
echocardiography
When pressing and releasing the swollen ankle, indentions remained in the soft tissue. This condition is called
edema
A type of drug that reduces susceptibility to thrombus formation is a(n)
anticoagulant
A recording of the heart using ultrasound waves
echocardiogram
A person with low oxygen levels in their blood resulting in a bluish color in their skin would have the condition
cyanosis
If your heartbeat is too fast or too slow, what specialist would you see?
The heart, arteries, and veins are part of the __________ system.
Circulatory
What is the medical term for the use of liquid nitrogen or argon gas in a probe to freeze and kill abnormal tissue?
The layer of the skin that contains the sweat glands, sebaceous glands, hair follicles, and nail root is called the
dermis
Which degree of burn involves the superficial layer of skin?
First degree
The medical term "nevus" can be described as a
mole
Injections that are given with a short, thin needle that is introduced into the epidermis raising a small, raised wheal are called
subcutaneous
The word element that means cell is
cyte
What is another term for Hodgkin lymphoma?
cancer of the lymph nodes
The student reported to the school nurse for blood flowing through his right nostril. This is documented as:
epistaxis
The two superior chambers of the heart are
Atria
A diagnostic test in which an x-ray is obtained after injection of radiopaque contrast material into blood vessels is a(n)
angiogram
Cells that produce the new bone tissue are called
osteoblasts