Medical Terminology
The word root "nephr/o" refers to this organ.
What is the kidney?
This is the largest organ of the human body.
What is the skin?
This macronutrient is the body's main source of energy.
What are carbohydrates?
Antibiotics treat infections caused by these organisms, but not viruses.
What are bacteria?
This federal law protects the privacy of patient health information.
What is HIPAA?
This prefix means "slow," as in a slow heart rate.
What is brady-?
This chamber of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood out to the body.
What is the left ventricle?
The skin makes this vitamin when exposed to sunlight.
What is vitamin D?
This abbreviation on a medication order means "by mouth."
What is PO?
A patient gives this after being told the risks, benefits and alternatives of a procedure.
What is informed consent?
This suffix means "inflammation."
What is -itis?
This is the functional unit of the kidney that filters blood.
What is the nephron?
This is the number of calories in 1 gram of protein.
What is 4 calories?
This drug, sold as Narcan, reverses an opioid overdose.
What is naloxone?
This legal document states a patient's wishes for medical care if they can no longer speak for themselves.
What is an advance directive (or living will)?
This term means "enlarged liver."
What is hepatomegaly?
This hormone, made by the pancreas, lowers blood glucose.
What is insulin?
A deficiency of this mineral is the most common cause of anemia.
What is iron?
This drug, found in an auto-injector pen, is given first for anaphylaxis.
What is epinephrine?
This is the failure to provide the expected standard of care, resulting in harm to a patient.
What is negligence?
This is the medical term for surgical removal of the gallbladder.
What is a cholecystectomy?
This part of the brain coordinates balance and fine motor movement.
What is the cerebellum?
A deficiency of vitamin C causes this disease, historically common among sailors.
What is scurvy?
Blood pressure drugs ending in "-pril," like lisinopril, belong to this class.
What are ACE inhibitors?
This ethical principle means "do no harm."
What is nonmaleficence?