Diagnosis
You're a doctor at Laladaffa Hospital. A patient comes in for a check up and tells you they have been having discomfort in their muscles and swelling on their hands. Based off of your patients report, what does this condition sound like?
Arthritis
-cle, ule, ular
small; little
Against
contra-
Bag or bladder
-cyst
Life
bi(o)-
You currently have a bacterial infection but you go to the doctor to tell them about the serve chest pain that you've been having recently. After running a blood test and doing a chest x-ray your doctor diganoses you with _____
Endocarditis
-an, -ian
of or belonging to
Red
erythro-
Suffering or pain
-algia
Menstruation
men(o)
Carla is a 32 year-old woman who has slight stress-related pain. For the past ten months she has been taking medication for hypertension. What illness/disease may Carla be suffering from?
Heart Disease
-ac, -ary, -al, -ia, -ic
"pertaining to"
White
leuk(o)-
Softening
-malacia
Sound/Speech
phon(o)-
You are running at the park with your friend when suddenly you start to feel a fatigue. You start coughing and feel a shortness of breath. Your friend rushes you to the hospital and takes you to the doctor. The doctor tells you have a swollenness in your heart. What disease did the doctor diagnose you with?
Pericarditis
-ate
to perform, to put into
Fast
tachy-
-ectomy
Eye
opthalm(o)-
You've been monitoring a patient for the last couple of weeks in the hospital. The illness they have has been causing fatigue, weight loss, and easy bruising/bleeding. You run a blood test and send it to the lab to find out their blood has way more white blood cells than red blood cells. With this vague description, what illness could you narrow it down?
Leukemia
Front
ventra-
Pertaining to
-ia
Brain
encephal(o)-