Medical History
In primitive times, people believed that the cause of disease and illness was:
What is punishment from the gods.
The medical root word oro refers to the:
What is mouth
Sarah’s watch displays Roman numerals. During the afternoon, if the large watch hand is on the XII and the small watch hand is on the V, Sarah knows the time is:
What is 5pm
Which degree may be earned from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College?
What is a associates degree
The medical root word cryo means:
what is cold
What physician laid to the foundation for theof the other three?
Who is Hippocrates
Sarah makes her rounds feeding newborns in the hospital nursery every two hours. What medical abbreviation is used to document this time frame?
What is q2h
Which abbreviation is used to denote a yard, the standard unit?
what is yd
A respiratory therapist would expect to care for patients with
what is a lung disease
Ryan is scheduled to have a cystoscopy. What will this procedure be doing to Ryan’s bladder?
what is observing
During which time period did the bubonic plague occur?
What is the Middle Ages
An adult female patient presented with pain in the RUQ. What area of the body is this?
What is Right Upper Quadrant
What is the standard unit for temperature?
what is Fahrenheit
If a person's eyeglasses break, who would be qualified to fix them
what is a optician
What Roman numeral would a pharmacist use to denote a Schedule Four prescription drug?
What is IV
The leading cause of death in the 16th century was:
What is infection.
Which medical root word refers to the head?
what is cephalo
Susan sees an advertisement for a 1,600 m race. What does the m represent?
What is meters
Debra has long hair and is scheduled to job shadow on a pediatric unit. She should to avoid patient contact.
what is pull her hair back
What number does the Roman numeral L represent?
what is 50
The ancient Chinese are credited with using what technique still used today by healthcare professionals?
What is acupuncture
Which medical suffix is used to describe an abnormal condition?
What is osis
How is the number 24 expressed using the Roman numeral system?
What is XXIV
ability to understand, appreciate, and interact with people from different cultures or with people who have different beliefs.
what is cultural competence
Which diagnostic instrument provided evidence that diseases are caused by microorganisms?
What is a microscope
Anton van Leeuwenhoek’s invention is still used today as a:
What is diagnostic tool.
Which medical abbreviation is used when a patient needs to take a medication four times a day?
what is qid
The metric length 30 mm is equal to how many cm
what is 3 cm
A healthcare provider should take which action when an error is detected in a patient's record
what is draw a straight line through the error, state the correct information, and mark with the provider's initial and date.
A distance of 197 inches is approximately equal to(inm)
what is 5m
How did Roentgen’s discovery in the 19th century contribute to the advancement of medicine?
what is the ability to view internal aspects of the body
Which suffix refers to a surgical puncture that removes fluid?
what is -centesis
Dr. Ryan has ordered Tim to take 10 mL of Tylenol every 4 hours. Approximately, how many teaspoons of Tylenol should Tim take for each dose?
what is two teaspoons
In addition to a massage therapist, what health professional is also trained to use therapeutic massage
what is physical therapist
Patsy graduated from a 2-year college. What degree did she most likely earn?
what is an associates degree
What historical figure developed a vaccine to prevent a deadly disease?
Who is Edward Jenner
Which abbreviation should a medical assistant use to document problems with a patient’s right eye?
What is OD
A volume of 9 tsp of vinegar is equal to approximately in tablespoons
What is 3T
the ability to say or do things without offending others.
what is tact
concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.
what is compassion
What contribution did Elizabeth Blackwell make to the healthcare profession?
what is She opened the door for women to pursue a career as a physician.
The medical prefix brady- may be used in reference to a heart that is beating:
what is slow
Eight ounces is approximately equal to mL
what is 240 mL.
Patty's doctor refers her to an oncologist because he thinks Patty has
what is cancer
the quality of being honest.
what is integrity
In what century did women begin taking an active role in providing healthcare?
what is the 19th century
Which medical term and abbreviation are used by healthcare professionals to represent a ministroke?
What is transient ischemic attack (TIA)
A medical office assistant orders LXVIII boxes of alcohol swabs. How many boxes were ordered?
What is 68
An ______ monitors a patient's pain management and sedation needs before, during, and after surgery.
what is anesthesiologist
The acceptance of human body dissection, and a renewed interest in the science of medicine, both occurred during the:
What is the Renaissance.
In what century were antibiotics first developed?
What is the 20th century
What is the abbreviation for a medical prescription?
What is Rx
Sarah has 12.5 kg of fresh vegetables, which are equivalent to:(in g)
What is 12,500 g
The federal legislation which requires the establishment of standards to protect health information is
what is HIPAA
What did the Romans develop, by using knowledge obtained from the ancient Greeks, to prevent disease?
what is the sanitation systems
What health career was formalized through the efforts of Florence Nightingale?
What is a nurse
Sam has epilepsy. His doctor has ordered a test that measures the electrical activity of his brain. What test did the doctor order?
What is a EEG
At breakfast, Dallas drank 8 oz of orange juice, 2 C of coffee, and 240 mL of water. What is Dallas’s approximate total mL of intake for breakfast?
What is 950 mL
What level of education is required to become an oncologist
what is Doctorate Degree
What allowed medical knowledge to be shared more freely during the Renaissance?
What is the printing press