Assessment
Adipose tissue is made up of which type of cells?
Fat cells
"K" is the chemical symbol for which substance?
Potassium
Rhinorrhea
A patient with encephalitis is most likely to be treated by which medical specialist?
Neurologist
Which suffix refers to eating?
-phagia
Which assessment finding refers to the ability to breathe comfortably only when in an upright position?
Orthopnea
Which of the following is the chemical symbol for iron?
Fe
The combining form "cephal/o" refers to which body part?
head
A doctor that diagnoses and treats AIDS infection would be a?
Infectious disease doctor
The general meaning of "corpus" is..
body
Polydipsia, polyuria, good appetite with weight loss, and blurred vision are signs and symptoms of?
Diabetes Mellitus
Leukopenia
Where are the intercostal muscles located?
between the ribs
A doctor that performs medical surgery on the eyes is called a..
opthamologist
The term "lithiasis" means?
abnormal condition of stones
An area of dead myocardial tissues is called..
an infarct
What is the difference in a CBC "with diff" and a CBC "without diff"
A CBC with differential includes a break down of the white blood cells (neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, basophils, and eosinophils)
Which of the following is the medical term for hair loss?
Alopecia
A person trained to evaluate hearing loss and related disorders may be called an
audiologist
What suffix means narrowing?
-stenosis
What medical term means the vomiting of blood?
Hematemesis
Which of the following terms is used to describe a condition in which the body produces too much cortisol?
Cushing Syndrome
What is the term for abnormally large breasts in men?
gynecomastia
What is the name of a doctor who specializes in the study of sleep disorders?
The greek work -pepsia refers to..
digestion