Cardiovascular System
What does the abbreviation CCU stand for?
Coronary care unit
What is the combining form for breast?
Mamm/o or mast/o
what is the combining form for lung?
Pulmon/o
The respiratory rate is measured by ________?
Breaths per minute
What is the root word for kidney?
Ren/o
What does the abbreviation bpm stand for?
Beats per minute
What does the suffix -genesis mean?
Produce, make, create
This molecule regulates and promotes entry of glucose into the blood.
what does the suffix -Osmia mean?
Smell
What is the normal PH level for a normal urine analysis?
5.0 to 8.0
What is the abbreviation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
CPR
What does the suffix -cide mean?
A genetic disorder in which erythrocytes take on an abnormal curved shape.
What is sickle cell anemia
what does the suffix -capnia mean?
Carbon dioxide
What organ(s) of the urinary system are primarily responsible for filtering and removal of waste products from the blood?
Kidneys
What does the abbreviation CAD mean?
Coronary artery disease
Other than testicul/o what is another combining form for testes?
Orch/o or orchi/o
(orchiectomy = surgical procedure in which one or both testicles are removed (bilateral orchiectomy)
What is the meaning of suffix -lytic?
Destruction, dissolving
The respiratory rate is regulated by which of the two respiratory gases?
CO2
What does the abbreviation ARF stand for?
Acute renal failure
This kind of X-ray is taken after the injection of an opaque material into a blood vessel on the heart.
Angiocardiography
What does the abbreviation BSE stand for?
Breast self exam
suffix -stenosis means?
Narrowing
What is the name of the process to withdraw fluid from a body cavity using suction?
Aspiration
Insertion of a tube through the urethra and into the urinary bladder to withdraw urine or insert dye.
What is catheterization