The Alimentary Canal
First Aid & CPR
Diagnostic Procedures
Allergy Testing
Medical Terminology &
Spelling
100
Although the exact cause is unknown, some people feel that this disorder is caused by allergies, infection, or obstruction of the lymphatics.
What is Crohn's Disease??
100
True or False. If you suspect a patient is having a heart attack and the patient has glycerin available, it should be given immediately.
What is False??
100
This preparation must be performed when a patient is scheduled for an upper GI series.
What is eat nothing by mouth after midnight??
100
True or False. The dosage for intradermal injection ranges from 1-2cc.
What is False??
100
This medical term means "rupture".
What is -rrhexis??
200
Ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid are four types of these sites.
What is Colostomy??
200
A severe involuntary contraction of muscles that causes the patient to first become rigid and then to have uncontrollable movements.
What is Convulsions??
200
Drinking 24 to 30 ounces of fluid 1 hour before this procedure without urinating is necessary.
What is a fetal U/S??
200
The arms and back are the preferred sites for this procedure.
What is a scratch test??
200
This medical term refers to the "armpit".
What is Axilla??
300
This organ is the largest gland of the body and lies below the diaphragm in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen.
What is the Liver??
300
Numbness, unequal pupils, slurred speech, and paralysis on one side of the face or body are signs and symptoms of this emergency situation.
What is Cerebrovascular accident??
300
Iodine sensitivity should be tested before performing this procedure.
What is an IVP??
300
The patient must remain in the office for 20 minutes after this procedure in case of anaphylactic shock.
What is allergy injections??
300
The opposite of pronation.
What is supination??
400
The name of the valve between the small and large intestines.
What is The Ileocecal valve??
400
This emergency condition is a result of an increased amount of sugar in the blood.
What is a Diabetic coma??
400
If pregnancy is suspected the patient should notify the medical assistant before this procedure that involves a baseline exam at the age of 40.
What is mammography??
400
Patients with allergies are treated with this schedule which may take a few years to complete, but helps reducing some symptoms of most allergies.
What is a desensitizing schedule??
400
This medical term means "an instrument used to record".
What is -graph??
500
This physiologic intestinal obstruction occurs in the small intestines and reduces peristalsis.
What is Paralytic Ileus??
500
The rescuer's position when giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
What is at the victim's side near the head??
500
The patient is instructed to take nothing by mouth after midnight and eat no breakfast the morning of this procedure.
What is an abdominal U/S??
500
A control is necessary and should be placed on the arm for this procedure.
What is patch test??
500
These diagnostic tests measure the amount of antigens and antibodies present relative to a specific illness.
What are immunoassays??
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