Healthcare Professionals
Definition of PRN in nursing.
What is 'pro re nata.'
Stored in the bladder.
What is urine
Medical term for a small artery.
What is Arteriole.
Postmortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease.
What is autopsy.
Another name for Leprosy.
What is Hansen's disease.
Healthcare professionals that include Generalists, Specialist Practitioners, and Public Health Doctors.
What is Medical Doctor.
Body cavity where the small intestine is.
What is the abdominal cavity.
The surgical placement of an artificial joint.
What is joint replacement.
Someone who goes to a hospital or clinic for a procedure which does not require a stay overnight.
What is outpatient procedure.
Caused by a pathogen that enters the body and can be transferred from person to person.
Define QHS found on a prescription.
What is 'quaque hora somni' to take every night at bedtime.
Examples of flat bones.
What are ribs, cranial bones of the skull, bones of the shoulder girdle.
Medical term for inflammation of bone.
What is Osteomyelitis.
Scan that is a radiology technique using magnetism, radio waves, and a computer to produce images of body structures.
What is MRI Scan.
Theory stating certain diseases are caused by the invasion of the body by microorganisms.
What is the germ theory.
Specialists who diagnose and treat the blood.
What is Hematologists.
Type of muscle that is found in blood vessels.
What is vascular smooth muscle.
Medical term for excessive urination.
What is Polyuria.
The uterus is removed during this common surgical procedure.
What is Hysterectomy.
Protist that causes giardia.
What is protozoa.
Specialists who assess whether the hemiplegia or stroke may be due to an inheritable condition.
What is Genetic counselor.
The tough white outer coat of the eyeball?
What is sclera.
Medical term for lazy eye syndrome - eyes not seeing together.
What is Amblyopia.
A procedure that produces images of structures within the body created by a computer that takes data from multiple X-ray images and turns them in pictures on a screen.
What is CAT Scan.
Congenital condition that prevents people, usually newborns and young children, from passing stools.
What is Hirschsprung's disease.