PT care
During a treadmill stress test which of the following vital signs should be monitored most frequently?
blood pressure
abnormally fast
tachy-
suffixes means removal
-ectomy
–emia
blood.
The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is
GI.
The closure of which valve(s) within the heart create(s) the “lub” sound of the heart beat’s “lub dub” cycle?
Atrioventricular valves
movement of a body part away from the body
abduction
term meaning bending of a body part
flexion
medical terms describes redness
erythema
meaning a tumor located in the lymphatic system
lymphoma
the medical assistant will select which of the following sites to measure the heart rate when obtaining vital signs?
radial artery
dysuria
painful urination
The time period when menstruation begins describes which of the following conditions?
menarche
The time period when menstruation stops is described as which of the following conditions?
menopause
Cystitis refers to inflammation of
bladder
Stomatitis refers to
inflammation of the mouth
gravida describes
total number of pregnancies
abnormally increased or excessive
hyper-
difficulty swallowing
dysphagia
tissue death
necrosis
condition is exhibited by paralysis on one side of the body
hemiplegia
Carcinoma refers to
cancer
wound that is pus-producing
pyogenic
presence of sugar in the urine
glucosuria
terms means prolonged lack of appetite
anorexia