Cardiovascular
What is the medical term for a slow heart rate?
Bradychardia
What is the meaning of GI?
Gastrointestinal.
What is the main function of the kidneys?
Filtering waste and mantaining fluid volume.
What does SOB stand for?
Shortness of breath.
How many bones are in the human body?
Around 206-210.
It's the increase in the internal diameter of blood vessels (arteries and veins) which allows increased blood flow through them.
a) Vasoconstriction b) Vasodilation c) Heparinization
b) Vasodilation
The upper part of your abdomen just below your rib cage is called…
a)Epigastric region b)Hipocondriac region c)Hypogastric region
a)Epigastric region
Name at least 2 risk factors of CKD.
Diabetes, hypertension, family history, age, smoking, prostate conditions, etc.
Meaning of HEENT.
Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat.
Who is the father of medicine?
Hippocrates.
Name 3 diagnostic tests for heart conditions.
EKG, angiography, cardiac catheterization, treadmill testing, cardiac enzymes, etc.
What is ascites?
Fluid buildup in the peritoneum.
Procedure that involves the creation of an arteriovenous fistula.
Hemodialysis.
What does NPO stand for? In latin.
Nulla per os.
It's the most beneficial lipoprotein.
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein).
What are NTG tablets mainly used for?
a)Vasodilation b)Vasoconstriction d)Pain killers
Vasodilation
Group of non-insulin drugs used to help reduce the amount of glucose present in the blood.
OHAs (Oral hypoglycemic agents).
Reduction of daily urinary volume to below healthy levels.
Oliguria.
Meaning of BUN.
Blood Urea Nitrogen.
What is the medical term for a nosebleed?
Epistaxis.
A condition in which the heart muscle becomes thick. Sometimes, only one part of the heart is thicker than the other parts.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Where is a primary cholangiocarcinoma originated?
Bile ducts.
Endoscopic examination that introduces a thin tube through the urethral meatus, accessing the urethra and urinary bladder.
a)Computed axial tomography b)Pyelography c)Cystoscopy
c)Cystoscopy
Meaning of NSAID or their function.
Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs. They're used as painkillers and to treat inflammation.
Why does diabetes cause ketoacidosis?
Because there is no insulin to translocate GLUT4 receptors, therefore cells cannot get the energy from glucose, activating the mechanism of ketone production.