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100

What is the professional term for skin inflimmation?

Dermatitis

100

 Which of the following is NOT true about medical documents?

  • They allow for a continuation of care between medical professionals

  • They should withstand legal scrutiny

  • They are available to all employees within a medical facility

  • They include basic identifying information about a patient

They are available to all employees within a medical facility

100

__________ are words with the same pronunciation or spelling but have different meanings.

Homonyms

100

What does Acute mean?

A severe condition with a sudden onset.

100

Osteoporosis

A condition that weakens bones, making them brittle.

200

What is the study of skin called?

Dermatology

200

Which of the following is an anatomical term

  • Paresthesia

  • Jargon

  • Trachea

  • Biopsy

Trachea

200

Which of the following describes a tip for pronouncing and spelling terms correctly?

Break down the word into smaller parts

200

Whats a Biopsy?

A sample of tissue removed for testing.

200

Tachycardia

A fast heart rate.

300

What is the abnormal condition of excessive sweat called?

Hyperhidrosis

300

A physician is attempting to share empathy and hope with a patient. Which statement would be most helpful?

  • Tell me about your symptoms”

  • “We are going to have to get a blood test to tell us if your white blood cell count is elevated; that should indicate if you have an infection”

“Can you rate the pain scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the worst”

  • “I know this is a scary disease, but the rate of survival and full recovery is high at 85 percent”

“I know this is a scary disease, but the rate of survival and full recovery is high at 85 percent”

300

Which of the following is used to describe a collection of terms used by people in a particular profession?

Jargon

300

What does Chronic mean

A persistent, recurring condition.

300

What is the medical term for hair loss?

Alopecia.

400

What is the medical term for fat mass?

Lipoma

400

Which term is used to describe a disease which is present at birth?

  • Acute

  • Chronic

  • Benign

  • Congenital

Congenital

400

Paresthesia is an example of which type of term?


Term relating to symptoms

400

What does Stat mean?

Immediately

400

what does Benign mean?

Not cancerous

500

What is the term for abnormal condition of death?

Necrosis

500

why the patient is being seen on each visit- (hint: the main reason)

Cheif compliant

500

True or False

The term ilium is one of the bones in the pelvis.

True

500

What does Malignant mean?

Cancerous

500

what does Edema mean?

Swelling