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A patient who is being discharged from the hospital to a SNF is being sent to a/an ________.
long-term care facility
The plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections is the ________ plane.
transverse
Body system that circulates the blood throughout the body.
cardiovascular
The integumentary system includes diseases of the ________.
skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, oil glands
Which is an example of a physician extender?
nurse practitioner
The abbreviation Sx stands for ________.
symptoms
The front of the body is known as the anterior or ________ section.
ventral
The function of the gastrointestinal system is to ________.
digest food
The predicted outcome of a disease is the ________.
prognosis
A physician who is on the medical staff of a hospital and admits a patient to the hospital is the ________.
attending physician
The abbreviation Tx stands for ________.
Treatment
Lying on the back is being in the ________ position.
dorsal supine
The endocrine system is composed of various organs and glands that ________.
secrete hormones
A disease having no identifiable or confirmed cause.
idiopathic
A nursing assistant who works on the pediatric floor of a hospital takes care of ________
children
A doctor who has the initials D.D.S. after his or her name would be a specialist in the ________.
Teeth
The opposite direction from distal is ________.
proximal
The glands in the ________ system secrete hormones into the blood.
endocrine
If an infant is born with cerebral palsy, this disease is categorized as ________.
congenital
A _______ is a doctor that specializes in medicine and drugs
pharmacist
To understand the patient's symptoms and signs, a physician first ________.
performs an H&P
Which is the only horizontal plane that divides the body?
transverse
Which body system contains the nose, pharynx (throat), larynx (voice box), trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli (in the lungs)?
respiratory
The patient has had mild joint pain for the past three years without any increase in severity. This means that her symptoms are ________.
chronic
A _______ is a physician who specializes in radiology and nuclear medicine
radiologist