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Medical Terminology
Microbiology
Patient Preparation
Vital Signs
Administration of Medication
100
The prefix epi- means
What is upon
100
A carrier of causitive organisms that can trsnmit diseases to nin infected individuals is called a
What is Vector
100
The general term for a surgical suture is what?
What is ligature
100
BP readings should be routinely started at office visits at what age?
What is 5 years old
100
What is the most appropriate needle gauge for a subcutaneous injection?
What is 25 gauge
200
The prefix peri- means what?
What is surrounding
200
A substance that inhibits the growth of bacteria
What is Bacteriostatic
200
The shelf life of a sterile package?
What is 4 weeks
200
What is the adult normal range for respiration cycles per minute?
What is 12-16
200
The doctor ordered a dose of medicine to be 300mg but the medicine is only available in 50mg tabs. What is the correct dose?
What is six 50mg tabs.
300
The suffix -stasis means?
What is contol
300
The bacterium Escherichia coli can cause what?
What is UTI (urinary infections).
300
A tonometer is used to detect what?
What is glaucoma
300
What respiratory term means "difficulty breathing"?
What is Dyspnea
300
Which route of drug administration is the most appropriate for the pt who has nausea and vomiting?
What is rectal
400
What is the definition of combining form?
What is a wood root with a combining vowel attached.
400
The degree to which an organism is pathogenic is known as what?
What is Virulence?
400
What position is also referred to as the lateral position?
What is sims position
400
What word refers to the process of determining the circumference of an infant's head?
What is mensuration
400
What is the common route for the administration of parenteral medications?
What is injection
500
The suffix -gravida refers to what?
What is pregnancy
500
Reduction of the number of microorganisms on an object on an object to a fairly small and safe level is called what?
What is sanitization
500
What are the six "C's" of charting?
What is clients words, clarity, completeness, conciseness, chronological order, and confidentiality
500
Where is an infants pulse most accurately measured?
What is over the apex of the heart
500
What muscle is commonly used for intramuscular injections in the infant?
What is vastus lateralis