Cardiovascular
The medical terminology for a heart attack is a myocardial ___
What is infarction?
Found in the gallbladder, this is the medical term for gallstones.
What is cholelithiasis?
Blood filtration occurs in the __
What is the kidneys?
TSH is a hormone that stimulates the...
What is the thyroid?
Otosclerosis, or in common words..
What is hardening of the ears?
Blood is pumped from the aorta to...
What is the rest of the body?
The detoxification organ is..
What is the liver?
Women are more likely to suffer from cystitis due to the short length of their urethras. Cystitis is more commonly known as ___
What is a urinary tract infection?
Treatment for hyperthyroidism may incluse medication, radiation, or in severe cases..
What is surgery?
The bending of light in order to see is known as..
What is refraction?
The key to the successful management of hypertension is..
What is patient compliance? (and or lifestyle changes.)
The pyloric spincter controls the movement of substances from the stomach to the ___
What is the small intestine?
The process or act of urination is also called ___
What is micturition?
These cells are produced by the pancreas to produce insulin.
What are beta cells?
This snail shaped organ is important for hearing as it produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibration.
What is the cochlea?
There are 10 risk factors for CHF, name 2 of them.
Smoking, obesity, MI, HTN, high cholesterol, sedementary lifestyle, artherosclerosis, diabetes, excessive alcohol, damaged heart valve.
The accessory organs to the digestive system are___ (Hint: there are three).
What are the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder?
A post- void residual or ___ for short, is a test that measures the amount of urine left in the bladder after urination.
What is PVR?
Patient teacher for someone who uses Insulin is..
Rotates injection sites, keep unopened medication in a fridge, clear insulin before cloudy insulin.
As one gets older they may have difficulty seeing for a plethora of reasons. Name 2 reasons for this.
Theres too many to list. Dry eyes, fuzzy vision, limited area, floaters, sclerosis, etc..
The liver processes nutriens in the blood and returns it to general circulations through hepatic veins. This is called ___
What is the hepatic portal system?
It is very important to include fiber into your diet because...
The kidneys produce 2 hormones. One hormone stimulates the production of red blood cells, ___. And the other helps regulate blood pressure, ___.
What is erythropoietin and renin?
The normal A1C levels for someone with prediabetes is..
What is 5.7-6.4%
The eustachian tube connects the middle ear to the ___ and helps maintain equal pressure on both sides of the body.
What is the throat?