OB-GYN
Menorrhagia is the medical term for ______.
Excessive bleeding during menses
Type 1 diabetes mellitus is sometimes referred to as ______.
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
What is the medical specialty devoted to the care of infants, children, and adolescents?
Pediatrics
Geriatrics
An automated cell counter is used to _______.
Count and size blood cells
What STD is the second most common and is caused by a gram-negative diplococcus?
Gonorrhea
The type of diabetes mellitus that occurs only during pregnancy is known as ________.
Gestational Diabetes
What should be a concern for choosing toys and equipment for a pediatric office?
With which type of illness should you reinforce the fact that, although the patient may not return to his or her former health status, the prescribed treatment will maintain health at a manageable level?
Chronic illness
The medical laboratory staff analyzes blood, urine, and other body samples to measure _______.
Analytes
When does the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology (ACOG) recommend that the first pap smear and pelvic exam be performed?
3 years after the first sexual intercourse or by the age of 21
Which hormone promotes growth of all body tissues?
HGH
Physician visits that are regularly scheduled with the goal to maintain the child's optimum health are called ______.
Well-Child Visits
What can you do to help patients cope with stress?
Listen to their fears and concerns
The area of the laboratory that deals with the analysis of body fluids, such as serum or plasma?
Clinical Chemistry
_______ is a visual exam of the vaginal and cervical surfaces using a stereoscopic microscope.
Colposcopy
Which gland aids in metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats?
Adrenal Cortex
MMR is an immunization for ______.
True or false: Older people can no longer learn?
False
The law passed in 1988 that established standards for the quality of laboratory testing for all facilities that perform lab procedures on human specimens is called ______.
The fetal heart tones can be heard with a doppler around which week of pregnancy?
10th week
A disease of the immune system in which the tissue of the thyroid gland is replaced with fibrous tissue is _____.
Grave's Disease
True or False: Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease.
TRUE
What is an abnormal increase in fluid within the eye that results in degeneration of the intraocular components and blindness?
Glaucoma
What is the study of blood and blood-forming tissues called?
Hematology