Intro to Medical Language
Known as the Father of modern medicine
Who is
Hippocrates ?
Person facing forward, arms at sides, and palms forward
What is the anatomic position ?
I attended and graduated from medical school
What is a physician?
Mrs. Jones has a temperature of 101 degrees.
What is objective?
Short for daily
What is QD?
These two ancient languages were the foundation of medical language
What are Greek and Latin ?
Closer to the center
What is proximal?
I have special training in caring for children.
What is a pediatrician?
Bill was very cantankerous last night.
What is subjective?
This is a WAGER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How much do you want to wager?????????????
Short for after meals
I am the foundation or subject of any medical term
What is a ROOT?
Farther away from the center
What is distal?
I have special training in emergency care of a patient before and/or during transport to the medical facility.
What is an EMT?
RRR, without murmur, gallop, rubs.
What is objective?
Short for before meals
What is AC?
The act or result of producing sounds of speech includes articulation, stress, and intonation
What is pronunciation?
Above
Superior
I am training in converting the voice-recorded dictations of health care providers into text.
What is a medical transcriptionist?
Mary, Mary, she is quite contrary!
What is subjective?
Short for twice daily
What is BID?
To "make a name with ends" such as MRI
What is an abbreviation?
This is a............DAILY DOUBLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(1000 pts)
It divides the body into slices from front to back
I am a physician with special training in both evaluating the causes and effects of disease and in laboratory medicine.
What is a pathologist?
Mr. Marvin Puffer-SOB.
What is objective?
(SOB=Shortness of breath)
Short for at night
What is QHS?