Prefixes
This prefix means against.
What is anti?
This suffix is used to describe the study of something.
What is -logy?
This is the combining form that pertains to the back of a person.
What is dors/o?
This is the combining form used when describing an injury to the wrist.
What is carp/o?
This combining form means blood.
What is hem/o?
The prefix used when something is abnormal high.
What is hyper?
This is the suffix that means "instrument for viewing."
What is -scope?
This is the plane that divides a person from left to right.
What is the sagittal plane?
Your patient has severe arthritis of the ankle and needs a fusion. This is the correct term for this procedure.
What is arthrodesis?
A deep laceration to the abdomen can result in excessive blood loss called this.
What is hemorrhage?
When someone is ambidextrous it means they can use do this well.
What is use both hands?
This is the diagnosis for a person who is vomiting blood.
What is hematemesis?
During a physical exam the orthopedic asks the patient to straighten their elbow fully or do this motion.
What is extension?
A patient is having worsening muscle weakness or this medical condition.
What is dystrophy?
A patient has been diagnosed with hepatitis and as a result may have an enlarged liver called this.
What is hepatomegaly?
What is contra and con?
A person is having difficulty swallowing. After examination the diagnosis is inflammation of the stomach termed this.
What is gastritis?
The bladder bladder and liver are located in these two regions respectfully.
What are the hypogastric and right hypochondriac regions?
A calcium deposit in a bursa is called this.
What is bursolith?
You take the pulse of a patient and rate is 125 bmp. When writing the SOAP note you would describe this as what.
What is tachycardia?
This term is used to describe an eye turned inward.
What is esotropia?
A person who has pain in the joint may also have inflammation of the joint. These are the terms that mean pain in the joint and inflammation of the joint.
What are arthralgia and arthritis?
This cavity contains the heart, large blood vessels and the thymus gland.
What is the mediastinum?
A child falls on their outstretched wrist and fractures their radius. This fractured is called this and occurs at this part of the radius.
What is Colles' and the distal radius?
An elderly patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was recently diagnosed with Covid-19 and one primary concern is the patients oxygen saturation of 82%. The primary concern is the patient may have this which can result in organ failure.
What is hypoxemia?