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Central Nervous System
Digestive System
Cardiovascular System
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The Senses
100
An infection of the membranes that surround the spinal cord is termed.
What is meningitis?
100
This is the medical term for chewing.
What is mastication?
100
A condition in which there is a lack of rhythm of the heart beat is:
What is an arrhythmia?
100
Rapid breathing is known as?
What is tachypnea?
100
The tympanic membrane is also known as this.
What is the eardrum?
200
Acute inflammation of the brain is termed
What is encephalitis?
200
A patient can come into the office due to the fact that they are having trouble swallowing.
What is dysphagia?
200
What medical term is commonly known as a heart attack?
What is a myocardial infarction?
200
If the nurse documents normal breathing she has charted it as?
What is eupnea?
200
The patient has one eye that deviates inward. This should be documented as?
What is esotropia?
300
The surgical incision into the skull is?
What is a craniotomy?
300
Inflammation of the liver is known as?
What is hepatitis?
300
White cells are one of the main cells in the blood that helps fight off infections and unknown bacteria in the body.
What is a leukocyte?
300
Pneumonia is a general term for infection of the?
What is the alveoli?
300
A disease of a lymph node or gland is?
What is adenopathy?
400
An increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid within the brain is termed.
What is hydrocephalus (or hydrocephaly)?
400
A patient cannot control his urine or feces. The nurse would document this as:
What is incontinence?
400
A hereditary blood disease characterized by prolonged coagulation and tendency to bleed.
What is hemophilia?
400
The patient is coughing up blood. This should be documented as?
What is hemoptysis?
400
The nurse documents bleeding from the nose as?
What is epistaxis?
500
Abnormal electrical discharges in the brain
What is epilepsy?
500
This is the lower third of the stomach that connects to the small intestine.
What is the pyloric portion or pylorus?
500
A slow heartbeat is called
What is bradycardia?
500
What medical term is known as the Black Lung?
What is anthracosis?
500
A ringing sound in the ear is called:
What is tinnitus?