Medical Terms & Anatomy
This suffix refers to pain.
What is –dynia?
This hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland, causes uterine contractions.
What is oxytocin?
The specialty that deals with diseases and treatment of the male reproductive system.
What is urology?
The best initial response when an angry patient calls about treatment.
What is listen to the patient?
A claim may be denied when the ICD code doesn’t support the CPT service due to lack of this.
What is medical necessity?
The measurement of the percentage of erythrocytes in whole blood.
What is hematocrit?
This hormone is secreted by the adrenal cortex.
What is aldosterone?
The type of examination used to detect a heart murmur.
What is auscultation?
An effective strategy for cross-cultural communication is being aware of differences in this nonverbal action.
What are hand gestures?
This type of medical document records the ongoing care plan of the patient.
What is a progress note?
Stimulating the sole of the foot during a reflex test is checking this sign.
What is the Babinski reflex?
This hormone is responsible for enhancing breast milk production.
What is oxytocin?
This absorbable suture material is gradually broken down by tissue enzymes.
What is catgut?
Families of a child with strep throat should avoid doing this with the child’s eating utensils.
What is sharing them?
Medicare should not be billed when this insurance applies to a work-related injury.
What is workers’ compensation?
Outward protruding eyeballs, or exophthalmos, is a sign of this thyroid condition.
What is hyperthyroidism?
A BMI of 38 places a patient at higher risk for this sleep-related condition.
What is sleep apnea?
The medical assistant should recheck this vital sign after a few minutes if it appears abnormally high.
What is blood pressure?
A fever blister is a common sign of this viral infection.
What is herpes labialis?
This document is a record of prescribed drugs but not the overall care plan.
What is a medication flow chart?
This electrolyte plays a critical role in heart muscle activity.
What is potassium?
This sign is caused by an increase in tissue volume behind the eyes in hyperthyroidism.
What is exophthalmos?
This condition involving bone infection is not directly caused by high BMI.
What is osteomyelitis?
The most common lab test for a patient taking furosemide (Lasix).
What is potassium level?
Reporting a higher level of service than was actually performed is known as this.
What is upcoding?