Name that term!
This is also known as a nosebleed
What is epistaxis?
What is histoplasmosis?
This means absence of urine
What is anuric?
This term means going through a clients thorax
What is transthoracic?
This is the combining form for dust
What is coni/o?
This term means softening of the pharynx
What is pharyngomalacia
This condition is most likely to obstruct a clients airway
What is epiglottedema?
This abbreviation means left
What is L?
This term means pertaining to bile & intestine
What is enterobiliary?
This is the combining form for renal pelvis
What is pyel/o?
This term means suturing of the sigmoid colon
What is sigmoidorrhaphy?
This condition results in lung congestion & dyspnea
What is congestive heart failure (CHF)?
These are general causes of bowel obstruction
(HINT: There are 3)
What are adhesions, intussusception, & volvulus?
This term means surgical fixation of an artery
What is arteriopexy?
This term means pertaining to the peritoneum
What is peritoneal?
This term means mouthlike opening into the jejunum
What is jejunostomy?
This condition indicates a slow heart rate
What is bradycardia?
This is an instrument that is used to cut the heart
What is a cardiotome?
This term means narrowing of the urethra
What is urethrostenosis?
This is a type of heart rhythm abnormality
(Hint: you might tell them)
What is atrial fibrillation?
This is a high-pitched upper airway sound that normally signifies an obstruction
What is stridor?
This indicates a pathological condition of kidney stones
What is nephrolithiasis?
This is a symptom a client is likely to experience during an asthma attack
What is wheezing?
What is arrhythmia?
This is a collection of pus in the pleural cavity
what is empyema?