Medical Terminology Ch. 1-3

Select the abbreviation that would NOT appear in a history and physical examination report. a) ROS b) CC c) HIPAA d) HPI

Anesthesia is defined as:

With bradycardia, there is a:

Which suffix means the process of using an instrument to examine?

The prefix that means after or behind is:

Which word means inflammation of the lungs?

Vertebrae means:

What is the plural form of apex?

In the word intraheptic, the prefix intra- means ____ the liver.

The surgeon performed a laryngectomy on the:

Pericardial means pertaining to ____ the heart.

The plural of the Latin word bronchus is:

A gastroscopy is the process of:

The definition of tachycardia is a condition:

HIPAA assures the patient that his/her medical information is:

The word part -sub is a:

The physician describes the purpose of the surgery to the patient and informs the patient of the ...

The plane that divides the body into top and bottom sections is the ___ plane.

A patient with a cancerous tumor may seek treatment for his condition from a physician whose specialty is ____.

The integumentary system includes disease of the ____.

The predicted outcome of a disease is the ____.

The front of the body is known as the anterior or ____ section.

The word lateral pertains to the ____ of a structure.

The part of anatomy that internally divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity is the ____.

The region of the abdominopelvic area that is centered and inferior to the umbilical region is the ____ region.

Lying on the posterior part of the body is being in the ____ position.

If medicine describes a disease as having an etiology that is unknown, the disease is said to be ____.

If an infant is born with cerebral palsy from too little oxygen to the brain while in the uterus or during delivery, this disease is categorized as ____.

A stethoscope would be used to perform which part of the physical examination?

Which is an example of a physician extender?

An example of a symptom would be ____.

Moving from the head towards the tail bone is going in a ____ direction.

The opposite direction from distal is ____.

Otolaryngology is a branch of medicine specializing in diseases and conditions of the ____.

The part of the stomach that is superior to the pylorus is the:

Which word is misspelled? a) ascites b) ilius c) cirrhosis d) hemorrhoids

Swallowing food is known by the medical name of:

The portion of the biliary tree that transports bile fro the gallbladder to the common bile duct is the:

The medical word emesis means:

Steatorrhea is a symptom of:

A single hernia pouch in the muscular wall of the colon is spelled:

When a physician palpates the abdomen and documents, "No hepatomegaly," this means that there is no:

An EGD would include viewing which of the following:

A patient with a disease of which organ will have a low level in the blood of the protein albumin?

Which word describes a characteristic of a hepatoma?

An inguinal hernia would appear in the area of the:

Which is an appropriate drug to treat GERD?

Which is the abbreviation for a type of feeding tube?

A patient had a colonoscopy for complaints of bouts of diarrhea, cramping, and abdominal pain. The colonscopy revealed no visualized abnormalities. The most likely diagnosis for the patient is:

Which of the following is a pre-cancerous condition? a) liver cirrhosis b) diverticulosis c) colonic polyps d) ulcerative colitis