Med terms intro to healthcare

A list of medterms for intro to healthcare

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1. The combining form cardi/o means:

   • heart
   • lung
   • blood vessel
   • chest wall

2. The combining form gastr/o means:

   • stomach
   • small intestine
   • liver
   • esophagus

3. The combining form hepat/o means:

   • liver
   • kidney
   • gallbladder
   • spleen

4. Which combining forms refer to the kidney?

   • nephr/o
   • ren/o
   • hepat/o
   • neur/o
   • pneum/o

5. The combining form neur/o means:

   • nerve
   • muscle
   • vein
   • bone marrow

6. The combining form oste/o means:

   • bone
   • joint
   • cartilage
   • muscle

7. The combining form arthr/o means:

   • joint
   • artery
   • bone
   • tendon

8. The combining form my/o means:

   • muscle
   • marrow
   • spinal cord
   • mouth

9. The combining form dermat/o means:

   • skin
   • hair
   • fingernail
   • sweat gland

10. Which combining forms refer to the lungs?

    • pulmon/o
    • pneum/o
    • phleb/o
    • cyst/o
    • cholecyst/o

11. The combining form hem/o (hemat/o) means:

    • blood
    • liver
    • half
    • heart

12. The suffix -itis means:

    • inflammation
    • tumor
    • pain
    • enlargement

13. The suffix -ectomy means:

    • surgical removal
    • surgical incision into
    • creation of a new opening
    • visual examination

14. The suffix -otomy means:

    • incision
    • removal
    • surgical repair
    • suturing

15. The suffix -ostomy means:

    • creation of an opening
    • removal of an organ
    • examination with a scope
    • surgical crushing

16. The suffix -scopy means:

    • visual examination
    • record or picture
    • process of measuring
    • surgical puncture to remove fluid

17. The suffix -ology means:

    • study of
    • specialist in
    • process of
    • condition of

18. The suffix -algia means:

    • pain
    • swelling
    • bleeding
    • hardening

19. The suffix -emia means:

    • blood condition
    • vomiting
    • urine condition
    • breathing

20. The suffix -megaly means:

    • enlargement
    • softening
    • abnormal hardening
    • narrowing

21. The suffix -plasty means:

    • surgical repair
    • surgical fixation
    • surgical crushing
    • suturing

22. The suffix -gram means:

    • the record or image
    • the instrument used to record
    • the process of recording
    • a unit of weight

23. The prefix brady- means:

    • slow
    • fast
    • difficult
    • painful

24. The prefix tachy- means:

    • fast
    • slow
    • absent
    • normal

25. The prefix hyper- means:

    • above or excessive
    • below or deficient
    • within
    • around

26. The prefix hypo- means:

    • below or deficient
    • above or excessive
    • between
    • after

27. The prefix peri- means:

    • around
    • through
    • within
    • after

28. The prefix endo- means:

    • within
    • outside
    • against
    • between

29. The prefix inter- means:

    • between
    • within
    • underneath
    • beyond

30. The prefix a- or an- means:

    • without
    • before
    • against
    • two

31. The prefix poly- means:

    • many
    • few
    • all
    • half

32. Tachycardia means:

    • rapid heart rate
    • slow heart rate
    • irregular heartbeat rhythm
    • inflammation of the heart

33. Which term means inflammation of the stomach?

    • gastritis
    • gastrectomy
    • gastralgia
    • gastromegaly

34. Hepatomegaly means:

    • liver enlargement
    • pain in the liver
    • removal of part of the liver
    • inflammation of the liver

35. Hypoglycemia means:

    • low blood sugar
    • high blood sugar
    • low blood pressure
    • high blood oxygen level

36. Arthroscopy is:

    • visual examination of a joint
    • surgical repair of a joint
    • cutting into an artery
    • inflammation of a joint

37. What suffix means inflammation?

38. Write the medical term for surgical removal of the appendix.

39. NPO means:

    • nothing by mouth
    • no pain observed
    • not per orders
    • normal pulse oximetry

40. PRN means:

    • as needed
    • by mouth
    • every night
    • immediately

41. STAT means:

    • immediately
    • as needed
    • twice a day
    • at bedtime

42. BID means:

    • twice a day
    • three times a day
    • every two days
    • before meals

43. PO means:

    • by mouth
    • after surgery
    • per order
    • pulse oximetry

44. Dx is the abbreviation for:

    • diagnosis
    • prescription
    • history
    • treatment

45. CBC stands for:

    • complete blood count
    • central blood circulation
    • cardiac baseline check
    • chemical blood culture

46. PPE stands for:

    • personal protective equipment
    • patient privacy enforcement
    • primary physician evaluation
    • post-procedure exam

47. The abbreviation QD (daily) is on The Joint Commission's official "Do Not Use" list.

    True or false

48. Which abbreviations are on The Joint Commission's official "Do Not Use" list?

    • U
    • IU
    • QD
    • QOD
    • BP
    • PRN

49. Anterior means:

    • toward the front
    • toward the back
    • toward the head
    • away from the midline

50. Proximal means:

    • nearer the trunk
    • farther from the trunk
    • toward the midline of the body
    • closer to the body surface

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