2nd Final Flashcards
What are changes within the patient that are not observable or measurable to the health care worker?
Symptoms.
What does hypertrophy mean?
An increase in size.
What does the prefix pre mean?
Before.
What is an abscess?
A localized collection of pus.
What is the term for massive bleeding?
Hemorrhage.
What is the prefix post mean?
After.
Pyogenic bacteria is bacteria that forms what?
Pus.
What is an area of dead tissue referred to?
A necrotic area.
What are changes within the patient that are observable or measurable?
Signs.
What is an aneurysm?
An abnormal bulging of a blood vessel.
What is the term that refers to abnormal growth and development?
Dysphasia.
What is another word for malignant?
Cancerous.
What is an abnormal accumulation of fluid called?
Edema.
What is the definition of a neoplasm?
New growth or new tumor.
What does idiopathic mean?
The cause is unknown.
What is an abnormal opening between two organs called?
A fistula.
What does the prefix hypo refer to?
Under, two little, less than normal.
What does iatrogenic mean?
Caused by physician.
What is cardiomegaly?
An enlarged heart.
What is angiomas?
Benign tumor is blood vessels.
Redness, heat, swelling, and pain collectively describe what?
Inflammation.
What is air in the pleural space called?
Pneumothorax.
What is ischemia?
The decrease of blood supply to an organ.
What is fluid in the pleural space called?
Pleural effusion.
What does the prefix myo refer to?
Muscle.
What term refers to the study of function within the human body?
Anatomy.
What does the prefix chondro refer to?
Cartilage.
What term refers to the study of function within the human body?
Physiology.
What is the study of disease?
Pathology.
A disease genetically transmitted from parent to child is termed what?
A hereditary disease.
What is a term that refers to blood vessels?
Blood vessels.
Which body system is responsible for supplying the body with oxygen?
Respiratory system.
What is the term for not well defined; bizarre pattern?
Undifferentiated.
Durning a CT exam, what is the part of the machine that the patient couch travels into and out of?
Gantry.
Which body system is responsible for supplying blood to organs and tissues of the body?
Cardiovascular system.
What does the prefix hyper refer to?
Over; excessive.
What is the test tool called that is radiographed to evaluate image quality?
A phantom.
What is the hilum of an organ?
The area where structures enter and exit an organ.
What is the disease classification that refers to deterioration of the body; associated with the aging process?
Degenerative disease.
Which modality must screen their patients for possible metallic objects implanted or imbedded in them?
MRI.
Where is the parietal pleura located in relationships to the lungs?
The outer membrane.
What is the term that means a disease or condition is present at birth?
Congenital.
Which modality utilizes a gamma camera to detect radiation and form an image?
Nuclear medicine.
What is the king disease characterized by the excessive secretion of mucus?
Cystic fibrosis.
What term refers to the sudden onset of signs or symptoms of a disease?
Acute.
Which modality utilizes radiophramaceuticals to emit radiation?
Nuclear medicine.
Vasodilators are medications that make ? Larger/smaller?
The lumen of blood vessels larger.
If a lesion is found during an angiogram procedure, describe where is the lesion found?
In a blood vessel.
Which body habitus has the heart laying the most transverse and the diaphragm placed the highest?
Hypersthenic.
Bronchoconstrictors are medications that make ? Larger/smaller?
The lumen of bronchi smaller.
How can a disease be described that develops slowly and persists over a long period of time?
Chronic.
Which body habitus is characterized by the heart laying more vertical, the lungs are long, the diaphragm low?
Asthenic.
What pathologic condition can be seen as narrowing of the trachea on an X ray?
Croup.
What organ are the biliary ducts found?
Liver.
What is another way of referring to organs of the chest?
Thoracic viscera.
Why what respiratory disease affects infants and has a high rate is nosocomial infection?
RSV.
In ultrasonography, what is the device used to send and receive the signal?
Transducer.
What is another way of referring to the structures of the chest made of bones?
Bony thorax.
COPD can be described as the over inflation of the lungs. How can over inflation be described radiographically?
Radiolucent.
Which condition is characterized by the narrowing of airways as a response to allergens?
Asthma.
What does the prefix peri refer to?
Around.
What is describe as a collection of blood outside the blood vessel?
Hematoma.
What is another name for a collapsed lung?
Atelectasis.
What does the prefix epi refer to?
Above.
What is describe as tissue death due to a decrease in blood supply to an organ or tissue?
Infarction (nercrosis- tissue death)
Ischemia - decrease in blood supply.
What is the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space called?
Pleural effusion.
What does the prefix neo refer to?
New.
What is the term for the identification of a disease.
Diagnosis.
Why is a hemoptysis?
Coughing up blood.
What does the prefix post- refer to?
After.
What is the term for the prediction of the course of outcome of a disease?
Prognosis.
What other term can be used to interchangeably with emphysema?
COPD.
What does the prefix sub refer to?
Below.
What does hypoxia refer to?
Lack of oxygen.
What term best describes the study of neoplasms?
Oncology.
What does the suffix itis refer to?
Inflammation.
What is another term for noncancerous?
Benign.
What does the prefix hetero refer to?
Different.
What does the prefix intra refer to?
Within.
What is the name of an infection that is obtained while hospitalized?
Nosocomial.
What does the suffix Lysis and Lytic refer to?
To dissolve.
What causes the infection in the lungs in histoplasmosis?
Fungi.
What is the term for the study of the cause of disease?
Etiology.
What does the prefix poly refer to?
Many.
