Basic Exam Flashcards by aracell gomez | Brainscape

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The term for narrowing is

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Stenosis

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Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the

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Stomach

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The abbreviation meaning two times a day is

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b.i.d

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Communication with patients can be improved by

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Providing privacy

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A trained medical assistant is able to

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Assist in minor surgeries

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A patient photo was made public without her permission. This is called

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Invasion of privacy

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Patients instruction sheets are used to

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Prevent misunderstanding

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The best time to perform a breast exam is

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Monthly

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Hyper-

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Increased

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Nephro-

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Kidney

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Auto-

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Self

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Osteo-

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Bone

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Dys-

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Painful

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Litho-

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Stone

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Brady

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Slow

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Chole-

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Gallbladder

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Macro-

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Large

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Gastro-

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Stomach

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Arthro-

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Joint

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Thoraco-

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Chest

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Hypo-

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Decreased

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Mammo-

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Breast

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Veno-

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Vein

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Hepato-

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Liver

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Hemo-

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Blood

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Ophthalmo-

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Eye

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Trans-

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Through/across

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Suffixes

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-oma

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Tumor

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-algia

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Pain

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-extomy

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Surgical removal

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-ology

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Study

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-tomy

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Incision

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-graphy

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X-ray exam

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phasia

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Speech

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-scopy

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Examination

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-gram

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Record

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-ptosis

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Falling, dropping

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-stasis

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Stopping

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-desis

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Bind or tie

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-phagia

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Swallowing

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ostomy

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Surgical opening

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-pathy

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Disease

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hs

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At bed time

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Cysto- is a prefix meaning

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Bladder

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im

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Intramuscular

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Hx

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History

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q.i.d

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Four times a day

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gtt

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Drop

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q.d

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Once daily

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p.c

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After meals

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OD

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Right eye

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CC

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Chief complaint

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CHF

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Congestive heart failure

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RLQ

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Right lower quadrant

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Dx

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Diagnosis

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LMP

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Last menstrual period

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I&D

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Incision and dranage

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Tx

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Treatment

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SOB

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Shortness of breath

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Hct

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Hematocrit

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Stat

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Immediately

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po

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By mouth

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Hypotension

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Low blood pressure

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Cicatrix

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Scar tissue

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LUQ

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Left upper quadrant

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-plegia

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Paralysis