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Certification Exam Review Pt.3 Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Pathology

A

study of the disease

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2
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What suffix means discharge of flow ?

A

orrhea

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3
Q

How often is the physician narcotic license renewed?

A

annually

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4
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What does the word part phago mean?

A

eat

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5
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Under the Substance Act, how many schedules are there?

A

5

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6
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What kind of insurance provides medical care for jobs related accident or illness?

A

Workers Compensation

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7
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What are muscle walls of the heart called?

A

myocardium

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8
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How does the patient stand in anatomical position?

A

stands erect

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9
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What is a counting chamber utilized in manual microscopic method called?

A

hematocytometer

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10
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How is the patient lying in prone position?

A

face down

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11
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When one encounters a baffling term you should?

A

consult a dictionary

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12
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Are the words “annorexia, oititis, and legder” spelled correctly ?

A

NO its spelled anorexia, otitis, and ledger

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13
Q

Abbreviation for every hour

A

QH

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14
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Glaucoma

A

a condition for excessive intraocular pressure which results in atrophy of the optic nerve

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15
Q

What is the universal donor blood type?

A

O

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16
Q

What is a way to prevent patients from forgetting future appointments?

A

use appointment cards

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17
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Abbreviation for teaspoon

A

TSP

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18
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Anemia

A

a condition indicating that certain elements are lacking in the blood

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19
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Abortion

A

the premature termination of pregnancy before the embryo or fetus is able to exist on its own

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20
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Food and Drug Administration

A

a governmental agency having legal responsibility for enforcing proper drug manufacture and clinical use

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21
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Parturition

A

act of giving birth

22
Q

What does conducting away refer to?

A

efferent

23
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Abbreviation for every two hours

A

q.2.h

24
Q

Rheumatoid arthritis

A

chronic inflammation disease that attacks joints and surrounding tissue and is an intermittent disease with periods of remission

25
Q

Why is the pH of urine checked?

A

to determine the acidity and the alkalinity

26
Q

Are the words “lisense, and euforia” spelled incorrectly?

A

YES they are spelled “license and euphoria”

27
Q

Larynx

A

the voice box

28
Q

Supine positon

A

the patient lays flat on their back with palms and face up

29
Q

When collecting specimens for a WBC you would use a tube that contians..

A

EDTA as an anticoagulant

30
Q

Does a 19 gauge needle have a wide lumen?

A

YES

31
Q

On an ECG, the first wave to show downward deflection is

A

P wave

32
Q

Bradycardia

A

slow heart beat

33
Q

Three main groups of carbohydrates

A

monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides

34
Q

To inflate the blood pressure cuff the valve is turned

A

clockwise

35
Q

Tachycardia

A

patient with a rapid pulse

36
Q

When taking a cervical x-ray, you would take film of ?

A

the neck region

37
Q

During a Snellen eye chart examination a patient should

A

keep both eyes open but cover one of them

38
Q

What should be avoided as a medical assistant ?

A

giving medical advice, arguing with the patient, and discussing the patients condition with others

39
Q

What objective should you use when focusing the microscope?

A

10x

40
Q

Epidermis

A

outer most cellular layer of skin

41
Q

Where is the plaster placed when applying a cast ?

A

it is applied over a stockinette

42
Q

Meningitis

A

an inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord due to a bacterial infection from the ears, sinuses, lungs or brain

43
Q

What does the word part peri mean?

A

around

44
Q

When autoclaving instruments, the timing period beings when..

A

when the adequate pressure has built up and when the instrument has been placed in the autoclave and door is sealed

45
Q

What is the word part that means joint?

A

arthro

46
Q

Antacids

A

drug agent that neutralize the hydrochloric acid in the stomach

47
Q

Systolic Pressure

A

the first sound heard when taking blood pressure

48
Q

Metastasis

A

growth from cancer cells from one tissue to another

49
Q

Hepatomegaly

A

liver enlargement

50
Q

Eczema

A

an inflammation of the skin usually causing itching and sometimes accompanied by scaling or blisters

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