Ch1: Terminology & Hx

Question 1

AIDS

Answer 1

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Question 2

Ac

Answer 2

before meals

Question 3

prn

Answer 3

pro-re-nata - as necessary

Question 4

A-fib

Answer 4

Atrial fibrillation - irregular rapid heart rate

Question 5

COPD

Answer 5

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Question 6

-penia

Answer 6

disease, deficiency

Question 7

Dz

Question 8

gtt

Answer 8

solution drip

Question 9

phagia

Answer 9

ingestion

Question 10

tachy-

Answer 10

fast; swift

Question 11

GTT

Answer 11

glucose tolerance test

Question 12

HBV

Answer 12

Hepatitis B

Question 13

Dyspnea

Answer 13

labored breathing

Question 14

Apnea

Answer 14

stop breathing

Question 15

Bradypnea

Answer 15

slowed breathing

Question 16

MI

Answer 16

Myocardial infarction (heart attack)

Question 17

NSAID

Answer 17

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Question 18

NPO, npo

Answer 18

nil-per-os, nothing by mouth

Question 19

-path

Answer 19

disease

Question 20

Px

Answer 20

prognosis

Question 21

Si

Question 22

-stasis

Answer 22

state of inactivity or equilibrium

Question 23

Sx

Answer 23

Signs & symptoms

Question 24

-otomy

Answer 24

Cutting, incision

Question 25

-ectomy

Answer 25

surgical removal

Question 26

TB

Answer 26

tuberculosis

Question 27

V-tach

Answer 27

ventricular tachycardia

Question 28

cyte/cyt

Answer 28

of or pertaining to the cell

Question 29

-emia, hemo-

Answer 29

of or pertaining to the blood

Question 30

mastia

Answer 30

Of or pertaining to breasts

Question 31

-osis

Answer 31

State, usually referring to a diseased state

Question 32

-pexy

Answer 32

Fixation of an anatomical structure

Question 33

-plasty

Answer 33

Molding or shaping, reconstruction

Question 34

-pnea

Answer 34

Respiration, of or pertaining to breath

Question 35

-rrhea

Answer 35

Flow, flowing

Question 36

-scopy

Answer 36

Using instrument to view

Question 37

turia, uria

Answer 37

Of or pertaining to the urine

Question 38

a-, an-

Answer 38

Without

Question 39

ana-

Answer 39

Up; against

Question 40

andro-

Answer 40

masculine

Question 41

angina

Answer 41

pain; pressure in the chest

Question 42

anthropo-

Answer 42

humankind (man & woman)

Question 43

cephal

Answer 43

Of or pertaining to the head

Question 44

corpus

Answer 44

body

Question 45

cutaneous

Answer 45

of or pertaining to the skin

Question 46

dia-

Answer 46

through

Question 47

dys-

Answer 47

bad; difficult

Question 48

epi-

Answer 48

upon; on top of

Question 49

exo (-ec-)

Answer 49

outside of; exterior; out

Question 50

gyn/gyno

Answer 50

feminine; female

Question 51

hyper-

Answer 51

higher than normal; elevated/excessively

Question 52

hypo-

Answer 52

lower than normal; decreased/depleted/deficient

Question 53

leuk; leuko

Answer 53

white

Question 54

litho-

Answer 54

stone

Question 55

ortho

Answer 55

straight or ordered; aligned

Question 56

peri-

Answer 56

near; around

Question 57

rhin; rhino

Answer 57

of or pertaining to the nose

Question 58

thorax

Answer 58

chest

Question 59

WBC
CBC
RBC

Answer 59

White Blood Cell
Complete Blood Count
Red Blood Cell

Question 60

oligo

Answer 60

few; very little

Question 61

-lytic

Answer 61

burst open

Question 62

entero

Answer 62

intestines

Question 64

7 Attributes of a Symptom

Answer 64

OLDCART
(O)nset
(L)location
(D)uration
(C)haracteristics
(A)ggrevating Factors
(R)elieving Factors
(T)reatment