Ch.7 Flashcards
Your patient is suffering from a sore throat. You would indicate this on your patient care report that he has:
A) bronchitis.
B) laryngitis.
C) laryngspasm.
D) pharyngitis.
D) pharyngitis.
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Objective: 7.3 Apply knowledge of common medical prefixes, suffixes, and roots (combining forms) to determine the meaning of medical terms.
You are checking your patient’s physician’s report and you see that is says the patient has a compromised ilium. You know that this means he probably has a(n):
A) injury to his small intestine.
B) injury to his pelvis.
C) problem with his esophagus.
D) broken bone in his foot.
B) injury to his pelvis.
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Objective: 7.3 Apply knowledge of common medical prefixes, suffixes, and roots (combining forms) to determine the meaning of medical terms.
At the scene of stabbing, you can clearly see that the victim has bled to death since there is a tremendous amount of blood under the victim. You could safely say that he died from:
A) exsanguination.
B) hemocytosis.
C) thrombocytosis.
D) hematemesis.
A) exsanguination.
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Objective: 7.4 Use common medical terminology in communication with other health care providers, including inpatient care documentation.
Of the following symbols, which would indicate “without”?
A) Small s with line over it
B) q
C) @
D) ↓
A) Small s with line over it
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Objective: 7.5 Differentiate between accepted standard and nonstandard medical symbols and abbreviations.
You respond to a warehouse for a report of a person shot in the abdomen near the hip area. Which of the following would be MOST appropriate when you describe the wound on your PCR?
A) “GSW to the LLQ”
B) “Wound to the LLQ”
C) “Abd pn on the right side”
D) “Periorbital DOE”
A) “GSW to the LLQ”
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Objective: 7.4 Use common medical terminology in communication with other health care providers, including inpatient care documentation.
An imaginary line drawn vertically through the middle of the patient’s body, dividing it into equal right and left sides would be identified as the:
A) frontal plane.
B) transverse plane.
C) midaxillary plane.
D) sagittal plane.
D) sagittal plane.
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Objective: 7.2 Use terms of anatomical position, planes, and direction and movement to describe the anatomy of the body.
Which of the following would correctly describe moving your arm toward the midline of the body?
A) Abduction
B) Adduction
C) Extension
D) Indention
B) Adduction
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Objective: 7.2 Use terms of anatomical position, planes, and direction and movement to describe the anatomy of the body.
An elderly woman has fallen and is complaining of left hip pain. As you approach, you note that she is on her back and her left leg is turned inward. When relaying this information to the hospital staff, which of the following statements should you make regarding her position?
A) Supine with lateral rotation of the left lower extremity
B) Lateral recumbent with dorsal rotation of the left leg
C) Supine with medial rotation of the left lower extremity
D) Prone with left rotation of the lower extremity
C) Supine with medial rotation of the left lower extremity
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Objective: 7.2 Use terms of anatomical position, planes, and direction and movement to describe the anatomy of the body.
Which of the following terms indicates inflammation is present as part of the condition?
A) Cellulitis
B) Cardiomegaly
C) Lithiasis
D) Bronchiectasis
A) Cellulitis
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Objective: 7.3 Apply knowledge of common medical prefixes, suffixes, and roots (combining forms) to determine the meaning of medical terms.
Which of the following terms indicates pain is present as part of the condition described?
A) Hemiplegia
B) Chondromalacia
C) Gastralgia
D) Rhinorrhea
C) Gastralgia
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Objective: 7.3 Apply knowledge of common medical prefixes, suffixes, and roots (combining forms) to determine the meaning of medical terms.
Which of the following terms has a prefix combined with a root word that indicates without?
A) Nullipara
B) Polyuria
C) Asymmetrical
D) Bilateral
C) Asymmetrical
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Objective: 7.3 Apply knowledge of common medical prefixes, suffixes, and roots (combining forms) to determine the meaning of medical terms.
On your patient care report, you want to describe that your patient has slow breathing. What word should you use to describe this condition?
A) Bradypnea
B) Tachypnea
C) Hypopnea
D) Hypocapnia
A) Bradypnea
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Objective: 7.3 Apply knowledge of common medical prefixes, suffixes, and roots (combining forms) to determine the meaning of medical terms.
The EMT advises you that the patient has been stabbed in the left midaxillary line. Where is the injury located?
A) Left posterior torso
B) Left lateral chest
C) Left side of the abdomen
D) Left chest
B) Left lateral chest
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Objective: 7.2 Use terms of anatomical position, planes, and direction and movement to describe the anatomy of the body.
Which of the following is used at the end of a word root to change the meaning of a word?
A) Prefix
B) Suffix
C) Combining form
D) Word root
B) Suffix
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Objective: 7.1 Define key terms introduced in this chapter.
Which of the following prefixes indicates within, inside?
A) Inter
B) Con
C) Intra
D) Peri
C) Intra
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Objective: 7.3 Apply knowledge of common medical prefixes, suffixes, and roots (combining forms) to determine the meaning of medical terms.
