chapter 24 & 25

Question 1

The Supine position is also known as

Answer 1

horizontal recumbent

Question 2

listening to sounds made from tapping on the body :

Answer 2

percussion

Question 3

listening directly to the body using a stethoscope :

Answer 3

auscultation

Question 4

this checks the amount of flexion and extension of a joint :

Answer 4

manipulation

Question 5

observation of the patient :

Answer 5

inspection

Question 6

the part of the examination that uses touch :

Answer 6

palpation

Question 7

taking measurements of the body :

Answer 7

mensuration

Question 8

When the abdomen is being examined which of the following positions should the medical assistant direct the patient to assume.

Answer 8

supine

Question 9

abnormal sounds heard when listening to the carotid or femoral arteries with a stethoscope :

Answer 9

bruit

Question 10

abnormality of the fingertips :

Answer 10

clubbing

Question 11

pertains to the manner or style of walking :

Answer 11

gait

Question 12

blue or gray discoloration of the skin :

Answer 12

cyanosis

Question 13

ringing in the ears :

Answer 13

tinnitus

Question 14

dizziness

Answer 14

vertigo

Question 15

involuntary movements :

Answer 15

tremors

Question 16

yellowing of the skin and or eyes :

Answer 16

jaundice

Question 17

lack of color or paleness :

Answer 17

pallor

Question 18

abnormal gait :

Answer 18

ataxia

Question 19

white patches on the skin :

Answer 19

vitiligo

Question 20

Which of the following supplies is used to examine the abdomen?

Answer 20

stethoscope

Question 21

Patient is on their back with the legs up in stir-ups :

Answer 21

Lithotomy

Question 22

Patients lying face down :

Answer 22

prone

Question 23

Patients lying on their backs with the head of the table tilted downward toward the floor :

Answer 23

Trendelenburg

Question 24

Patients are in a position which elevates the buttocks :

Answer 24

Proctologic

Question 25

Patients lie on their back legs separated with knees flexed and feet flat on the table :

Answer 25

Dorsal Recumbent

Question 26

Patients lying flat facing up :

Answer 26

Supine

Question 27

Patient sits on the examination table with legs straight out and the back of the table raised to a 45 or 90 degree angle :

Answer 27

Fowler’s

Question 28

Which of the following is the term used for the condition of excessive vomiting during pregnancy?

Answer 28

hyperemesis gravidarum

Question 29

Which of the following terms applies to a painful, common condition characterized by the endometrial tissue adhering to organs outside of the uterus?

Answer 29

endometriosis

Question 30

When should a breast self-examination be performed?

Answer 30

five days after menses

Question 31

Elevated glucose readings that first manifest during pregnancy :

Answer 31

gestational diabetes

Question 32

The usual way of calculating the EDB :

Answer 32

Nagele’s rule

Question 33

4-6 week period after birth :

Answer 33

postpartum

Question 34

A woman who has not carried a pregnancy to the stage of viability :

Answer 34

nullipara

Question 35

first pregnancy :

Answer 35

primigravida

Question 36

Time period between fertilization and birth :

Answer 36

prenatal

Question 37

A complication of pregnancy chacterized by edema, hypertension and proteinuria :

Answer 37

preeclampsia

Question 38

A woman who has been pregnant more than once :

Answer 38

multigravida

Question 39

Can result in convulsions and is considered a potentially life- threatening condition :

Answer 39

eclampsia

Question 40

The term used for the date when menses begin

Answer 40

menarche

Question 41

Which of the following is the term used for a condition when a displaced placenta is implanted in the lower segment of the uterine wall?

Answer 41

Placenta previa

Question 42

Which of the following is a gynecologic disease with symptoms that do not appear until the disease has an opportunity to become established, making it difficult for early diagnosis and successful treatment of the disease?

Answer 42

ovarian cancer

Question 43

The FDA-approved vaccine that targets the HPV virus is known as what?

Answer 43

Gardasil

Question 44

What is the term used to describe painful menses?

Answer 44

dysmenorrhea

Question 45

A condition of bleeding between periods

Answer 45

metrorrhagia

Question 46

A condition of missing periods

Answer 46

amenorrhea

Question 47

A condition when periods have ceased permanently

Answer 47

menopause

Question 48

A condition of painful sexual intercourse

Answer 48

dyspareunia