Chapter 5 Quiz Flashcards
You are transporting to a 66-year-old patient with a history of heart problems. The patient chart indicates that he has hepatomegaly. The root of the term indicates that:
A. the problem is unrelated to the patient’s heart condition.
B. the problem is with the patient’s liver.
C. the organ involved is enlarged.
D. the problem is a direct consequence of the patient’s heart disease.
B. the problem is with the patient’s liver.
Chapter 5, page 165, Anatomy of a Medical Term
You are transporting a 67-year-old female patient to the hospital for investigation of abdominal pain. The patient care record indicates that the patient has a history of AAA. Based on this information, the patient care record includes an abbreviation for:
A. against ambulance advice.
B. acute abdominal aneurysm .
C. abdominal aortic aneurysm.
D. acute abdominal assessment.
C. abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Chapter 5, page 167, Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols
A diabetic patient has polydipsia. This means that she:
A. urinates frequently.
B. is unable to swallow.
C. is excessively thirsty.
D. has low blood sugar.
C. is excessively thirsty.
Chapter 5, pages 164 and 166, Master Tables
A patient has fractured both femurs. Anatomically, these injuries would be described as being:
A. medial.
B. unilateral.
C. bilateral.
D. proximal.
C. bilateral.
Chapter 5, page 160, Common Direction, Movement, and Position Terms
In relation to the chest, the back is:
A. posterior.
B. ventral.
C. anterior.
D. inferior.
A. posterior.
Chapter 5, pages 159–160, Common Direction, Movement, and Position Terms
“Gastro” in the word “gastroenteritis” means:
A. stomach.
B. bowel.
C. intestine.
D. tongue.
A. stomach.
Chapter 5, page 165, Master Tables
After applying a tourniquet, the injury from a patient’s leg stops bleeding. This is called:
A. hemiplegia.
B. hemolysis.
C. hematemesis.
D. hemostasis.
D. hemostasis.
Chapter 5, pages 165 and 167, Master Tables
The term “pericardiocentesis” means:
A. narrowing of the arteries supplying the heart.
B. a surgical opening made in the heart.
C. the removal of fluid from around the heart.
D. surgical repair of the sac around the heart.
C. the removal of fluid from around the heart.
Chapter 5, pages 164 and 166–167, Master Tables
Which of the following suffixes mean “pertaining to”?
A. “-ic” and “-ology”
B. “-al” and “-ic”
C. “-al” and “-ology”
D. “-ology” and “-oma”
B. “-al” and “-ic”
Chapter 5, page 155, Anatomy of a Medical Term
The suffix “-pathy” means:
A. study of.
B. disease.
C. specialist.
D. enlargement.
B. disease.
Chapter 5, page 155, Anatomy of a Medical Term
