Exercises 2 Flashcards
Oncology is the medical specialty to do with the study and treatment of
tumours
A fungal infection caused by inhalation of dust causing fever, chills and lung infection
histoplasmosis
A tumour forming small, finger-like or nipple-like projections of cells is called
papillary
If an injection is given IM, it is injected
intramuscularly
Postherpetic neuralgia is a complication of
herpes zoster-complication from shingles where the pain from shingles persists for months sometimes years after the rash has healed.
The formation of blood vessels to feed a malignant tumour is called
angiogenesis
If someone with prostate cancer was found to have a small tumour, metastases in 2 lymph nodes but no evidence of further spread of the disease, the staging would be
T2N2M0
HAART is a form of treatment for (highly active anti-retroviral therapy)
HIV/AIDS - it is a combination of several antiretroviral agents.
Which communicable disease is not covered by the MMR vaccine?
chicken pox (MMR stands for Measles, mumps & rubella) Chicken pox has its own vaccine.
The stage of HIV infection where the person has flu-like symptoms is called
primary HIV infection
T OR F; carcinoma is the suffix for a benign neoplasm
F
T OR F: Hepatitis A can be caused by sharing of intravenous needles
F - often transmitted by faecal_oral route: commonly in school age children & young adults. Hep B is by sharing needles.
T OR F; Cineradiography is radiography of an organ in motion
T
T OR F; Herpes simplex is a bacterial infection
F
T OR F; A transducer is used to transmit sound waves in an ultrasound
T
