Lesson 3A (Part 3)

Question 1

Hematocrit

Answer 1

Measurement of the percentage of red blood cells in the blood

Question 2

What does a low hematocrit indicate?

Answer 2

Anemia or internal bleeding

Question 3

What does a high hematocrit indicate?

Answer 3

A condition called polycythemia

Question 4

PSA

Answer 4

Prostatic specific antigen

Question 5

Prostatic specific antigen

Answer 5

Blood test that measures the amount of PSA (protein) that is produced by the cells of the prostate gland and is present in the blood

Question 6

What can elevated levels of PSA indicate? (3)

Answer 6

1. Prostatic cancer
2. An inflamed prostate
   - prostatitis
3. Due to an enlarged prostate known as benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)

Question 7

hCG

Answer 7

Human chorionic gonadotropin

Question 8

Human chorionic gonadotropin

Answer 8

Is a hormone produced in the body during pregnancy

Question 9

Where do home pregnancy tests detect hCG?

Answer 9

In the urine

- either +/-

Question 10

What does beta hCG measure?

Answer 10

The hormone level in the blood stream

Question 11

What does beta hCG indicate? (3)

Answer 11

1. How pregnant you are
2. The possibility of multiplicity
   - twins
3. Ectopic pregnancy

Question 12

ACTH

Answer 12

Adrenocorticotropic hormone

Question 13

ALT

Answer 13

Alanine transaminase

Question 14

AST

Answer 14

Aspartate transaminase

Question 15

BM

Answer 15

Bowl movement

Question 16

BP

Answer 16

Blood pressure

Question 17

HTN

Answer 17

Hypertension

Question 18

BPH

Answer 18

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 19

BUN

Answer 19

Blood urea nitrogen

Question 20

Bx

Answer 20

Biopsy

Question 21

c(squiggle)

Answer 21

With

Question 22

s(squiggle)

Answer 22

Without

Question 23

CA

Answer 23

Cancer

Question 24

CBC

Answer 24

Complete blood count

Question 25

cc

Answer 25

Cubic centimeter

- ml

Question 26

c/o

Answer 26

Complains of

Question 27

C

Answer 27

Section

Question 28

CSF

Answer 28

Cerebrospinal fluid

Question 29

CX/CXR

Answer 29

Chest x-ray

Question 30

Cx

Answer 30

Cervix

Question 31

D&C

Answer 31

Dilation and curettage

Question 32

DM

Answer 32

Diabetes mellitus

Question 33

DOB

Answer 33

Date of birth

Question 34

DUB

Answer 34

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding

Question 35

DVT

Answer 35

Deep vein thrombosis

Question 36

Dx

Answer 36

Diagnosis

Question 37

EDD

Answer 37

Estimated Date of Delivery

Question 38

ETOH

Answer 38

Ethyl alcohol

- ethanol

Question 39

Fe

Answer 39

Iron