MNT Terms Test 2

Question 1

progressive

Answer 1

more and more each day

Question 2

idiopathic

Answer 2

unknown cause

Question 3

exacerbation

Answer 3

to get worse

Question 4

palliative

Answer 4

relief to symptoms and suffering

Question 5

discharge

Answer 5

1. to leave 2. fluid expelling

Question 6

generalized

Answer 6

across whole system or body

Question 7

localized

Answer 7

in one area or location

Question 8

ileus

Answer 8

improper mobility of GI/intestines

Question 9

steatorrhea

Answer 9

excess fat in stool

Question 10

morbidity

Answer 10

the risk for being sick

Question 11

mortality

Answer 11

the risk for dying

Question 12

prophylaxis

Answer 12

action taken to prevent disease

Question 13

EGD

Answer 13

esophagealgastroduodenoscopy

Question 14

lesion

Answer 14

diseased tissue

Question 15

consult

Answer 15

seeking information or advice from someone

Question 16

disposition

Answer 16

what happens to the patient at the end of a visit

Question 17

differential diagnosis

Answer 17

a list of conditions that the patient may have based on symptoms and exam results

Question 18

percussion

Answer 18

to hit something and listen to the resulting sound

Question 19

unremarkable

Answer 19

normal

Question 20

systemic

Answer 20

not localized, whole body or system

Question 21

vagotomy

Answer 21

removal/cutting of all or part of the vagus nerve, reduces gastric secretions

Question 22

antiemetic

Answer 22

drug to combat vomiting or nausea

Question 23

emesis/hematemesis

Answer 23

vomiting/vomiting of blood

Question 24

dyspepsia

Answer 24

indigestion

Question 25

dysguesia

Answer 25

taste disorder

Question 26

parietal cell

Answer 26

acid producing cells of stomach

Question 27

gastritis

Answer 27

inflammation of the stomach