Mod 6

Question 1

mennorrhea

Answer 1

menstrual flow

Question 2

herniorrhaphy

Answer 2

suture of a hernia

Question 3

nephroptosis

Answer 3

prolapse of the kidney

Question 4

hemoptysis

Answer 4

spitting up blood from respitory tract

Question 5

hematemesis

Answer 5

vomiting blood from digestive system

Question 6

bronchiesctasis

Answer 6

dilation of tubes leading from the windpipe into the lungs

Question 7

pyorrhea

Answer 7

discharge of pus

Question 8

hemostasis

Answer 8

stopping blood flow

Question 9

rhinoplasty

Answer 9

surgical repair of the nose

Question 10

hemolysis

Answer 10

destruction of red blood cells

Question 11

pylorospasm

Answer 11

sudden involuntary contraction of muscles at the distal region of the stomach

Question 12

menorrhagia

Answer 12

excessive bleeding during menstruation

Question 13

bronchospasm

Answer 13

sudden involuntary contraction of muscles within the bronchial tubes

Question 14

cholecystectomy

Answer 14

removal of the gallbladder

Question 15

colectomy

Answer 15

large bowel resection

Question 16

enterorrhaphy

Answer 16

suture of the small intestine

Question 17

cheilostomatoplasty

Answer 17

surgical repair of the lip and mouth

Question 18

glossotomy

Answer 18

incision of the tongue

Question 19

gingivectomy

Answer 19

removal of gums

Question 20

abdominocentesis or paracentecisis

Answer 20

surgical puncture of the abdomen for withdrawal of fluid

Question 21

serum bilirubin

Answer 21

Measurement of bile pigment in the blood

Question 22

oral cholecystography.

Answer 22

An exam where contrast media, commonly called “dye” is given orally or by mouth and x-rays are taken of the gallbladder

Question 23

stool culture

Answer 23

When feces or stool are placed in a growth medium for bacterial analysis this is known

Question 24

barium enema

Answer 24

An x-ray examination of the lower intestinal tract where a contrast medium is administered through an enema

Question 25

Barium

Answer 25

the type of contrast media that is used for this examination.

Question 26

abdominal ultrasound

Answer 26

when diagnostic medical sonographers utilize sound waves to image abdominal organs.

Question 27

stool guaiac

Answer 27

A laboratory test used to reveal occult blood

Question 28

upper gastrointestinal series or UGI.

Answer 28

When contrast media, usually barium, is given to a patient to drink orally in order to take x-rays of the stomach

Question 29

excretory urography

Answer 29

When contrast media, an iodinated concentration is injected into a vein and x-rays are taken of the urinary system,

Question 30

nasogastric intubation

Answer 30

When a tube is inserted through the nose into the stomach

Question 31

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography or ERCP.

Answer 31

When contrast media is injected through an endoscope and x-ray images are taken of the pancreas and bile ducts

Question 32

liver biopsy.

Answer 32

The percutaneous removal of liver tissue followed by a microscopic examination

Question 33

liver scan

Answer 33

When a radioactive material is injected intravenously (through a vein) and an image is made of the material as it is taken up by liver cells