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Medical Terminology

Medical Terminology. A group of possible diagnoses is called this at the patient’s first visit. What is a “differential diagnosis”? (DDX). The part of the prescription that the “signatura” indicates. (sig.). The customized dosage for this patient.

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Medical Terminology

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  1. Medical Terminology

  2. A group of possible diagnoses is called this at the patient’s first visit

  3. What is a “differential diagnosis”? (DDX)

  4. The part of the prescription that the “signatura” indicates. (sig.)

  5. The customized dosage for this patient

  6. Three methods of describing something that “produces pus”

  7. Suppurative, pyogenic and purulent

  8. A medication which is poisonous to the bone marrow is described as this

  9. Myelotoxic

  10. A piece of a thrombus that breaks off and might cause a MI or a CVA is called this

  11. An embolus

  12. Married to Mariah and hosts AGT

  13. Nick Cannon

  14. Involuntary contractions of one’s airway is called this

  15. Bronchospasm ( the most obvious feature of an asthma attack)

  16. Prior to the C & S you’ll need to do this procedure

  17. What is an I & D (incision and drainage)

  18. The acronym that reminds health care workers what ingredients must be in the medical chart for every entry one makes for each patient contact

  19. S.O.A.P. : • Subjective (“symptoms” pt. reports) Objective (“signs” the doctor observes) Assessment (includes the DDX, i.e. possible Dx) • Plan, (procedures, prognosis)

  20. A CC and BUN test the function of this

  21. What is the kidney?

  22. A cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of this

  23. The gall bladder (the storage site of bile, an enzyme to digest fat found in the liver often clogged with gall stones)

  24. A cyanotic body section suggests what condition exists in the circulation to this structure?

  25. Ischemia

  26. Recurrent dysmenorrhea and breakthrough bleeding in middle aged women may require a surgical minor procedure involving the uterine lining called this

  27. D & C, dilation and curettage (“dusting and cleaning”)

  28. Putting a tube into a chest cavity that is filled with blood in order to vacuum the blood out requires an emergency room procedure called this

  29. Thoracotomy

  30. To get a biopsy of a few cells of lung tissue to RO (rule out) carcinoma, requires this office procedure

  31. Thoracocentesis or pulmonary centesis

  32. This procedure removes the foreskin of a penis

  33. circumcision

  34. The baby is born with too many toes, described as this

  35. polydactyly

  36. Pain upon swallowing vs. difficulty speaking

  37. Dysphagia vs. dysphasia

  38. Three terms to describe the examination of a dead body

  39. Autopsy, necropsy and post mortem

  40. These Tigers are located on a campus in Baton Rouge

  41. Lousiana State University

  42. Excessive blood loss

  43. hemorrhage

  44. Too much urinating

  45. Polyruria (oligouria means too little urinating)

  46. bedwetting

  47. Enuresis or nocturia (if only at night)

  48. A medication which makes you throw up

  49. An Emetic (ex. Ipecac)

  50. It means something is “further away than something else”

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