NUR 1055 Medical Terminology Quiz 1 With
Complete Solutions
Diseases and Disorders - ANSWER
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) - ANSWER Also knows as Lou Gehrig's Disease
AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration) - ANSWER eye problem
AMI (Acute myocardial infarction) - ANSWER heart attack
AODM (Adult onset diabetes mellitus) - ANSWER type 2 diabetes
AVM (Arteriovenous malformation) - ANSWER defect in the circulatory system
BPH (Benign prostatic hypertrophy) - ANSWER enlargement of the prostate gland
CABG (Coronary artery bypass graft) - ANSWER type of heart surgery
CAD (Coronary artery disease) - ANSWER common type of heart disease
CMV (Cytomegalovirus) - ANSWER common virus
CHD (Congenital heart disease) - ANSWER heart disease clients are born with
CHF (Congestive heart failure) - ANSWER heart failure; heart cannot pump enough
blood throughout the body
,CRF (Chronic renal failure) - ANSWER failure of the kidneys
CVA (Cerebrovascular accident) - ANSWER stroke
DJD (Degenerative joint disease) - ANSWER arthritis
DM (Diabetes Mellitus) - ANSWER lack control of blood suggar
DVT (Deep-vein thrombosis) - ANSWER blood clot
ESRD (End-stage renal disease) - ANSWER kidney disease
GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) - ANSWER stomach contents back up into
stomach and esophagus
HAV (Hepatitits A virus) - ANSWER virus that causes liver disease
HBV (Hepatitis B virus) - ANSWER virus that causes liver disease
HCV (Hepatitis C virus) - ANSWER virus that causes liver disease
HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) - ANSWER the virus that causes AIDS
HPV (Human papilloma virus) - ANSWER virus that causes cervical cancer
HTN (Hypertension) - ANSWER high blood pressure
, IBD (Inflammatory bowel disease) - ANSWER ulcerative colitis and Chro'ns disease
IBS (Irritable bowel syndrome) - ANSWER problem with the large intestine
ICD (Implantable cardioverter defibrillator) - ANSWER device that monitors heart rhythm
problems
IDDM (Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus) - ANSWER type 1 diabetes
IUD (Intrauterine device) - ANSWER type of birth control for women
MI (Myocardial infarction) - ANSWER heart attack
MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) - ANSWER type of infection
MS (Multiple sclerosis) - ANSWER disease of the nervous system
NIDDM (Non- insulin dependent diabetes mellitus) - ANSWER type 2 diabetes
OCD (Obssesive-compulsive disorder) - ANSWER type of anxiety disorder
PAD (Peripheral arterial disease) - ANSWER disease of the arteries outside the heart
PAT (Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia) - ANSWER disturbance of the rhythm of the heart
PTSD (Post-traumatic stress syndrome illness) - ANSWER caused by traumatic events
Complete Solutions
Diseases and Disorders - ANSWER
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) - ANSWER Also knows as Lou Gehrig's Disease
AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration) - ANSWER eye problem
AMI (Acute myocardial infarction) - ANSWER heart attack
AODM (Adult onset diabetes mellitus) - ANSWER type 2 diabetes
AVM (Arteriovenous malformation) - ANSWER defect in the circulatory system
BPH (Benign prostatic hypertrophy) - ANSWER enlargement of the prostate gland
CABG (Coronary artery bypass graft) - ANSWER type of heart surgery
CAD (Coronary artery disease) - ANSWER common type of heart disease
CMV (Cytomegalovirus) - ANSWER common virus
CHD (Congenital heart disease) - ANSWER heart disease clients are born with
CHF (Congestive heart failure) - ANSWER heart failure; heart cannot pump enough
blood throughout the body
,CRF (Chronic renal failure) - ANSWER failure of the kidneys
CVA (Cerebrovascular accident) - ANSWER stroke
DJD (Degenerative joint disease) - ANSWER arthritis
DM (Diabetes Mellitus) - ANSWER lack control of blood suggar
DVT (Deep-vein thrombosis) - ANSWER blood clot
ESRD (End-stage renal disease) - ANSWER kidney disease
GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) - ANSWER stomach contents back up into
stomach and esophagus
HAV (Hepatitits A virus) - ANSWER virus that causes liver disease
HBV (Hepatitis B virus) - ANSWER virus that causes liver disease
HCV (Hepatitis C virus) - ANSWER virus that causes liver disease
HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) - ANSWER the virus that causes AIDS
HPV (Human papilloma virus) - ANSWER virus that causes cervical cancer
HTN (Hypertension) - ANSWER high blood pressure
, IBD (Inflammatory bowel disease) - ANSWER ulcerative colitis and Chro'ns disease
IBS (Irritable bowel syndrome) - ANSWER problem with the large intestine
ICD (Implantable cardioverter defibrillator) - ANSWER device that monitors heart rhythm
problems
IDDM (Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus) - ANSWER type 1 diabetes
IUD (Intrauterine device) - ANSWER type of birth control for women
MI (Myocardial infarction) - ANSWER heart attack
MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) - ANSWER type of infection
MS (Multiple sclerosis) - ANSWER disease of the nervous system
NIDDM (Non- insulin dependent diabetes mellitus) - ANSWER type 2 diabetes
OCD (Obssesive-compulsive disorder) - ANSWER type of anxiety disorder
PAD (Peripheral arterial disease) - ANSWER disease of the arteries outside the heart
PAT (Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia) - ANSWER disturbance of the rhythm of the heart
PTSD (Post-traumatic stress syndrome illness) - ANSWER caused by traumatic events
