Scribe 101 Course Exam / Revised
Questions and Answers / Sure A+
-algia - pain
-ectomy - surgical removal
-itis - suffix: inflammation or infection
-osis - disease of
-otomy - cutting into
-plasty and rrhaphy - to repair
-tomy - incision
"I only take pills for my diabetes" - Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) (only type
2)
"I take insulin shots for my diabetes" - Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) (both kinds of
diabetes)
(GERD) Gastroesophageal Reflux disease - Med term for reflux/heartburn/indisgestion
a- - without
abortus - The number of pregnancies that were lost
for any reason, including induced abortions or miscarriages
, Advanced Practice Providers - people who studied and obtained a medical degree that allows
them to see patients, sometimes under the supervision of a physician or sometimes on their own. It
depends on the state laws!
For example, A nurse practitioner or Physician Assistant! Both have degrees that allow them to see
patients and prescribe medicine, and a Physician reviews and signs their charts if needed.
Allergy symptoms - Rash, Shortness of breath, itchy and wheezing
angi/o - vessel
angioplasty (needed for CAD) - Med term for Balloon
Aortic Aneurysm (most common: Abdominal) (AAA) - Bulge in my aorta
appendectomy - removal of the appendix
arrhythmia - medical term for abnormal rhythm
arthr/o - joint
Asthma - Med term is Asthma (challenging to breathe)
bariatric surgery - stomach stapled
Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) - med term for enlarged prostate
blood pressure - When your heart is pumping out blood, it does it at a certain pressure. Blood
pressure is the pressure of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels!
Questions and Answers / Sure A+
-algia - pain
-ectomy - surgical removal
-itis - suffix: inflammation or infection
-osis - disease of
-otomy - cutting into
-plasty and rrhaphy - to repair
-tomy - incision
"I only take pills for my diabetes" - Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) (only type
2)
"I take insulin shots for my diabetes" - Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) (both kinds of
diabetes)
(GERD) Gastroesophageal Reflux disease - Med term for reflux/heartburn/indisgestion
a- - without
abortus - The number of pregnancies that were lost
for any reason, including induced abortions or miscarriages
, Advanced Practice Providers - people who studied and obtained a medical degree that allows
them to see patients, sometimes under the supervision of a physician or sometimes on their own. It
depends on the state laws!
For example, A nurse practitioner or Physician Assistant! Both have degrees that allow them to see
patients and prescribe medicine, and a Physician reviews and signs their charts if needed.
Allergy symptoms - Rash, Shortness of breath, itchy and wheezing
angi/o - vessel
angioplasty (needed for CAD) - Med term for Balloon
Aortic Aneurysm (most common: Abdominal) (AAA) - Bulge in my aorta
appendectomy - removal of the appendix
arrhythmia - medical term for abnormal rhythm
arthr/o - joint
Asthma - Med term is Asthma (challenging to breathe)
bariatric surgery - stomach stapled
Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) - med term for enlarged prostate
blood pressure - When your heart is pumping out blood, it does it at a certain pressure. Blood
pressure is the pressure of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels!
