HPA 310 Vocab Quiz 1 Exam
Questions with Correct Detailed
Answers
Comormidity - Answer- Medical diagnosis (disease, disorder, or condition) that a patient
has in addition to the primary medical diagnosis
Contusion - Answer- A bruise
Defecation - Answer- Process of releasing feces from the body
Defibrillator - Answer- A medical device that uses electric shocks to restore heartbeat
Dyshagia - Answer- Difficulty swallowing
Dyspnea - Answer- Difficulty and or painful breathing
Edema - Answer- Swelling caused by fluid accumulation
Embolism - Answer- An arterial blockage, often caused by a blood clot
Epidermis - Answer- The outer layer of the skin
Feces - Answer- Medical term for the waste product of the GI system
Fracture - Answer- Broken bone or cartilage
Gland - Answer- An organ or tissue that produces and secretes fluids that serve a
specific function
Hypertension - Answer- High Blood pressure
Inpatient - Answer- A patient who requires hospitalization
Intravenous - Answer- Indicates medication or fluid that's delivered by vein
Leukocytosis - Answer- Increases in white blood cells
Malignant - Answer- Indicates the presence of cancerous cells
Metastasis - Answer- Development of a secondary malignant growth at a distance from
a primary site of cancer, this means that the cancer is spreading
Questions with Correct Detailed
Answers
Comormidity - Answer- Medical diagnosis (disease, disorder, or condition) that a patient
has in addition to the primary medical diagnosis
Contusion - Answer- A bruise
Defecation - Answer- Process of releasing feces from the body
Defibrillator - Answer- A medical device that uses electric shocks to restore heartbeat
Dyshagia - Answer- Difficulty swallowing
Dyspnea - Answer- Difficulty and or painful breathing
Edema - Answer- Swelling caused by fluid accumulation
Embolism - Answer- An arterial blockage, often caused by a blood clot
Epidermis - Answer- The outer layer of the skin
Feces - Answer- Medical term for the waste product of the GI system
Fracture - Answer- Broken bone or cartilage
Gland - Answer- An organ or tissue that produces and secretes fluids that serve a
specific function
Hypertension - Answer- High Blood pressure
Inpatient - Answer- A patient who requires hospitalization
Intravenous - Answer- Indicates medication or fluid that's delivered by vein
Leukocytosis - Answer- Increases in white blood cells
Malignant - Answer- Indicates the presence of cancerous cells
Metastasis - Answer- Development of a secondary malignant growth at a distance from
a primary site of cancer, this means that the cancer is spreading
