RASMUSSEN NUR1055 INTRO TO NURSING MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY 2026/2027 | STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Medical Terminology - Correct answer✅✅ ~The use of prefixes, suffixes, word roots, and combining
forms to construct anatomical, physiological, or medical terms
~describes a medical condition related to human anatomy and physiology, diseases, diagnostic and lab
testing, surgery, diagnosis, and clinical procedures
ABG - Correct answer✅✅ Arterial blood gases-detect lung disease
ALP - Correct answer✅✅ alkaline phosphatase-detect liver or bone disease
AST - Correct answer✅✅ aspartate aminotransferase-detect liver disease
ALT - Correct answer✅✅ alanine aminotransferase-detect liver disease
BMI - Correct answer✅✅ body mass index-measures client't weight based on height
BRCA - Correct answer✅✅ breast cancer gene-gene may be increased in breast or ovarian cancer
BUN - Correct answer✅✅ blood urea nitrogen-detect kidney disease problems
CA - Correct answer✅✅ cancer or calcium-detects cancer cells or calcium level
CA-125 - Correct answer✅✅ cancer antigen 125-measures cancer activity
CBC - Correct answer✅✅ complete blood count-measures the cells in the blood
,CPK - Correct answer✅✅ creatinine phosphokinase-detect heart attack
CRP - Correct answer✅✅ C-reactive protein-inflammation or heart problems
CXR - Correct answer✅✅ Chest X-ray--uses radiation to make images of the lungs
ECG, EKG - Correct answer✅✅ electrocardiogram-measures electrical impulses of the heart
ECHO - Correct answer✅✅ Echocardiogram-sound waves of the heart
EEG - Correct answer✅✅ electroencephalogram-electrical impulses of the brain
EMG - Correct answer✅✅ electromyography-measures electrical impulses of muscles
ERCP - Correct answer✅✅ endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-diagnose liver,
gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas diseases/disorders
ESR - Correct answer✅✅ erythrocyte sedimentation rate-blood test for inflammation
FSH - Correct answer✅✅ follicle stimulating hormone-blood test for women to evaluate fertility
GFR - Correct answer✅✅ glomerular filtration rate-test of kidney damage
HCT - Correct answer✅✅ hematocrit-blood test measurement-ratio of RBC to total volume
HDL - Correct answer✅✅ high density lipoprotein-type of cholesterol, AKA as "good" cholesterol
HGB - Correct answer✅✅ hemoglobin-blood test measurement
, IVP - Correct answer✅✅ intravenous pyelogram-xray of the urinary system
LDL - Correct answer✅✅ low density lipoprotein-type of cholesterol AKA "bad" cholesterol
LFT - Correct answer✅✅ liver function test-measures liver function
MRI - Correct answer✅✅ magnetic resonance imaging-type of imaging test
PAP - Correct answer✅✅ papanicolau-detect cervical cancer
PET` - Correct answer✅✅ positron emission tomography-tye of xray test
PFT - Correct answer✅✅ pulmonary function test-detects how the lungs are working
PPD - Correct answer✅✅ purified protein derivative-skin test for TB
PSA - Correct answer✅✅ prostate specific antigen-blood test for PSA to detect prostate cancer
PT - Correct answer✅✅ prothrombin time-measure of blood clotting
PTH - Correct answer✅✅ parathyroid hormone-detect parathyroid disease
PTT - Correct answer✅✅ partial thromboplastin time-measure blood clotting
RBC - Correct answer✅✅ red blood cells-type of blood cell
TIBC - Correct answer✅✅ total iron binding capacity-measures the amount of iron in the blood
T3 - Correct answer✅✅ triiodothyronine-detect thyroid disease
TERMINOLOGY 2026/2027 | STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Medical Terminology - Correct answer✅✅ ~The use of prefixes, suffixes, word roots, and combining
forms to construct anatomical, physiological, or medical terms
~describes a medical condition related to human anatomy and physiology, diseases, diagnostic and lab
testing, surgery, diagnosis, and clinical procedures
ABG - Correct answer✅✅ Arterial blood gases-detect lung disease
ALP - Correct answer✅✅ alkaline phosphatase-detect liver or bone disease
AST - Correct answer✅✅ aspartate aminotransferase-detect liver disease
ALT - Correct answer✅✅ alanine aminotransferase-detect liver disease
BMI - Correct answer✅✅ body mass index-measures client't weight based on height
BRCA - Correct answer✅✅ breast cancer gene-gene may be increased in breast or ovarian cancer
BUN - Correct answer✅✅ blood urea nitrogen-detect kidney disease problems
CA - Correct answer✅✅ cancer or calcium-detects cancer cells or calcium level
CA-125 - Correct answer✅✅ cancer antigen 125-measures cancer activity
CBC - Correct answer✅✅ complete blood count-measures the cells in the blood
,CPK - Correct answer✅✅ creatinine phosphokinase-detect heart attack
CRP - Correct answer✅✅ C-reactive protein-inflammation or heart problems
CXR - Correct answer✅✅ Chest X-ray--uses radiation to make images of the lungs
ECG, EKG - Correct answer✅✅ electrocardiogram-measures electrical impulses of the heart
ECHO - Correct answer✅✅ Echocardiogram-sound waves of the heart
EEG - Correct answer✅✅ electroencephalogram-electrical impulses of the brain
EMG - Correct answer✅✅ electromyography-measures electrical impulses of muscles
ERCP - Correct answer✅✅ endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-diagnose liver,
gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas diseases/disorders
ESR - Correct answer✅✅ erythrocyte sedimentation rate-blood test for inflammation
FSH - Correct answer✅✅ follicle stimulating hormone-blood test for women to evaluate fertility
GFR - Correct answer✅✅ glomerular filtration rate-test of kidney damage
HCT - Correct answer✅✅ hematocrit-blood test measurement-ratio of RBC to total volume
HDL - Correct answer✅✅ high density lipoprotein-type of cholesterol, AKA as "good" cholesterol
HGB - Correct answer✅✅ hemoglobin-blood test measurement
, IVP - Correct answer✅✅ intravenous pyelogram-xray of the urinary system
LDL - Correct answer✅✅ low density lipoprotein-type of cholesterol AKA "bad" cholesterol
LFT - Correct answer✅✅ liver function test-measures liver function
MRI - Correct answer✅✅ magnetic resonance imaging-type of imaging test
PAP - Correct answer✅✅ papanicolau-detect cervical cancer
PET` - Correct answer✅✅ positron emission tomography-tye of xray test
PFT - Correct answer✅✅ pulmonary function test-detects how the lungs are working
PPD - Correct answer✅✅ purified protein derivative-skin test for TB
PSA - Correct answer✅✅ prostate specific antigen-blood test for PSA to detect prostate cancer
PT - Correct answer✅✅ prothrombin time-measure of blood clotting
PTH - Correct answer✅✅ parathyroid hormone-detect parathyroid disease
PTT - Correct answer✅✅ partial thromboplastin time-measure blood clotting
RBC - Correct answer✅✅ red blood cells-type of blood cell
TIBC - Correct answer✅✅ total iron binding capacity-measures the amount of iron in the blood
T3 - Correct answer✅✅ triiodothyronine-detect thyroid disease
