MCPHS Final Exam Questions And Accurate Answers
Which is the plural form of apex? - Ans apices
In the word intrahepatic, the prefix intra- means ________ the liver - Ans within
Which is most common healthcare setting? - Ans clinic
All of the following is true about medical record EXCEPT it _____ - Ans can be used in
court
-tomy - Ans process of making an incision
-ectomy - Ans surgical removal, excision
-graphy -Ans process of recording
-gram - Record, picture
what are the 5 language skills critical to communication - Answer 1. reading
2. listening
3. thinking, anazlying, understanding
4. writing and spelling
5. thinking and pronouncing
etiology - Answer cause of disease
,idiopathic - Answer cause of disease is unknown
iatrogenic - Answer produced by treatment/physician
Nosocomial - Answer hospital acquired infection
congenital - Answer present at birth
HPI - Answer history of present illness
ROS - Review of systems (anything else not directly related to the chief complaint)
An ancillary department provides services that ________ in the hospital. - Answer
support the medical and surgical care given
PMH - Past medical history
PROB - To prove, to test
The plural form of the Greek word "phalanx" is ________. - Answer phalanges
I&D might be done to treat ________. - Answer I&D=incision and drainage, used to treat
furuncle (boil/pus filled bump)
PUVA - Answer - (psoralen drug and ultraviolet A light) used to treat psoriasis
vitiligo - Answer - localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white
,patches
The combining form pil/o- means ________ - Answer - hair
A shallow skin injury, such as a scratch, would be called a(n) _ - Answer excoriation
decubitus - Answer the position taken by an individual who is bedridden.
Cellulitis - Answer diffuse, acute infection of the skin characterized by local heat,
redness, pain, and swelling
all/o- - Answer alien, other
The ________ test is a blood test that measures the amount of IgE produced every time
the blood is mixed with a specific antigen. - Answer RAST
Bx - Answer biopsy
C&S - Answer culture and sensitivity used for finding bacteria/fungus
Nurse Rita gave a(n) ________ injection, in which she injected the medication into the
tissue beneath the dermis. - Answer subcutaneous injection
After an allergic reaction, Daniel had reddened, broad, slightly elevated, and flat-topped
lesions, called - Answer wheals
Vesicle - Answer small, fluid-filled raised spot on the skin
fissure - Answer an opening; a groove; a split (like an anal fissure is a small tear in
mucous lining of anus)
, The thick, crusty scar of necrotic tissue from a third-degree burn is called a(n) _ -
Answer echar
keloid - Answer raised, irregular, lumpy scar due to excess collagen fiber production
during healing of a wound
bulla - Answer large blister
comedo - Answer blackhead
The word ________ refers to pinpoint hemorrhages in the skin from ruptured capillaries. -
Answer petechiae
A(n) ________ is most precisely described as the reaction to an allergen touching the
skin or mucous membranes of a hypersensitive individual - Answer local reaction
A procedure in which a needle goes beneath the dermis and into muscle or
subcutaneous tissue is called a(n) ________ injection - Answer hypodermic
intradermal injection - Answer injection placed just below the epidermis
transdermal injection - Answer diffuse through the epidermis at a known rate into the
dermis
Severe acne is often treated with ________ drugs. - Answer vitamin A
Sweat glands are also known as ________ glands. - Answer sudoriferous glands
Which is the plural form of apex? - Ans apices
In the word intrahepatic, the prefix intra- means ________ the liver - Ans within
Which is most common healthcare setting? - Ans clinic
All of the following is true about medical record EXCEPT it _____ - Ans can be used in
court
-tomy - Ans process of making an incision
-ectomy - Ans surgical removal, excision
-graphy -Ans process of recording
-gram - Record, picture
what are the 5 language skills critical to communication - Answer 1. reading
2. listening
3. thinking, anazlying, understanding
4. writing and spelling
5. thinking and pronouncing
etiology - Answer cause of disease
,idiopathic - Answer cause of disease is unknown
iatrogenic - Answer produced by treatment/physician
Nosocomial - Answer hospital acquired infection
congenital - Answer present at birth
HPI - Answer history of present illness
ROS - Review of systems (anything else not directly related to the chief complaint)
An ancillary department provides services that ________ in the hospital. - Answer
support the medical and surgical care given
PMH - Past medical history
PROB - To prove, to test
The plural form of the Greek word "phalanx" is ________. - Answer phalanges
I&D might be done to treat ________. - Answer I&D=incision and drainage, used to treat
furuncle (boil/pus filled bump)
PUVA - Answer - (psoralen drug and ultraviolet A light) used to treat psoriasis
vitiligo - Answer - localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white
,patches
The combining form pil/o- means ________ - Answer - hair
A shallow skin injury, such as a scratch, would be called a(n) _ - Answer excoriation
decubitus - Answer the position taken by an individual who is bedridden.
Cellulitis - Answer diffuse, acute infection of the skin characterized by local heat,
redness, pain, and swelling
all/o- - Answer alien, other
The ________ test is a blood test that measures the amount of IgE produced every time
the blood is mixed with a specific antigen. - Answer RAST
Bx - Answer biopsy
C&S - Answer culture and sensitivity used for finding bacteria/fungus
Nurse Rita gave a(n) ________ injection, in which she injected the medication into the
tissue beneath the dermis. - Answer subcutaneous injection
After an allergic reaction, Daniel had reddened, broad, slightly elevated, and flat-topped
lesions, called - Answer wheals
Vesicle - Answer small, fluid-filled raised spot on the skin
fissure - Answer an opening; a groove; a split (like an anal fissure is a small tear in
mucous lining of anus)
, The thick, crusty scar of necrotic tissue from a third-degree burn is called a(n) _ -
Answer echar
keloid - Answer raised, irregular, lumpy scar due to excess collagen fiber production
during healing of a wound
bulla - Answer large blister
comedo - Answer blackhead
The word ________ refers to pinpoint hemorrhages in the skin from ruptured capillaries. -
Answer petechiae
A(n) ________ is most precisely described as the reaction to an allergen touching the
skin or mucous membranes of a hypersensitive individual - Answer local reaction
A procedure in which a needle goes beneath the dermis and into muscle or
subcutaneous tissue is called a(n) ________ injection - Answer hypodermic
intradermal injection - Answer injection placed just below the epidermis
transdermal injection - Answer diffuse through the epidermis at a known rate into the
dermis
Severe acne is often treated with ________ drugs. - Answer vitamin A
Sweat glands are also known as ________ glands. - Answer sudoriferous glands
