Medical Terminology Exam 1 (Chapter
1-7) Questions and Answers 100%
Pass
Admission summary - Answer-after medical history and a physical exam, it is
detailed notes that are very heavy on subjective and objective parts - includes a
differential diagnosis (list of possible causes for a patient's problem)
Prescription - line 1 - Answer-name and strength of medicine - generic name of
medicine or brand name
Prescription - line 2 - Answer-"sig" contains patient instructions in medical language
(pharmacist translates to patient)
Prescription - line 3 - Answer-"dispense" tells pharmacist how much to give the
patient
Prescription - line 4 - Answer-states how many refills are available, if any
Prescription - line 5 - Answer-health care provider's signature - can also include
specific medical terms (BID - twice a day, QHS - once before bedtime)
acute s
ah-KYOOT - Answer-It just recently started or is a sharp, severe symptom
chronic s
KRAH-nik - Answer-It has been going on for a while now
exacerbation s
ek-SAS-er-BAY-shun - Answer-It is getting worse
abrupt s
ah-BRUPT - Answer-All of a sudden
febrile s
FEH-brail - Answer-To have a fever
afebrile s
AY-FEH-brail - Answer-To not have a fever
malaise s
mah-LAYZ - Answer-Not feeling well
progressive s
proh-GREH-siv - Answer-More and more each day
symptom s
,SIM-tom - Answer-Something a patient feels
noncontributory s
NON-kon-TRIB-yoo-TOH-ree - Answer-Not related to the specific problem
lethargic s
lah-THAR-jik - Answer-Decrease in level of consciousness; in a medical record, this
is generally an indication the patient is really sick
genetic/hereditary s
jih-NEH-tik
hah-REH-dih-TEH-ree - Answer-It runs in the family
alert o
ah-LERT - Answer-Able to answer questions, responsive, interactive
oriented o
OR-ee-EN-ted - Answer-Being aware of who they are, where they are, and the
current time - a patient who is aware of all three is "oriented x 3"
marked o
MARKT - Answer-It really stands out
unremarkable o
un-ree-MARK-ah-bul - Answer-Another way of saying normal normal
auscultation o
aws-kul-TAY-shun - Answer-To listen
percussion o
per-KUH-shun - Answer-To hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel for
the resulting vibration; drums are a percussion instrument
palpation o
pal-PAY-shun - Answer-To feel
impression a
im-PREH-shun - Answer-Assessment
diagnosis a
DAI-ag-NOH-sis - Answer-What the health care professional thinks the patient has
differential diagnosis a
dih-fer-EN-shal DAI-ag-NOH-sis - Answer-A list of conditions the patient may have
based on symptoms and exams
benign a
beh-NAIN - Answer-Safe
malignant a
,mah-LIG-nant - Answer-Dangerous; a problem
degeneration a
dee-jen-er-AY-shun - Answer-To be getting worse
etiology a
ee-tee-AW-loh-jee - Answer-The cause
remission a
reh-MIH-shun - Answer-To get better or improve; most often used when discussing
cancer; does NOT mean cure
idiopathic a
ih-dee-oh-PA-thik - Answer-No known specific cause; it just happens
localized
LOH-kah-LAIZD - Answer-Stays in a certain part of the body
systemic/generalized a
sih-STEM-ik
jen-er-ah-LAIZD - Answer-All over the body (or most of it)
morbidity a
mor-BID-ih-tee - Answer-The risk for being sick
mortality a
mor-TA-lih-tee - Answer-The risk for dying
prognosis a
prawg-NOH-sis - Answer-The chances for things getting better or worse
occult a
ah-KULT - Answer-Hidden
pathogen a
PATH-oh-jin - Answer-The organism that causes the problem
lesion a
LEE-shun - Answer-Diseased tissue
recurrent a
ree-KUR-ent - Answer-To have again
sequelae a
seh-KWEL-ah - Answer-A problem resulting from disease of injury
pending a
PEN-ding - Answer-Waiting for
proximal
, PRAWK-sih-mal - Answer-Closer to the center - proximal and approximate both
mean close
distal
DIH-stal - Answer-further away from the center - distal and distant both mean far
lateral
LA-ter-al - Answer-out to the side (think of a quarterback lateraling a football to a
running back)
medial
MEE-dee-al - Answer-towards the middle (like the median of a highway)
ventral/antral/anterior
VEN-tral/AN-tral/an-TIH-ree-or - Answer-the front - the word "ventral" means
stomach
dorsal/posterior
DOR-sal
pohs-TEER-ee-or - Answer-the back (a dorsal fin on a shark is on its back)
cranial
KRAY-nee-al - Answer-towards the top
caudal
KOW-dal - Answer-towards the bottom; from Latin, for tail
Superior
soo-PIH-ree-or - Answer-above
Inferior
in-FIH-ree-or - Answer-below
sagittal
SA-jih-tal - Answer-divides the body in slices right to left - right down the middle
coronal
kah-ROH-nal - Answer-divides the body into slices from front to back- right down the
middle (from top of head down)
transverse
tranz-VERS - Answer-divides the body from top to bottom
physician
fuh-ZIH-shun - Answer-A skilled health care provider who attended and graduated
from medical school (can be a medical doctor, MD, or doctor of osteopathy, DO)
Pediatrician
PEE-dee-ah-TRIH-shun - Answer-A physician with special training in caring for
children
1-7) Questions and Answers 100%
Pass
Admission summary - Answer-after medical history and a physical exam, it is
detailed notes that are very heavy on subjective and objective parts - includes a
differential diagnosis (list of possible causes for a patient's problem)
Prescription - line 1 - Answer-name and strength of medicine - generic name of
medicine or brand name
Prescription - line 2 - Answer-"sig" contains patient instructions in medical language
(pharmacist translates to patient)
Prescription - line 3 - Answer-"dispense" tells pharmacist how much to give the
patient
Prescription - line 4 - Answer-states how many refills are available, if any
Prescription - line 5 - Answer-health care provider's signature - can also include
specific medical terms (BID - twice a day, QHS - once before bedtime)
acute s
ah-KYOOT - Answer-It just recently started or is a sharp, severe symptom
chronic s
KRAH-nik - Answer-It has been going on for a while now
exacerbation s
ek-SAS-er-BAY-shun - Answer-It is getting worse
abrupt s
ah-BRUPT - Answer-All of a sudden
febrile s
FEH-brail - Answer-To have a fever
afebrile s
AY-FEH-brail - Answer-To not have a fever
malaise s
mah-LAYZ - Answer-Not feeling well
progressive s
proh-GREH-siv - Answer-More and more each day
symptom s
,SIM-tom - Answer-Something a patient feels
noncontributory s
NON-kon-TRIB-yoo-TOH-ree - Answer-Not related to the specific problem
lethargic s
lah-THAR-jik - Answer-Decrease in level of consciousness; in a medical record, this
is generally an indication the patient is really sick
genetic/hereditary s
jih-NEH-tik
hah-REH-dih-TEH-ree - Answer-It runs in the family
alert o
ah-LERT - Answer-Able to answer questions, responsive, interactive
oriented o
OR-ee-EN-ted - Answer-Being aware of who they are, where they are, and the
current time - a patient who is aware of all three is "oriented x 3"
marked o
MARKT - Answer-It really stands out
unremarkable o
un-ree-MARK-ah-bul - Answer-Another way of saying normal normal
auscultation o
aws-kul-TAY-shun - Answer-To listen
percussion o
per-KUH-shun - Answer-To hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel for
the resulting vibration; drums are a percussion instrument
palpation o
pal-PAY-shun - Answer-To feel
impression a
im-PREH-shun - Answer-Assessment
diagnosis a
DAI-ag-NOH-sis - Answer-What the health care professional thinks the patient has
differential diagnosis a
dih-fer-EN-shal DAI-ag-NOH-sis - Answer-A list of conditions the patient may have
based on symptoms and exams
benign a
beh-NAIN - Answer-Safe
malignant a
,mah-LIG-nant - Answer-Dangerous; a problem
degeneration a
dee-jen-er-AY-shun - Answer-To be getting worse
etiology a
ee-tee-AW-loh-jee - Answer-The cause
remission a
reh-MIH-shun - Answer-To get better or improve; most often used when discussing
cancer; does NOT mean cure
idiopathic a
ih-dee-oh-PA-thik - Answer-No known specific cause; it just happens
localized
LOH-kah-LAIZD - Answer-Stays in a certain part of the body
systemic/generalized a
sih-STEM-ik
jen-er-ah-LAIZD - Answer-All over the body (or most of it)
morbidity a
mor-BID-ih-tee - Answer-The risk for being sick
mortality a
mor-TA-lih-tee - Answer-The risk for dying
prognosis a
prawg-NOH-sis - Answer-The chances for things getting better or worse
occult a
ah-KULT - Answer-Hidden
pathogen a
PATH-oh-jin - Answer-The organism that causes the problem
lesion a
LEE-shun - Answer-Diseased tissue
recurrent a
ree-KUR-ent - Answer-To have again
sequelae a
seh-KWEL-ah - Answer-A problem resulting from disease of injury
pending a
PEN-ding - Answer-Waiting for
proximal
, PRAWK-sih-mal - Answer-Closer to the center - proximal and approximate both
mean close
distal
DIH-stal - Answer-further away from the center - distal and distant both mean far
lateral
LA-ter-al - Answer-out to the side (think of a quarterback lateraling a football to a
running back)
medial
MEE-dee-al - Answer-towards the middle (like the median of a highway)
ventral/antral/anterior
VEN-tral/AN-tral/an-TIH-ree-or - Answer-the front - the word "ventral" means
stomach
dorsal/posterior
DOR-sal
pohs-TEER-ee-or - Answer-the back (a dorsal fin on a shark is on its back)
cranial
KRAY-nee-al - Answer-towards the top
caudal
KOW-dal - Answer-towards the bottom; from Latin, for tail
Superior
soo-PIH-ree-or - Answer-above
Inferior
in-FIH-ree-or - Answer-below
sagittal
SA-jih-tal - Answer-divides the body in slices right to left - right down the middle
coronal
kah-ROH-nal - Answer-divides the body into slices from front to back- right down the
middle (from top of head down)
transverse
tranz-VERS - Answer-divides the body from top to bottom
physician
fuh-ZIH-shun - Answer-A skilled health care provider who attended and graduated
from medical school (can be a medical doctor, MD, or doctor of osteopathy, DO)
Pediatrician
PEE-dee-ah-TRIH-shun - Answer-A physician with special training in caring for
children
