MNT EXAM 1 Study Guide UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

MNT EXAM 1 Study Guide UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
A/An- - CORRECT ANSWER - without, lacking
ex. an/emia, a/pnea


Dys- - CORRECT ANSWER - irregular, abnormal
ex. dys/pnea, dys/lipidemia


-ectomy - CORRECT ANSWER - surgical removal
ex/ gastrectomy, colectomy


-emia - CORRECT ANSWER - pertaining to blood
ex. hyperglycemia, hypophosphatemia


Gastro- - CORRECT ANSWER - pertaining to the stomach
ex. gastroenterologist


hypo/hyper- - CORRECT ANSWER - depressed or elevated levels



-itis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation



-penia - CORRECT ANSWER - lack/deficiency



-phagia - CORRECT ANSWER - pertaining to swallowing/eating

, poly- - CORRECT ANSWER - many, multiple



A&O - CORRECT ANSWER - alert and oriented



AMS - CORRECT ANSWER - altered mental state



BIBA - CORRECT ANSWER - brought in by ambulance



BID, TID, QID - CORRECT ANSWER - 2x daily, 3x, 4x



H&P - CORRECT ANSWER - history and physical



Hx, Dx, Sx, Mx - CORRECT ANSWER - history, diagnosis, symptoms, multiple



PMH - CORRECT ANSWER - past medical history



s/p - CORRECT ANSWER - status post



SNF - CORRECT ANSWER - skilled nursing facility



CVA - CORRECT ANSWER - cerebrovascular accident



DM - CORRECT ANSWER - diabetes mellitus



HTN - CORRECT ANSWER - hypertension



NPO - CORRECT ANSWER - nothing by mouth