General Medical Knowledge questions and
answers
Symptoms - Answer Physical or mental condition that indicates a particular disease
Medical History - Answer Documents that explain symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, of a patient. It also
includes a record of health such as height and blood pressure.
Diagnosis - Answer Examining the symptoms to determine if and what illness is present
Inflammation - Answer After an injury or infection, an area of the body can become red, swollen,
painful, and/or hot. The immune system is responding to a perceived attack.
Treatment - Answer The medicines, exercises, or other recommendations that a medical professional
makes to help a patient feel better
Prognosis - Answer The likely outcome of a disease or condition
Tact - Answer To be thoughtful and sensitive with dealing with another person
Patient - Answer A person who is receiving help from a doctor
Diagnostic Tests - Answer Tests that a doctor orders to help pinpoint the exact illness
Ailment - Answer An illness. Usually a minor illness (like a cold)
Blood draw - Answer A phlebotomist takes samples of blood to be tested
Labs - Answer Tests that are done on tissues (such as blood, skin, or tumors). These can be used to track
general health, track the progress of a disease, or diagnosis a disease.
answers
Symptoms - Answer Physical or mental condition that indicates a particular disease
Medical History - Answer Documents that explain symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, of a patient. It also
includes a record of health such as height and blood pressure.
Diagnosis - Answer Examining the symptoms to determine if and what illness is present
Inflammation - Answer After an injury or infection, an area of the body can become red, swollen,
painful, and/or hot. The immune system is responding to a perceived attack.
Treatment - Answer The medicines, exercises, or other recommendations that a medical professional
makes to help a patient feel better
Prognosis - Answer The likely outcome of a disease or condition
Tact - Answer To be thoughtful and sensitive with dealing with another person
Patient - Answer A person who is receiving help from a doctor
Diagnostic Tests - Answer Tests that a doctor orders to help pinpoint the exact illness
Ailment - Answer An illness. Usually a minor illness (like a cold)
Blood draw - Answer A phlebotomist takes samples of blood to be tested
Labs - Answer Tests that are done on tissues (such as blood, skin, or tumors). These can be used to track
general health, track the progress of a disease, or diagnosis a disease.
