HPA 310 Vocal Quiz 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed
Abrasion - Answers A cut or scrape that typically isn't serious
Abscess - Answers A tender, fluid-filled pocket that forms in tissue, usually due to infection
Acute - Answers Signifies a condition that begins abruptly and is sometimes severe, but the
duration is short
Aphasia - Answers Difficulty understanding or using language
Aura - Answers Premonition, which may be a sensation of light or warmth, unpleasant smell or
confusing thoughts or experiences
Benign - Answers Not cancerous
Biopsy - Answers A small sample of tissue that's taken for testing
Cachexia - Answers Wasting, unexplained waste loss
Chronic - Answers Signifies a recurrent, persistant condition
Comorbidity - Answers Medical diagnosis that a patient has in addition to the primary medical
diagnosis
Contusion - Answers A bruise
Defecation - Answers Process of releasing feces from the body
Defibrillator - Answers Medical device that uses electric shocks to restore a normal heartbeat
Dysphagia - Answers Difficulty swallowing
Dyspnea - Answers Difficult and/or painful breathing
Edema - Answers Swelling caused by fluid accumulation
Embolism - Answers An arterial blockage, often caused by a blood clot
Epidermis - Answers The outer layer of the skin
Feces - Answers Medical term for the waste product of the GI system
Fracture - Answers Broken bone or cartilage
Gland - Answers An organ or tissue that produces and secretes fluids that serve a specific
purpose
Hypertension - Answers High blood pressure
Abrasion - Answers A cut or scrape that typically isn't serious
Abscess - Answers A tender, fluid-filled pocket that forms in tissue, usually due to infection
Acute - Answers Signifies a condition that begins abruptly and is sometimes severe, but the
duration is short
Aphasia - Answers Difficulty understanding or using language
Aura - Answers Premonition, which may be a sensation of light or warmth, unpleasant smell or
confusing thoughts or experiences
Benign - Answers Not cancerous
Biopsy - Answers A small sample of tissue that's taken for testing
Cachexia - Answers Wasting, unexplained waste loss
Chronic - Answers Signifies a recurrent, persistant condition
Comorbidity - Answers Medical diagnosis that a patient has in addition to the primary medical
diagnosis
Contusion - Answers A bruise
Defecation - Answers Process of releasing feces from the body
Defibrillator - Answers Medical device that uses electric shocks to restore a normal heartbeat
Dysphagia - Answers Difficulty swallowing
Dyspnea - Answers Difficult and/or painful breathing
Edema - Answers Swelling caused by fluid accumulation
Embolism - Answers An arterial blockage, often caused by a blood clot
Epidermis - Answers The outer layer of the skin
Feces - Answers Medical term for the waste product of the GI system
Fracture - Answers Broken bone or cartilage
Gland - Answers An organ or tissue that produces and secretes fluids that serve a specific
purpose
Hypertension - Answers High blood pressure
