MAT 101 FINALS EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
A patient had a urine specimen sent for a culture and sensitivity test. When the patient asks the
nurse about the purpose of this test, the nurse's best response is:
A. "It will tell us if you have a urinary tract infection."
B. "It will tell us how your kidney, ureters, and bladder are functioning."
C. "The results will help the physician know which antibiotic to prescribe for you."
D. "It will tell us about the nitrogen levels in your urine." - ANS "The results will help the
physician know which antibiotic to prescribe for you."
Which of the following combining forms means pus?
A. pyel/o
B. perintine/o
C. py/o
D. none of these - ANS py/o
Which of the following is a disorder marked by abnormal increase in the size of air spaces distal
to the terminal bronchiole and destruction of the alveolar walls, resulting in loss of normal
elasticity and in progressive dyspnea?
A. cystic fibrosis
B. emphysema
C. legionellosis
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,D. pulmonary tuberculosis - ANS emphysema
Which combining form means stone?
A. keton/o
B. peritone/o
C. lith/o
D. glomerul/o - ANS lith/o
Which of the following combining forms means deficiency?
A. nephr/o
B. vesic/o
C. pyel/o
D. olig/o - ANS olig/o
A patient with kidney stones may benefit from which of the following tests or procedures?
A. culture and sensitivity
B. extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
C. urinary catheterization
D. voiding cystourethrography - ANS extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
A patient diagnosed with a bladder infection is also said to have a:
A. URI.
B. UTI.
C. KUb.
D. BPH. - ANS UTI
Which of the following terms means pertaining to the bladder and urethra?
A. glomerulus
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,B. nephrolithiasis
C. glycosuria
D. none of these - ANS none of these
Which of the following tests most accurately detects the cause of gastric ulcers?
A. gastroccult
B. Helicobacter pylori test
C. laparoscopy
D. ultrasound - ANS Helicobacter pylori test
The term cholecystectomy means:
A. inflammation of the gallbladder.
B. surgical excision of the pancreas.
C. surgical excision of the gallbladder.
D. cutting into the gallbladder. - ANS surgical excision of the gallbladder
Which of the following indicates a surgical procedure?
A. T&A
B. PPD
C. PND
D. MDI - ANS T&A
Which combining form means kidney?
A. keton/o
B. glomerul/o
C. ur/o
D. ren/o - ANS ren/o
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, The term peritoneal means:
A. pertaining to the peritoneum.
B. a condition of the peritoneum.
C. inflammation of the peritoneum.
D. a disease of the peritoneum. - ANS pertaining to the peritoneum
Which of the following is most useful in measuring the patient's lung capacity?
A. pulmonary function tests
B. Mantoux test
C. postural drainage
D. sputum analysis - ANS pulmonary function tests
A patient is suffering from congestive heart failure, which causes fluid to build up in her lungs.
In order to help her condition by getting rid of the excess fluid, the physician will most likely
order a medication that causes:
A. enuresis.
B. glycosuria.
C. urolysis.
D. diuresis. - ANS diuresis
All of the following disorders involve the intestines EXCEPT:
A. cholelithiasis.
B. pseudomembranous enterocolitis.
C. ulcerative colitis.
D. diverticulosis. - ANS cholelithiasis
Which of the following terms means surgical fixation of the ureter?
A. urethroplasty
B. ureteropexy
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
A patient had a urine specimen sent for a culture and sensitivity test. When the patient asks the
nurse about the purpose of this test, the nurse's best response is:
A. "It will tell us if you have a urinary tract infection."
B. "It will tell us how your kidney, ureters, and bladder are functioning."
C. "The results will help the physician know which antibiotic to prescribe for you."
D. "It will tell us about the nitrogen levels in your urine." - ANS "The results will help the
physician know which antibiotic to prescribe for you."
Which of the following combining forms means pus?
A. pyel/o
B. perintine/o
C. py/o
D. none of these - ANS py/o
Which of the following is a disorder marked by abnormal increase in the size of air spaces distal
to the terminal bronchiole and destruction of the alveolar walls, resulting in loss of normal
elasticity and in progressive dyspnea?
A. cystic fibrosis
B. emphysema
C. legionellosis
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,D. pulmonary tuberculosis - ANS emphysema
Which combining form means stone?
A. keton/o
B. peritone/o
C. lith/o
D. glomerul/o - ANS lith/o
Which of the following combining forms means deficiency?
A. nephr/o
B. vesic/o
C. pyel/o
D. olig/o - ANS olig/o
A patient with kidney stones may benefit from which of the following tests or procedures?
A. culture and sensitivity
B. extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
C. urinary catheterization
D. voiding cystourethrography - ANS extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
A patient diagnosed with a bladder infection is also said to have a:
A. URI.
B. UTI.
C. KUb.
D. BPH. - ANS UTI
Which of the following terms means pertaining to the bladder and urethra?
A. glomerulus
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,B. nephrolithiasis
C. glycosuria
D. none of these - ANS none of these
Which of the following tests most accurately detects the cause of gastric ulcers?
A. gastroccult
B. Helicobacter pylori test
C. laparoscopy
D. ultrasound - ANS Helicobacter pylori test
The term cholecystectomy means:
A. inflammation of the gallbladder.
B. surgical excision of the pancreas.
C. surgical excision of the gallbladder.
D. cutting into the gallbladder. - ANS surgical excision of the gallbladder
Which of the following indicates a surgical procedure?
A. T&A
B. PPD
C. PND
D. MDI - ANS T&A
Which combining form means kidney?
A. keton/o
B. glomerul/o
C. ur/o
D. ren/o - ANS ren/o
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, The term peritoneal means:
A. pertaining to the peritoneum.
B. a condition of the peritoneum.
C. inflammation of the peritoneum.
D. a disease of the peritoneum. - ANS pertaining to the peritoneum
Which of the following is most useful in measuring the patient's lung capacity?
A. pulmonary function tests
B. Mantoux test
C. postural drainage
D. sputum analysis - ANS pulmonary function tests
A patient is suffering from congestive heart failure, which causes fluid to build up in her lungs.
In order to help her condition by getting rid of the excess fluid, the physician will most likely
order a medication that causes:
A. enuresis.
B. glycosuria.
C. urolysis.
D. diuresis. - ANS diuresis
All of the following disorders involve the intestines EXCEPT:
A. cholelithiasis.
B. pseudomembranous enterocolitis.
C. ulcerative colitis.
D. diverticulosis. - ANS cholelithiasis
Which of the following terms means surgical fixation of the ureter?
A. urethroplasty
B. ureteropexy
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