Medical Terminology and Procedures, Exams of Nursing

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once daily - correct answer ✔✔QD twice daily - correct answer ✔✔bid every two hours - correct answer ✔✔q2h a tumor that is non progressive and not life threatening - correct answer ✔✔benign recurrence of symptoms - correct answer ✔✔relapse occult - correct answer ✔✔hidden auto - correct answer ✔✔self ur - correct answer ✔✔urine DEA - correct answer ✔✔Drug Enforcement Administration: monitor controlled substances parturition - correct answer ✔✔act of giving birth -metastasis - correct answer ✔✔growth of cancer cells from one tissue to another murmur - correct answer ✔✔blowing heart sound heard on auscultation

To establish eligibility for the Medicaid patient you must check their - correct answer ✔✔social security number, ID, policy number Medicare qualifications and how much does it typically pay - correct answer ✔✔over age of 65 disabled have end stage renal disease typically pays 80% of total costs private health insurance examples - correct answer ✔✔signa, blue cross blue shield worker's compensation - correct answer ✔✔provides medical care for job related accidents or illness Accounts Receivable - correct answer ✔✔funds that customers owe you for services that have been provided. the purpose of aging the accounts receivable is to identify past due accounts ledger - correct answer ✔✔a patient's financial account if an insurance claim is rejected by the insurance company the reason for the rejection will be given on a

• correct answer ✔✔remittance advice form, patient does NOT need to be contacted about it because the claim can be resubmitted with corrections endocrinologist - correct answer ✔✔diagnose and treat disease and malfunctions of the gland or internal secretion rheumatologist - correct answer ✔✔treats autoimmune diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis sims position - correct answer ✔✔on the side with the bottom out for rectal exams

Trendelenburg position - correct answer ✔✔A position in which the patient's feet and legs are higher than the head used for patients with extreme blood loss proximal vs distal - correct answer ✔✔toward the point of origin farther from the origin Medial vs. Lateral - correct answer ✔✔Towards midline of body vs. away from midline if a patient calls with blunt injury to the eye, instruct them to - correct answer ✔✔come as soon as possible and DO NOT REMOVE any objects if a patient begins to faint keep the patient - correct answer ✔✔safe and assist them to a lying position if possible DO NOT splash water on their face glucose tolerance test - correct answer ✔✔used for sugar metabolism and to detect diabetes thermography - correct answer ✔✔diagnostic technique which detects regions of heat and cold in the body nuclear medicine - correct answer ✔✔the branch of medicine that uses radionuclides to perform a pap smear the doctor need - correct answer ✔✔vaginal speculum, gloves, lube fraud - correct answer ✔✔if a physician fails to report income to the IRS, overcharging patients, billing for services not provided doctors office is concerned with - correct answer ✔✔civil and criminal law to communicate courtesy over the phone - correct answer ✔✔answer promptly on the 3rd ring, identify yourself, and ask how you can help them

The patient is more cooperative if they - correct answer ✔✔Understand the procedure to be done the latest date an employer can give a W2 form - correct answer ✔✔Jan 31 Ultrasound or sonogram - correct answer ✔✔diagnostic technique that uses sound waves to create images, should NOT be used for tumors xray common position - correct answer ✔✔PA and lateral when autoclaving instruments the timing period begins when - correct answer ✔✔adequate pressure has built up and the door is sealed renal failure - correct answer ✔✔critical illness resulting in the sudden cessation (stopping) of kidney function cataracts - correct answer ✔✔gradually developing cloudiness of the lens usually in patients over 70 AIDS - correct answer ✔✔acquired immune deficiency syndrome sexually transmitted and thru blood products SIDS - correct answer ✔✔sudden infant death syndrome, kills healthy infants between 4 weeks to 7 months diabetes mellitus 1 vs diabetes mellitus 2 - correct answer ✔✔1: autoimmune, insulin dependent 2: chronic disease of insulin resistance, NOT insulin dependent spina bifida - correct answer ✔✔congenital defect consisting of the absence of the vertebral arch of the spinal column

eczema - correct answer ✔✔red, raised pruritic (itchy) scaly areas in the cheek, scalp, and diaper area sickle cell anemia - correct answer ✔✔congenital (present from birth) anemia (less than average rbc) occurring primarily black people causing abnormally shaped red blood cells herpes simplex - correct answer ✔✔viral infection that can affect the mouth and genital area, spread by direct contact meningitis - correct answer ✔✔inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord usually caused by bacterial infection abscess - correct answer ✔✔local area of pus and infection, many times caused by a staph infection A subdivision of the brain that consists of medulla, pons, and mid-brain, located between the spinal cord and the cerebrum is called the - correct answer ✔✔brain stem Goiter - correct answer ✔✔enlargement of the thyroid gland caused by lack of iodine clavicle - correct answer ✔✔collar bone, connecting the breastbone to the shoulder stomach digests food using - correct answer ✔✔hydrochloric acid pancreas - correct answer ✔✔in upper abdomen, secretes insulin into the blood stream the outermost skin layer is - correct answer ✔✔epidermis basophils - correct answer ✔✔large red bronze staining granules seen in white blood cell count Hematocytometer - correct answer ✔✔counting chamber in manual microscope

HPF - correct answer ✔✔high powered field how you would report microscopic urine exams when looking for red or white blood cells the longest objective magnifies - correct answer ✔✔by 100x drug absorption - correct answer ✔✔the process of converting a drug from its dose form (like a tablet) into something the body can use drug metabolism - correct answer ✔✔the process by which the drug molecules are transformed into simpler products A physician's narcotic license is renewed - correct answer ✔✔annually sedative - correct answer ✔✔mild hypnotic drug that does not necessarily produce sleep digestion occurs in the - correct answer ✔✔small intestine a lipid profile would test for - correct answer ✔✔cholesterol Vitamin C - correct answer ✔✔helps with immunity, good source in citrus fruit galactose - correct answer ✔✔byproduct of the digestion of milk carbohydrates - correct answer ✔✔monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides turn into glucose Vitamin k - correct answer ✔✔necessary for proper clotting of blood, found in green leafy veggies the size of a needle is determined by - correct answer ✔✔needle gauge

the smaller the gauge, the larger the needle subcutaneous injections - correct answer ✔✔45 degree angle, inject into the back the arm, thigh or abdomen given insulin and heparin this way antecubital fossa - correct answer ✔✔inside of elbow lavender top tube - correct answer ✔✔draw CBC (complete blood count include white blood cells, red blood cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit, platelets) chemical agent is EDTA hemoglobin - correct answer ✔✔iron is a necessary component hemostats - correct answer ✔✔used to clamp off small vessels and bleeders, a type of forcep correct order to take vitals - correct answer ✔✔temp, pulse, resp, and BP when performing a manual white blood cell count, the diluted sample is placed on a hemocytometer and counted - correct answer ✔✔using the 10x objective when collecting specimen for a white blood count, you would use a tube that contained - correct answer ✔✔EDTA an anticoagulant The prevailing fee for that service or procedure in the geographic region is the ______ fee. - correct answer ✔✔customary method of the ticker file is - correct answer ✔✔chronological when performing a microscopic urinalysis, red and white blood cells are reported per - correct answer ✔✔HPF

the bat shaped bone that extends behind the eyes and forms a part of the base of the skull is called - correct answer ✔✔sphenoid bone Cellular elements in the blood which are important in coagulation are - correct answer ✔✔prothrombin diathermy - correct answer ✔✔generating heat through tissues transverse - correct answer ✔✔cutting through W4 - correct answer ✔✔employee withholding exemption certificate W2 - correct answer ✔✔wage and tax statement copayment - correct answer ✔✔a fixed fee paid by the patient at the time of an office visit