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Chapter 1-5 medical terminology ECPI Exam Questions and Answers
Chapter 1-5 medical terminology ECPI Exam
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Chapter 1-5 medical terminology ECPIExam
Greek & Latin - Answers -Medical language is made up primarily of words taken from
two ancient languages
Root - Answers -The subject of a term
Enter/o - Answers -small intestine
Path/o - Answers -Suffering or disease
My/o Muscul/o - Answers -muscle
Brady - Answers -Slow
Nuer/o - Answers -Nerves
Heat/o - Answers -Liver
Hydr/ o - Answers -Water
Prefix ante - Answers -Before
Oligo - Answers -Few
e-, ec-, ex- - Answers -Out
en-, endo- - Answers -Which of the following pairs of prefixes are synonyms that mean
in or inside?
Itis - Answers -Inflammation
Diagnosis plural - Answers -Diagnoses
When combining medical terms together use a combining vowel - Answers -1. To join a
root to any suffix that begins with a consonant
2. To join two roots
3. To join two roots together even if the second root begins with a vowel
, When putting medical terms together, do NOT use a combining vowel - Answers -To
join a root to any suffix beginning with a vowel
Enlargement of the heart - Answers -cardiomegaly
What is the importance of health records - Answers -1. They can contain info crucial to
patients care.
2. They contain roadmaps to a patients health history
3. They provide a clearer picture of the best route to the take for future treatment
The first part of most medical notes that include such info: a med duration and quality of
the problem and any exacerbating of relieving factors is known as the - Answers -
Subjective
A description of individual body systems in order To discover any symptoms not directly
related to the main problem - Answers -Review of systems
Which section of the health records is NOT included in the subjective section - Answers
-Review of systems
Patients problems getting more and more severe - Answers -Progressive
When a health professional uses their hands to feel a part of the body - Answers -
Palpation
The risk of being sick - Answers -Morbidity
A systematic infection - Answers -Infects most of the body
Prophylaxsis - Answers -Preventive treatment
Before sugery - Answers -Pre op
When a patients is examined by the medical professional, which of the following would
not be part of the physical exam - Answers -Hx history
PCP - Answers -primary care physician
PEERLA - Answers -Pupils equal, round and reactive to light and accommodation
NOS & NES - Answers -"Not otherwise specified"
"Not elsewhere specified"
PR - Answers -Per rectum
BID - Answers -Twice a day
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