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NUR 1055 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) MOD 7 QUIZ TERMS | A SOLVED 100% CORRECT
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NUR 1055 MOD 7 QUIZ TERMS1. ABGs
Answer
arterial blood gases, detect lung diseases
2. ALP
Answer
alkaline phosphatase, detect bone disease
3. AST
Answer
aspartate aminotransferase, detect liver disease
4. ALT
Answer
alanine aminotransferase, detect liver disease
5. BMI
Answer
body mass index (measurement of body fat based on height and weight)
6. BRCA
,Answer
Breast Cancer Gene
gene may be increased in breast or ovarian cancer
7. BUN
Answer
blood urea nitrogen, detect kidney disease problems
8. CA
Answer
Cancer or calcium
9. CA-125
Answer
Cancer antigen, measures cancer activity
10. CBC
Answer
complete blood count, measures the cells in the blood
11. CPK
Answer
,creatine phosphokinase, detects heart attack
12. CXR
Answer
chest x-ray, uses radiation to make images of the lungs
13. ECG, EKG
Answer
electrocardiogram, measures electric impulses of the heart
14. ECHO
Answer
echocardiogram, sound waves of the heart
15. EEG
Answer
electroencephalogram, electric impulses of the brain
16. EMG
Answer
electromyography, measures electrical impulses of the muscles
17. ERCP
, Answer
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-diagnose liver, gall- bladder, bile ducts, and
pancreas diseases/disorders
18. ESR
Answer
erythrocyte sedimentation rate, blood test for information
19. FSH
Answer
follicle-stimulating hormone, blood test for women to evaluate fertility
20. GFR
Answer
glomerular filtration rate, test of kidney damage
21. HCT
Answer
hematocrit, blood test measurement - ratio of RBC to total volume
22. HDL
Answer
high density lipoprotein (good cholesterol)
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