NUR 1055 Rasmussen Intro to Nursing Medical
Terminology
1. Medical Terminology
Answer
~The use of prefixes, suffixes, word roots, and combining forms to construct anatomical,
physiological, or medical terms
~describes a medical condition related to human anatomy and physiology, diseases, diagnostic and
lab testing, surgery, diagnosis, and clinical procedures
2. ABG
Answer
Arterial blood gases-detect lung disease
3. ALP
Answer
alkaline phosphatase-detect liver or bone disease
4. AST
Answer
aspartate aminotransferase-detect liver disease
5. ALT
,Answer
alanine aminotransferase-detect liver disease
6. BMI
Answer
body mass index-measures client't weight based on height
7. BRCA
Answer
breast cancer gene-gene may be increased in breast or ovarian cancer
cancer or calcium-detects cancer cells or calcium level
10. CA-125
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cancer antigen 125-measures cancer activity
,11. CBC
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complete blood count-measures the cells in the blood
12. CPK
Answer
creatinine phosphokinase-detect heart attack
13. CRP
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C-reactive protein-inflammation or heart problems
14. CXR
Answer
Chest X-ray--uses radiation to make images of the lungs
15. ECG, EKG
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electrocardiogram-measures electrical impulses of the heart
16. ECHO
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Echocardiogram-sound waves of the heart
, 17. EEG
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electroencephalogram-electrical impulses of the brain
18. EMG
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electromyography-measures electrical impulses of muscles
19. ERCP
Answer
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-diagnose liver, gall- bladder, bile ducts, and
pancreas diseases/disorders
20. ESR
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erythrocyte sedimentation rate-blood test for inflammation
21. FSH
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follicle stimulating hormone-blood test for women to evaluate fertility
22. GFR
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