Quiz Facts 3- Health & Biomechanics - Medical Terminology

Read the following excerpt from a health record: Plan Recommendation: We need to perform an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram or magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatogram. Given the less invasive nature, I recommended Ms. Mendel have an MR cholangiogram, which is scheduled for later this week. If the results confirm primary sclerosing cholangitis, we will begin medical treatment and then schedule a percutaneous hepatic biopsy. Which of the following statements is NOT true, given this health record information?

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Translate the root gnosi/o.

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Read the following excerpt from this patient's health record:Patient Name: Manuel SkaykenChief Complaint: Confusion, fever.History of Present Illness: Manuel Skayken is a 15-year-old boy who presents with a 2-day history of fever to 104°F. He has been more lethargic today and his headache has worsened. He has photophobia and his parents are concerned that he is acting abnormally. He is not using his right arm and legs as much as his left arms and legs. He appears ataxic in his gait and has been hypersomnolent at home. His parents are concerned that he is not responding to questions normally.Past Medical History: Somnambulation, otherwise noncontributory.Medications: None.Allergies: NKDA.Social History: Lives at home with his parents. Sophomore in high school. A/B

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Read the following excerpt from a health record: Admission labs: Elevated LFTs, hyperbilirubinemia, leukocytosis, elevated amylase and lipase. Discharge labs: Everything had returned to normal levels. Imaging: Ultrasound of the upper abdomen revealed cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis with bile duct dilation. Which of the following statements is NOT true, given the health record information?

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Translate the root/suffix asthenia.

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Read the following excerpt from a health record: HPI Mrs. Roxana Collach presented to the ED with a 2-day history of increasing epigastric pain. She described the pain as constant and dull with radiation to her back. She also had progressive anorexia. She denied nausea, emesis, or diarrhea. She was febrile in the ED and had marked epigastric tenderness on exam with guarding. Her abdomen was slightly distended, and she was mildly jaundiced. Her elevated amylase and lipase confirmed the suspicion of acute pancreatitis. She was admitted for pain control and IVF. Which of the following statements is NOT true, given the health record information?

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Read the following excerpt from a health record: On hospital day 2, Mrs. Collach was taken to the OR for laparoscopic choledocholithectomy and cholecystectomy. She tolerated the procedure well. She began a postoperative refeeding plan with a low-protein, low-fat diet. She tolerated advancing the diet, and 2 days after her surgery, her pain had improved enough that she was discharged home. Why was Mrs. Collach taken to the operating room?

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Medical language is necessary and useful because:

in Health & Biomechanics

A. medical professionals can easily communicate with patients in words they understand.
B. medical professionals can communicate clearly and quickly with each other using a common language, and medical professionals can easily communicate with patients in words they understand.
C. medical professionals can communicate clearly and quickly with each other using a common language.
D. patients can be comforted and assured that the medical professional understands their symptoms and is in control of the diagnosis and treatment process.
E. medical professionals can communicate clearly and quickly with each other using a common language, and patients can be comforted and assured that the medical professional understands their symptoms and is in control of the diagnosis and treatment process.

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Choose the correct translation for the root ankyl/o.

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Identify the combining form gastr/o with its closest definition.

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Read the following excerpt from a health record: Assessment Ms. Mendel's symptoms are concerning for primary sclerosing cholangitis. Other possibilities include hepatitis, cholelithiasis, and biliary obstruction. Which of the following definitions is NOT part of this patient's differential diagnosis?

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Read the following Hospital Course excerpt: Hospital Course Mrs. Collach was admitted to the medical service. She was placed on NPO status and given IVF and analgesics. An ultrasound revealed gallstones in the common bile duct as the etiology for Mrs. Collach's pancreatitis. Surgery was consulted. According to this excerpt, which of the following statements is true?

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