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Title: A Holter monitor is used to check the patient's heart rate as an outpatient for 24 hours. ...
Post by: DARE on Feb 28, 2018
A Holter monitor is used to check the patient's heart rate as an outpatient for 24 hours.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 2

Which healthcare professional treats the alignment of the bones, muscles, and nerves?
 
  A) chiropractor
  B) optometrist
  C) dentist
  D) podiatrist

QUESTION 3

A/An ________ is a flexible, fiberoptic scope with a magnifying lens and a light source that can be inserted into the nose, sinuses, or throat to examine the tissues and take a biopsy.
 
  A) speculum
  B) endoscope
  C) otoscope
  D) tuning fork

QUESTION 4

Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word testicular (tes-tih-kyoo-lar)?
 
  A) tes
  B) tih
  C) kyoo
  D) lar

QUESTION 5

During stereotactic neurosurgery, the surgeon is certain to encounter the ________.
 
  A) meninges
  B) vertebra
  C) spinal cord
  D) nerve roots

QUESTION 6

A chronic, progressive inflammation and eventual irreversible degeneration of the liver with nodules and scarring is called peritonitis.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 7

DJD is also known as ________.
 
  A) osteoporosis
  B) osteoma
  C) osteoarthritis
  D) osteomyelitis

QUESTION 8

The largest artery in the body is the pulmonary artery.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 9

Which of the following endocrine glands contains structures known as the islets of Langerhans?
 
  A) thymus gland
  B) hypothalamus
  C) pituitary gland
  D) pancreas

QUESTION 10

The correct meaning of the root in the term hyperglycemia is:
 
  A. excessive
   B. sugar
   C. blood condition
   D. deficient

QUESTION 11

To examine the nose, the physician uses a nasal ________ and shines a penlight to light up the nasal cavity.
 
  A) otoscope
  B) endoscope
  C) speculum
  D) myringotome

QUESTION 12

A patient cannot recover from an illness that is ________.
 
  A) therapeutic
  B) terminal
  C) chronic
  D) infectious

QUESTION 13

The parathyroid glands secrete a hormone that regulates the level of what substance in the blood?
 
  A) calcium
  B) insulin
  C) melanin
  D) melatonin


Title: A Holter monitor is used to check the patient's heart rate as an outpatient for 24 hours. ...
Post by: hannahzzq on Feb 28, 2018
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Title: A Holter monitor is used to check the patient's heart rate as an outpatient for 24 hours. ...
Post by: DARE on Feb 28, 2018
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