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Title: A tear of fibers within a muscle is called a:
Post by: megnogz on Feb 28, 2018
A tear of fibers within a muscle is called a:
 
  A) fracture
  B) strain
  C) sprain
  D) myeloma

QUESTION 2

Choose the combining form that means white.
 
  A) electr/o
  B) rhin/o
  C) path/o
  D) leuk/o

QUESTION 3

Nyctalopia is night blindness due to damaged rods.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 4

Phlegm is coughed-up sputum.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 5

A sprain is a dislocation of a joint.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 6

The combining form bi/o means life.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 7

Surgery is the only effective treatment for a cataract.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 8

A condition with widespread muscular pain and debilitating fatigue is known as:
 
  A) rheumatism.
  B) fibromyalgia.
  C) myopathy.
  D) myoparesis.

QUESTION 9

Name the four parts of a SOAP chart note. Describe each part.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

QUESTION 10

A combining form that means bone marrow is ____________________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Title: A tear of fibers within a muscle is called a:
Post by: loco123 on Feb 28, 2018
[Answer to ques. #1]  B
Explanation: Don't confuse sprain, tearing of collagen fibers in a ligament, as with your ankle, with strain, stretching of a muscle beyond its normal range, as in your back when you lift something heavy.

[Answer to ques. #2]  D
Explanation: Specific word parts identifying colors are utilized to create terms. Leuk/o means white as in leukoderma, a condition where the skin becomes lighter or whiter.

[Answer to ques. #3]  TRUE

[Answer to ques. #4]  FALSE
Explanation: Sputum is coughed-up phlegm.

[Answer to ques. #5]  FALSE
Explanation: A sprain is damage to the ligaments surrounding a joint due to overstretching, but no dislocation of the joint or fracture of the bone.

[Answer to ques. #6]  TRUE

[Answer to ques. #7]  TRUE

[Answer to ques. #8]  B
Explanation:
A) Rheumatism is inflammation and soreness of muscles and joints.
B) Correct.
C) Myopathy means disease of the muscle.
D) Myoparesis means weakness or slight paralysis of a muscle.

[Answer to ques. #9]  1. Subjective: symptoms the subject (patient) feels and describes to the healthcare professional. These symptoms arise within the individual and are not perceptible to an observer.
2. Objective: symptoms that can be observed, such as those that are seen, felt, smelled, heard, or measured.
3. Assessment: includes the diagnosis of the patient's condition.
4. Plan: includes the management and treatment regimen for the patient; may include laboratory tests, physical therapy, diet therapy, medications, medical and surgical interventions, patient referrals such as counseling and finding a support group, patient teaching, and follow-up directions.

[Answer to ques. #10]  myel/o; myelo


Title: A tear of fibers within a muscle is called a:
Post by: megnogz on Feb 28, 2018
Extremely helpful


Title: A tear of fibers within a muscle is called a:
Post by: loco123 on Feb 28, 2018
Cool, thanks for the positive feedback