Which medical word means bilateral hearing loss due to aging?
A) conductive
B) presbycusis
C) anakusis
D) sensorineural
QUESTION 2Explain what happens to sound when it enters the ear.
What will be an ideal response?
QUESTION 3The primary accented syllable in the word dermatitis (der-mah-ty-tis) is TY.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 4A TURP is a surgical procedure performed on the ________.
A) testes
B) prostate gland
C) rectum
D) prepuce
QUESTION 5Resulting from constipation, a ________ is hardened feces that becomes a stone-like mass.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 6A disease that does NOT respond to treatment.
A) refractory
B) prognosis
C) therapeutic
D) remission
QUESTION 7Otorrhagia is the medical term for earache.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 8Which is a medical procedure that uses electrical current to remove small cancerous tumors on the skin?
A) electrosurgery
B) biopsy
C) cryosurgery
D) resection
QUESTION 9The primary accented syllable in the word hematoma (hee-mah-toh-mah) is HEE.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 10A Babinski's sign is reported as being either ________.
A) a normal level or an elevated level
B) positive or negative
C) greater than normal or less than normal
D) none of the above
QUESTION 11In a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, the catheter is inserted percutaneously, which means it is inserted through the ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 12An increased level of cortisol would be found in patients with ________.
A) Addison's disease
B) Graves' disease
C) Hashimoto's disease
D) Cushing's syndrome
QUESTION 13A ________ is when a hernia of the rectum pushes on the adjacent wall of the vagina.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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