A patient comes to the emergency room with two burns on the front of the right leg. The burn on the thigh is very large, and the burn on the lower leg area is small. Which statement would the nurse be likely to write on the chart?
A) The distal burn is larger.
B) The posterior burn is larger.
C) The proximal burn is larger.
D) The lateral burn is larger.
QUESTION 2On the superior part of a newborn's head is a soft spot, also called the ________.
A) meconium
B) molding
C) lochia
D) fontanel
QUESTION 3Which psychiatric therapy is used to treat drug and cigarette addiction and sexual identity issues by using something unpleasant like a smell or shock?
A) art therapy
B) cognitive-behavioral therapy
C) aversion therapy
D) electroconvulsive therapy
QUESTION 4The combining form infarct/o-, as seen in the phrase myocardial infarction, means ________.
A) small area of dead tissue
B) structure that encircles like a crown
C) heart disease
D) heart attack
QUESTION 5What are some of the general uses of nuclear medicine?
What will be an ideal response?
QUESTION 6Which of the following abbreviations is NOT a blood test?
a. BMT
b. HCT
c. PT
d. CBC
QUESTION 7Which term specifically means abnormal condition of the skin?
a. dermatopathy
b. dermatosis
c. dermatoplasty
d. dermatitis
QUESTION 8The enzyme amylase breaks down ________.
A) carbohydrates and starches
B) fats into fatty acids
C) bile into bilirubin
D) proteins and amino acids
QUESTION 9The combining form pyel/o- means ________.
A) kidney; nephron
B) pus
C) renal pelvis
D) urine; urinary system
QUESTION 10The combining form isch/o-, as seen in the word ischemia, means ________.
A) hard
B) contracting
C) block; keep back
D) soft, fatty substance
QUESTION 11Which term means pertaining to within the skin?
a. epidermal
b. hypodermal
c. intradermal
d. interdermal
QUESTION 12In the medical process of absorption, the combining form absorpt/o- means ________.
A) absorb; take in
B) digestion
C) receive within
D) bring again and again
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