Which of the following surgical procedures treats hydrocephalus?
A) cerebrospinal fluid shunt
B) laminectomy
C) carotid endarterectomy
D) nerve block
QUESTION 2Which of the following medications dissolves an existing clot?
A) hematinic
B) anticoagulant
C) antiplatelet
D) thrombolytic
QUESTION 3Inflammation and pain of the flexor and pronator muscles of the forearm where their tendons originate on the medial epicondyle of the humerus by the elbow joint is known as ________.
A) golfer's elbow
B) medial epicondylitis
C) pitcher's elbow
D) all of the above
QUESTION 4Inflammation and bacterial infection of the inner lining of a heart valve is called ________.
A) pericarditis
B) endocarditis
C) necrosis
D) peripheral edema
QUESTION 5The beginning of the inner ear is marked by the:
A) tympanic membrane.
B) oval window.
C) eustachian tube.
D) inner ear.
QUESTION 6A cell that stains readily with an acid stain and has an attraction for the rose-colored stain is called a/an ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 7The abbreviation ARF means ________.
A) acid resistant factor
B) acute renal factor
C) acute renal failure
D) albumin renin factor
QUESTION 8Dr. Martin is writing a chart note on her patient, Ms. Patrick, who is not doing well. Ms. Patrick has smoked for 30 years and has a chronic cough, a barrel-shaped chest, dyspnea, and hypoxemia.
What is the correct spelling for the diagnosis that Dr. Martin will write?
A) empyema
B) emphysemia
C) emphisema
D) emphysema
QUESTION 9Which of the following statements regarding blood is NOT true?
a. Hemostasis is the blood clotting process.
b. Leukocytes are fragments of a larger cell.
c. Blood cells are formed in the red bone marrow.
d. Platelets were formerly called thrombocytes.
QUESTION 10Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means picture of the breast?
A) -itis, enter/o-
B) -oma, hepat/o-
C) -gram, mamm/o-
D) -ectomy, laryng/o-
QUESTION 11Surgical removal of the appendix
What will be an ideal response?
QUESTION 12Which of the following diagnostic tests measures how fast an impulse travels along a nerve?
A) nerve conduction velocity
B) lumbar puncture
C) positron emission tomography
D) cerebral angiography
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