The glucose tolerance test is a diagnostic test used to confirm a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and other abnormalities in glucose metabolism.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 2Severe, unrelieved constipation is known as ________.
A) obstipation
B) hematochezia
C) fecalith
D) rectocele
QUESTION 3The process whereby radiant energy is propagated through space or matter is called:
A) ion.
B) radiograph.
C) radiation.
D) irradiation.
QUESTION 4The visual examination of the external auditory canal and the tympanic membrane is:
A) tuning fork test.
B) tympanometry.
C) electronystagmography.
D) otoscopy.
QUESTION 5A puncture of the ear lobe or forearm to determine the time required for blood to stop flowing is:
A) bleeding time.
B) platelet count.
C) prothrombin time.
D) PTT.
QUESTION 6The suffix -stomy means ________.
A) mouth
B) pertaining to
C) process of using an instrument to examine
D) surgically created opening
QUESTION 7Small pouches in the wall of the colon are called ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 8The suffix -scope means ________.
A) instrument used to examine
B) process of measuring
C) process of recording
D) instrument used to record
QUESTION 9Which of the following contributes to the formation of diverticula?
A) gallstones
B) colon cancer
C) low-fiber diet
D) incontinence
QUESTION 10A medical term that means producing pus is ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 11Which measurement is a reading from a sphygmomanometer?
A) 120/80 mm Hg
B) leads V1-V6
C) thallium-201
D) QRS complex
QUESTION 12Involuntary, repetitive, alternating movement of a body part is called:
A) paresthesia
B) syncope
C) tremor
D) lethargy
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