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  • What does CPR stand for?
    CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
    CARDIOPERSERVATIVE RESUSCITATION
    CARDIOPERCUSSIVE RESURRECTION
    CARDIOPRACTICAL REVIVAL
  • Which term describes the surgical removal of the uterus?
    OOPHORECTOMY
    MASTECTOMY
    NEPHRECTOMY
    HYSTERECTOMY
  • What kind of surgery involves repairing damaged blood vessels?
    VASCULAR
    RENAL
    ANTENATAL
    CYSTOCELE
  • Which abbreviation stands for “nothing by mouth”?
    CPR
    STAT
    PRN
    NPO
  • What part of the body is commonly called the “windpipe?”
    EPITHELIAL TUBE
    TRACHEA
    ESOPHAGUS
    BRONCHIOLES
  • What is the medical term for fainting
    ASYSTOLE
    SYNCOPE
    HYPOTHALAMUS
    KARYOTYPE
  • Which term describes the surgical repair of a joint?
    ARTHROSCOPY
    MYOPLASTY
    OSTEOTOMY
    ARTHROPLASTY
  • What is the medical term for “inflammation of the liver”?
    NEPHRITIS
    DERMATITIS
    HEPATITIS
    GASTRITIS
  • What does the root word “ophthalm” refer to?
    EAR
    EYE
    BONE
    NOSE
  • What does the suffix “-rrhea” indicate?
    INFECTION
    PAIN
    BLOOD
    DISCHARGE
  • Which of these organs can a person NOT live without?
    LIVER
    SPLEEN
    GALL BLADDER
    APPENDIX
  • What is the abbreviation for “gastroesophageal reflux disease”?
    COPD
    UTI
    IBS
    GERD
  • What does the root word “arthro” refer to?
    SKIN
    BONE
    JOINT
    MUSCLE
  • What does the prefix “brady-” indicate?
    SLOW
    SMALL
    LARGE
    RAPID
  • What is the medical term for “inflammation of the brain”?
    MENINGITIS
    NEURITIS
    ENCEPHALITIS
    MYELITIS
  • What is tachycardia?
    A MORE TECHNICAL NAME FOR A HEART ATTACK
    A STATE IN WHICH A PATIENT DOESN’T HAVE A DETECTABLE HEART R
    A HEART RATE OF 100 BEATS-PER-MINUTE OR MORE
    AN IRREGULAR HEART RATE THAT’S TOO WEAK TO BE CONSIDERED HEA
  • What does MRI stand for?
    MEDICAL REFERENCE INTERFACING
    MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
    MARYLAND RECORDING INSTITUTE
    MAGNIFIED RECUPERATIVE IMAGING
  • What does the prefix “poly-” indicate?
    MANY
    SINGLE
    PAIN
    FEW
  • Which abbreviation stands for “as needed”?
    PM
    PRN
    TID
    QD
  • Which term describes the surgical removal of a breast?
    MASTECTOMY
    APPENDECTOMY
    HYSTERECTOMY
    NEPHRECTOMY
  • What part of the body is affected by otitis media?
    STOMACH
    BRAIN
    EAR
    EYE
  • What is the medical term for “inflammation of the bladder”?
    URETHRITIS
    CYSTITIS
    NEPHRITIS
    PYELITIS
  • What is the abbreviation for “computed tomography”?
    PET
    CT
    X-RAY
    MRI
  • What does the root word “derm” pertain to?
    SKIN
    MUSCLE
    HEART
    BONE
  • What is the suffix for “surgical removal”?
    PLASTY
    ITIS
    -ECTOMY
    SCOPY
  • What does the suffix “-logy” indicate?
    STUDY OF
    PAIN
    DEFICIENCY
    ENLARGEMENT
  • Which term refers to the outermost layer of the skin?
    ENDODERMIS
    EPIDERMIS
    HYPODERMIS
    DERMIS
  • What is the medical term for “high blood pressure”?
    HYPOGLYCEMIA
    BRADYCARDIA
    HYPERTENSION
    TACHYCARDIA
  • What form of adrenaline is also used to treat allergic reactions?
    EPINEPHRINE
    DIGOXIN
    METOPROLOL
    ATROPINE
  • What does the prefix “micro-” mean?
    INSIDE
    LARGE
    OUTSIDE
    SMALL
  • What describes a fertilized egg implanting outside the womb?
    ELECTROCOAGULATION
    ECLAMPSIA
    ENDOMETRIOSIS
    ECTOPIC
  • What does the prefix “hemo-” refer to?
    BRAIN
    LIVER
    BLOOD
    HEART
  • What is the medical term for “inflammation of the kidney”?
    URETHRITIS
    NEPHRITIS
    PYELITIS
    CYSTITIS
  • What is the medical term for “inflammation of the stomach”?
    ENTERITIS
    HEPATITIS
    COLITIS
    GASTRITIS
  • Which term describes inflammation of the joints?
    MYOCARDITIS
    ARTHRITIS
    OSTEOPOROSIS
    NEPHRITIS
  • What is the abbreviation for “human immunodeficiency virus”?
    HIV
    HPV
    HCV
    HBV
  • Which abbreviation indicates “before meals”?
    BID
    AC
    AM
    QID
  • Which abbreviation stands for “electrocardiogram”?
    EEG
    EKG
    EMG
    ECG
  • Which suffix means “inflammation”?
    OSIS
    EMIA
    LOGY
    -ITIS
  • What does the term “dyspnea” refer to?
    DIFFICULTY BREATHING
    RAPID HEARTBEAT
    MUSCLE PAIN
    EXCESSIVE SWEATING
  • What is the medical term for “inflammation of the appendix”?
    APPENDICITIS
    APPENDALGIA
    APPENDECTOMY
    APPENDOPLASTY
  • What does the root word “cardio” refer to?
    HEART
    BRAIN
    BONE
    KIDNEY
  • Which suffix means “abnormal condition”?
    PHOBIA
    -OSIS
    LOGY
    MALACIA
  • What does the prefix “neo-” mean?
    SLOW
    NEW
    FAST
    OLD
  • What term describes putting a camera inside a patient’s body?
    COLONOSCOPY
    SIGMOIDOSCOPY
    CYSTOSCOPY
    ENDOSCOPY
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