After a health care provider has gathered information from the patient and performed any necessary investigations, the health care provider then formulates a(n) ________________, which could be a diagnosis, identification of the problem, or
assessment
A PACU is a(n):
postanesthesia care unit.
Translate the suffix -graph.
Instrument used to produce a record
A patient has unremarkable symptoms. Unremarkable is a medical term used to mean:
normal.
During a patient exam, a medical professional may feel parts of the patient’s body. This is called:
palpation.
If a patient is prone, he is:
lying down on his belly.
Which degree burn is described by deep burn affecting the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer
Third Degree
The story of the patient's problem is known as:
history of present illness.
What is the correct pronunciation for the term alopecia?
a-loh-PEE-sha
Translate the root pneumon/o.
Lung
In order to treat the symptoms and make the patient feel better, a medical professional may recommend:
supportive care.
In medical terminology, what is a root?
The foundation or subject of the term
Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in cardiovascular.
kar
If a patient’s symptoms or disease is becoming more and more severe, evident, etc. each day, it is known as:
progressive.
the correct breakdown of the term epidermal into its component parts.
epi/derm/al
A patient concern that just started recently, or is a sudden onset, severe symptom, is called:
acute.
What is the basic rule for emphasizing syllables?
in most words, the emphasis usually falls on the third-to-last syllable.
Translate the suffix -logy.
Study of
A(n) ______ is a word formed by including the name of the person who discovered or invented what is being described.
eponym
A crack in the skin is called a(n):
fissure.
Which medical term means excessive melanin in the skin?
Hypermelanosis
Medical language is made up primarily (but not exclusively) of words taken from which two ancient languages?
Greek and Latin
proper syllabic breakdown for the word cardiac arrest?
car/di/ac a/rrest
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