A record or tracing of the electrical impulses of the heart is called an:
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You ask your patient to bring his arms out to the side as if he is making a T. What term best describes this movement?
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You are working with a patient in the intensive care unit. Her heart rate is 40 beats/min. This is documented as:
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A 54-year-old women had an _____ to check for seizure activity in her brain.
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Following a rotator cuff tear, your patient has weakness in one arm. His weakness is:
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A 42-year-old man has strength that is the same in both legs. The term that best describes this is:
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Which disease of the central nervous system occurs when there are many hardened plaques on the myelin sheaths?
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Destruction of red blood cells that results in liberation of hemoglobin is:
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You have a patient who brings her legs toward the middle of the body. Which term best describes this movement?
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A newborn has a condition that is causing his skin to appear yellow. This is referred to as:
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A patient reports she took an amount of a pain reliever that
far exceeds the recommended amount. This is referred to as:
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Following a total knee replacement, your patient was anemic,
requiring a blood transfusion due to low red pigment in the cells. The
pigment in the cells is:
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The term for an instrument used to record the electrical impulses of the brain is:
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A patient requires an injection under the skin. Which of the terms best describes this?
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A record produced in electrocardiography is a(n) __.
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Severe weakness in the arms, trunk, and legs in a patient with a spinal cord injury is recorded as:
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Substances that do not permit the passage of x-rays are described as:
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An adjective that describes a disease showing little change or slow progression is:
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A general term for a procedure that requires entry of a body cavity or interruption of normal body function is:
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Feeling the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts with the hands is:
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While reviewing a chart, you note that the patient has had an
ultrasound. Which of the following terms best describes this type of
testing?
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A term that means pertaining to a procedure that uses an illuminated instrument for the visualization of the interior of a body cavity or organ is:
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The predicted outcome of a disease is referred to as the __.
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In measurements of blood pressure, the higher reading is the _____ pressure.
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Listening for sounds within the body with a stethoscope is called __.
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Substances that readily permit the passage of x-rays are described as:
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Disappearance of the characteristics of malignant tissue is known as __.
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The combination of tomography and radioactive substances to produce enhanced images is called:
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__ is the treatment of diseases with drugs or medicines.
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The pressure exerted by the circulating blood on the walls of
arteries and veins and on the chambers of the heart is called:
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A diagnostic imaging modality that produces a detailed image
of a cross section of tissue similar to what one would see if the body
or body part were cut into sections is:
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Having a short and relatively severe course is described by the term:
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The use of radiopaque materials to make internal organs visible is called:
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Palpating the number of times the heart beats/min is referred to as the:
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A 32-year-old woman is having a 20-week ultrasound during her first pregnancy. Which term relates to this procedure?
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Subjective evidence as perceived by the patient is a:
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Using heat to relieve pain or to speed healing is called:
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The examiner’s observing and listening to the patient’s speech during the physical examination is called:
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The term that means to introduce a hollow flexible tube
that can be inserted into a cavity of the body to withdraw or instill
fluids, perform tests, or visualize a vessel or cavity is:
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You are working with a patient who has cancer. Which type of medication is used to kill cancer cells?
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