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Medical Assistant State Test Study Guidecysto- - answerbladder
what is the term for narrowing? - answerstenosis
Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the - answerstomach
the abbreviation meaning two times a day is? - answerbid
which is the correct spelling? pharengytis, pharengitis, pharyngytis, or pharyngitis - answerpharyngitis
a trained medical assistant is able to - function as a nurse, interpret lab results, administer IV therapy or assist with minor procedures - answerassist with minor procedures
a patients photo was made public without her permission. This is called - invasion of privacy, defamation, fraud, or slander - answerinvasion of privacy
patient instruction sheets are used to - answerprevent misunderstanding
the best time to perform a breast exam - answermonthly
communication with patients can be improved by - answerproviding privacy
hyper- - answerincreased
nephro- - answerkidney
auto- - answerself
osteo- - answerbone
dys- - answerpainful
litho- - answerstone
brady- - answerslow chole- - answergallbladder
macro- - answerlarge
gastro- - answerstomach
arthro- - answerjoint
tachy- - answerfast
thoraco- - answerchest
hypo- - answerdecrease
mammo- - answerbreast
veno- - answervein
hepato- - answerliver
hemo- - answerblood
ophthalmo- - answereye
trans- - answerthrough/across
-oma - answertumor
-algia - answerpain
-ectomy - answersurgical removal
-itis - answerinflammation
-ology - answerstudy
-emia - answerblood condition
-tomy - answerincision
-osis - answerabnormal condition
-megaly - answerenlargement
-graphy - answerxray exam -phasia - answerspeech
-scopy - answerexamination
-gram - answerrecord
-ptosis - answerfalling, dropping
-stasis - answerstopping
-plegia - answerparalysis
-desis - answerbind or tie
-phagia - answerswallowing
-ostomy - answersurgical opening
-pathy - answerdisease
hs - answerat bedtime
IM - answerintramuscular
Hx - answerhistory
q.i.d. - answerfour times a day
gtt - answerdrop
q.d. - answeronce daily
p.c. - answerafter meals
OD - answerright
CC - answerchief complaint
CHF - answercongestive heart failure
RLQ - answerright lower quadrant
Dx - answerdiagnosis
LMP - answerlast menstrual period
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