Medical Assistant State Test Study
Guide
cysto- - correct answer ✔✔bladder
what is the term for narrowing? - correct answer ✔✔stenosis
Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the - correct answer ✔✔stomach
the abbreviation meaning two times a day is? - correct answer ✔✔bid
which is the correct spelling? pharengytis, pharengitis, pharyngytis, or pharyngitis - correct answer
✔✔pharyngitis
a trained medical assistant is able to - function as a nurse, interpret lab results, administer IV therapy or
assist with minor procedures - correct answer ✔✔assist with minor procedures
a patients photo was made public without her permission. This is called - invasion of privacy, defamation,
fraud, or slander - correct answer ✔✔invasion of privacy
patient instruction sheets are used to - correct answer ✔✔prevent misunderstanding
the best time to perform a breast exam - correct answer ✔✔monthly
communication with patients can be improved by - correct answer ✔✔providing privacy
hyper- - correct answer ✔✔increased
,nephro- - correct answer ✔✔kidney
auto- - correct answer ✔✔self
osteo- - correct answer ✔✔bone
dys- - correct answer ✔✔painful
litho- - correct answer ✔✔stone
brady- - correct answer ✔✔slow
chole- - correct answer ✔✔gallbladder
macro- - correct answer ✔✔large
gastro- - correct answer ✔✔stomach
arthro- - correct answer ✔✔joint
tachy- - correct answer ✔✔fast
thoraco- - correct answer ✔✔chest
hypo- - correct answer ✔✔decrease
mammo- - correct answer ✔✔breast
veno- - correct answer ✔✔vein
, hepato- - correct answer ✔✔liver
hemo- - correct answer ✔✔blood
ophthalmo- - correct answer ✔✔eye
trans- - correct answer ✔✔through/across
-oma - correct answer ✔✔tumor
-algia - correct answer ✔✔pain
-ectomy - correct answer ✔✔surgical removal
-itis - correct answer ✔✔inflammation
-ology - correct answer ✔✔study
-emia - correct answer ✔✔blood condition
-tomy - correct answer ✔✔incision
-osis - correct answer ✔✔abnormal condition
-megaly - correct answer ✔✔enlargement
-graphy - correct answer ✔✔xray exam
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