MCPHS Final Exam: Questions And Detailed Solutions
Which is the plural form of apex? Right Ans - apices
In the word intrahepatic, the prefix intra- means ________ the liver Right Ans
- within
Which is the most frequently used healthcare setting? Right Ans - clinic
All of the following is true about a medical record EXCEPT it _____ Right Ans
- can be used in court
-tomy Right Ans - process of making an incision
-ectomy Right Ans - surgical removal, excision
-graphy Right Ans - process of recording
-gram Right Ans - record, picture
what are the 5 language skills critical to communication Right Ans - 1.
reading
2. listening
3. thinking, anazlying, understanding
4. writing and spelling
5. thinking and pronouncing
etiology Right Ans - cause of disease
idiopathic Right Ans - cause of disease is unknown
iatrogenic Right Ans - produced by treatment/physician
Nosocomial Right Ans - hospital acquired infection
congenital Right Ans - present at birth
HPI Right Ans - history of present illness
,ROS Right Ans - review of systems (anything else not directly related to the
chief complaint)
An ancillary department provides services that ________ in the hospital.
Right Ans - support the medical and surgical care given
PMH Right Ans - past medical history
PROB Right Ans - to prove, to test
The plural form of the Greek word "phalanx" is ________. Right Ans -
phalanges
An I & D might be done to treat ________. Right Ans - I&D=incision and
drainage, used to treat furuncle (boil/pus filled bump)
PUVA Right Ans - (psoralen drug and ultraviolet A light) used to treat
psoriasis
vitiligo Right Ans - localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by
milk-white patches
The combining form pil/o- means ________ Right Ans - hair
A superficial skin wound, such as a scratch, would be referred to as a(n) _
Right Ans - excoriation
decubitus Right Ans - the posture adopted by a person who is lying down.
Cellulitis Right Ans - diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local
heat, redness, pain, and swelling
all/o- Right Ans - strange, other
The ________ test is a blood test that measures the amount of IgE produced each
time the blood is mixed with a specific antigen. Right Ans - RAST
Bx Right Ans - biopsy
,C&S Right Ans - culture and sensitivity used for finding bacteria/fungus
Nurse Rita gave a(n) ________ injection, in which she injected the medication
into the tissue beneath the dermis. Right Ans - subcutaneous injection
After an allergic reaction, Daniel had reddened, broad, slightly elevated, and
flat-topped lesions, referred to as Right Ans - wheals
Vesicle Right Ans - small, fluid-filled raised spot on the skin
fissure Right Ans - an opening; a groove; a split (like an anal fissure is a
small tear in mucous lining of anus)
The thick, crusty scar of necrotic tissue from a third-degree burn is called a(n)
_ Right Ans - echar
keloid Right Ans - raised, irregular, lumpy scar due to excess collagen fiber
production during healing of a wound
bulla Right Ans - large blister
comedo Right Ans - blackhead
The word ________ refers to pinpoint hemorrhages in the skin from ruptured
capillaries. Right Ans - petechiae
A(n) ________ is most precisely described as the reaction to an allergen touching
the skin or mucous membranes of a hypersensitive individual Right Ans -
local reaction
A procedure in which a needle goes beneath the dermis and into muscle or
subcutaneous tissue is referred to as a(n) ________ injection Right Ans -
hypodermic
intradermal injection Right Ans - injection placed just below the epidermis
transdermal injection Right Ans - diffuse through the epidermis at a known
rate into the dermis
, Severe acne is often treated with ________ drugs. Right Ans - vitamin A
Sweat glands are also known as ________ glands. Right Ans - sudoriferous
glands
A positive ________ test is an involuntary jerk of the foot upward. Right Ans -
DTR (deep tendon reflex)
Electromyography (EMG) Right Ans - the electrical recording of muscle
activity, diagnose muscle/nerve damage
gout Right Ans - hereditary metabolic disease that is a form of acute
arthritis, characterized by excessive uric acid in the blood and around the
joints
Osteoporosis Right Ans - A condition in which the body's bones become
weak and break easily.
Osteoarthritis Right Ans - inflammation of the bone and joint
rheumatoid arthritis Right Ans - a chronic autoimmune disorder in which
the joints and some organs of other body systems are attacked
Diaphysis Right Ans - shaft of a long bone
Fontanel Right Ans - Soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the
space between bones
nucleus pulposus Right Ans - the soft, fibrocartilaginous, central portion of
intervertebral disk
Meniscus Right Ans - a thin fibrous cartilage between the surfaces of some
joints
AKA Right Ans - above knee amputation
LUE Right Ans - left upper extremity
ADL Right Ans - activities of daily living
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