Medical Assistant State Test Study Guide

cysto-

bladder

what is the term for narrowing?

stenosis

Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the

stomach

the abbreviation meaning two times a day is?

bid

which is the correct spelling? pharengytis, pharengitis, pharyngytis, or pharyngitis

pharyngitis

a trained medical assistant is able to - function as a nurse, interpret lab results, administer IV therapy or assist with minor procedures

assist with minor procedures

a patients photo was made public without her permission. This is called - invasion of privacy, defamation, fraud, or slander

invasion of privacy

patient instruction sheets are used to

prevent misunderstanding

the best time to perform a breast exam

monthly

communication with patients can be improved by

providing privacy

hyper-

increased

nephro-

kidney

auto-

self

osteo-

bone

dys-

painful

litho-

stone

brady-

slow

chole-

gallbladder

macro-

large

gastro-

stomach

arthro-

joint

tachy-

fast

thoraco-

chest

hypo-

decrease

mammo-

breast

veno-

vein

hepato-

liver

hemo-

blood

ophthalmo-

eye

trans-

through/across

-oma

tumor

-algia

pain

-ectomy

surgical removal

-itis

inflammation

-ology

study

-emia

blood condition

-tomy

incision

-osis

abnormal condition

-megaly

enlargement

-graphy

xray exam

-phasia

speech

-scopy

examination

-gram

record

-ptosis

falling, dropping

-stasis

stopping

-plegia

paralysis

-desis

bind or tie

-phagia

swallowing

-ostomy

surgical opening

-pathy

disease

hs

at bedtime

IM

intramuscular

Hx

history

q.i.d.

four times a day

gtt

drop

q.d.

once daily

p.c.

after meals

OD

right

CC

chief complaint

CHF

congestive heart failure

RLQ

right lower quadrant

Dx

diagnosis

LMP

last menstrual period

I & D

incision and drainage

Tx

treatment

hct

hematocrit

LUQ

left upper quadrant

SOB

shortness of breath

po

by mouth

hypotension

low blood pressure

cicatrix

scar tissue

nephromegaly

enlargement of the kidney

cholelithiasis

gallbladder stones

subcutaneous

beneath the skin

maxilla

upper jaw

goiter

endocrine system disease

hematemesis

vomiting blood

capillary

smallest blood vessel

patella

kneecap

neuritis

inflammation of the nerve

myocardial infarction

heart attack

hematuria

blood in the urine

large tongue

macroglossia

syncope

fainting

cystogram

xray study of the bladder

bradycardia

slow heart beat

pleura

membrane covering the lungs

osteoporosis

loss of calcium in the bones

pruritits

severe itching

anterior

situated in front or in the forward part

distal

remote, farther from the point of origin

proximal

nearest, closer to the point of origin

peripheral

situated toward the outer part

inferior

situated below or directed downward

extension

straightening motion that increases the angle between adjoining bones

adduction

movement toward the midline

superficial

situated near the surface

ventral

pertaining to the belly

lateral

away from the midline, pertaining to a side

dorsal

pertaining to the back