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Specialist who treats cancer

oncologist

TRUE OR FALSE: The combining vowel is usually dropped when the suffix begins with a vowel

TRUE

What procedure is used to drain feces from the body after a bowel resection?

anastomosis

what surgical procedure is used to open clogged arteries?

angioplasty

what surgical procedure is used to remove fluid from the abdomen?

paracentesis

what is the term for the surgical removal of pharyngeal lymphatic tissue?

adenoidectomy

What method is used to remove fluid from the chest

thoracentesis

what method is used to determine the karyotype of a fetus?

aminocentesis

term for large amdominal incision

laparotomy

what treatment is used to filter blood for patients with renal failure

Dialysis

Staphylococci

a berry shaped cluster of bacterium

High levels of what substance in the blood lead to Gouty Arthritis

ulcric acid

what does NSAID stand for

NonSteroidal AntInflammatory Drugs

the thinning of bone tissue

osteoperosis

refers to fluid accumulation in a joint space

hydrarthrosis

small elevation of the skin containing pus

pastules

sebum plugs are medically called

sebaceous filaments

small, solid, skin elevations are called

papules

a collection of pus with skin erosion

abscess

profuse sweating

hyperhidrosis

EUS

Endoscopic ultrasound

ERCP

Endoscopic Retrograde CholeangioPancreatgraphy

3 body parts removed in a whipple

top of pancreas, duodenum, gallbladder

parts connected to what organ after whipple

jejenum

Melena suggests bleeding in which part of GI tract

upper

Hematochezia suggest bleeding in what part of GI tract

lower

Dyspepsia

pain in upper abdomen

herniarrhaphy

repair of hernia

EGD examine which 3 parts

lining of esophagus, stomach, duodenum

3 main symptoms of GERD

couch, sour taste, heartburn

What specific cell count is used to help diagnose AIDs

sub 200 cells/mm³

Name the type of pneumonia often seen as an opportunistic infection in AIDs patients

pneumocytis pneumonia