FREE PHLEBOTOMY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MEDICAL

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FREE PHLEBOTOMY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MEDICAL

TERMINOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: prandial

Answer:

pertaining to a meal

Question 2: creatinine phosphokinase (CPK)

Answer:

chemistry test to assess cardiac and/or liver damage

Question 3: cholesterol test

Answer:

chemistry test to detect the amount of lipids in the bloodstream

Question 4: albumin test

Answer:

chemistry test to assess nutritional status

Question 5: palpate

Answer:

to feel; to examine by touch

Question 6: patency

Answer:

the state of being freely open; a vein is patent if it retains its elasticity & has no blockage from scarring or bruising

Question 7: fibrinogen

Answer:

plasma protein that is converted into fibrin during the clotting process

Question 8: centrifuge

Answer:

machine which spins test tubes at high speeds, causing the heavier particles to settle to the bottom & the lighter particles to rise to the top of the solution

Question 9: lactic dehydrogenase (LDH)

Answer:

chemistry test to assess MI, liver disease, or metastatic cancer

Question 10: acid phosphatase

Answer:

chemistry test used to assess an early diagnosis of prostate cancer

Question 11: syncope

Answer:

fainting

Question 12: metatarsal veins

Answer:

veins of the feet

Question 13: iodine

Answer:

bacteriocidal solution used to prepare sites for blood culture collection

Question 14: phlebitis

Answer:

inflammation of a vein

Question 15: polycythemia vera

Answer:

condition where there are too many RBCs

Question 16: SGOT

Answer:

chemistry test to assess liver, heart, or skeletal muscle disease

Question 17: liver profile

Answer:

series of chemistry tests to assess liver function; includes SGOT, SGPT, bilirubin, & alkaline phosphatase

Question 18: bilirubin test

Answer:

chemistry test to assess liver function

Question 19: metacarpal veins

Answer:

veins of the hands

Question 20: triglycerides

Answer:

chemistry test to measure the amount of circulating lipids in the blood

Question 21: hematology

Answer:

study of blood & blood forming tissues

Question 22: bacteremia

Answer:

presence of bacteria in the blood

Question 23: coumadin

Answer:

anticoagulant medication; delays blood clotting

Question 24: iron & total iron binding capacity

Answer:

chemistry test to assess RBC ability to carry & bind with iron

Question 25: lipemia

Answer:

abnormal amount of fat in the blood

Question 26: dicoumarol

Answer:

anticoagulant medication; delays blood clotting

Question 27: anemia

Answer:

lack of circulating RBCs in the blood stream

Question 28: electrolytes

Answer:

components in blood necessary for cellular activity; test to evaluate acid-base balance (renal function); includes Ca, Na, Cl, K+