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True or False? Glaucoma is a clouding of the normally clear lens of the eye.
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Section 1
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True or False? Glaucoma is a clouding of the normally clear lens of the eye.
False
True or False? Angioplasty is an endovascular procedure used to open up and widen the obstructed arteries.
True
Insulin directs the liver to
store excess blood glucose as glycogen.
An OB/GYN medical record for woman 28 weeks pregnant indicates that she'll be screened for gestational diabetes. What test would most likely be ordered initially to evaluate for gestational diabetes?
Glucose challenge
Glucagon raises
blood sugar levels.
True or False? Nitroglycerin SL is a very commonly ordered medication used for treating high blood pressure.
False
Which medication would be commonly listed on patients' medical records for the treatment of hypothyroidism?
Synthroid
The patient has a large acute subdural hematoma documented in the medical record. What procedures would you expect to see documented in the procedure/surgical section of the medical record?
Burr holes or craniotomy
A 46 year-old male patient has been diagnosed with renal lithiasis. What is renal lithiasis?
Kidney stones
True or False? The best way for a patient to be diagnosed with asthma is to do blood work.
False
What is am open reduction?
A surgical procedure performed to align bones
True or False? A physician may order a chest x-ray, PFTs, and ABGs to diagnose a patient with chronic bronchitis.
True
What are signs and symptoms for hyperglycemia?
Frequent urination, increased thirst, fatigue
Gestational diabetes is a condition that
developed during pregnancy.
In Type 2 diabetes the body may
resist the effects of insulin or may not produce enough to meet metabolic standards.
During a radical mastectomy the surgeon removes the
breast, pectoral muscles, pectoral fascia, and nodes.
What is the most common treatment ordered for a sprain during the first 24 hours?
Rest, ice, compression, elevation - RICE
A patient's record indicates that a simple hysterectomy was performed. What was removed?
Cervix and uterus
A Patient has a blood sugar of 49mg/dl documented in the record. What is most likely the diagnosis listed by the physician?
Hypoglycemia
The medical record indicates that a 33 year-old woman had a double balloon endoscopy performed. What describes this procedure?
A scope is used to look into the small bowel where standard endoscopes don't reach.
A blood sample taken after not eating overnight is called
fasting blood sugar.
True or False? Exacerbation of asthma can occur when patients are exposed to a trigger like an allergen or something to which they're hypersensitive, like cold air or strenuous exercise.
True
What is a capsule endoscopy test?
When a patient swallows a capsule that contains a camera.
The most common form of angina is
stabel angina.
What kind of signs and symptoms would you expect to see on the record of a patient who has been diagnosed with Grave's ophthalmopathy?
Dry, red, swollen eyes
True or False? Vertigo is a sensation of a spinning motion, or dizziness.
True
What best describes an arthroplasty?
Joint replacement surgery
What drug classification is the most widely used to treat osteoporosis?
Bisphosphonates
The ejection fraction for a patient with a healthy heart is
50% or higher.
True or False? COPD also includes the diseases asthma and pneumonia.
False
Hyperglycemia is when the blood sugar is
abnormally elevated.
A blood test that indicated the average blood sugar for the past 2-3 months is called a
Glycosylated hemoglobin test.
True or False? During a myringotomy procedure, tubes are place in the ears to help drain fluid.
True
The body is resisting the effects of insulin or may not be producing enough insulin. What type of diabetes is being described?
Type 2
The physiological process that works to bring a level back to the set point.
Negative feedback loop
If the medical record documentation states that patient has a productive cough, it means that the patient is
able to expectorate mucus.
True or False? The ejection fraction in a healthy heart is 50% or greater.
True
Hypoglycemia is when the blood sugar is
abnormally low.
True or False? To treat nasal congestion, the physician may recommend using a humidifier to keep the air in the room moist and a saline nasal spray.
True
True or False? Hospital-acquired pneumonia develops in an otherwise healthy person who is admitted to the hospital for less than 48 hours.
False
What is steatorrhea?
Oily and smelly stools
In Type 1 diabetes
the body doesn't make insulin.
A antitussive is a
cough-suppressant medication
True or False? Tinnitus is a loss of hearing.
False
True or False? Antitussives increase and liquefy the mucus secretions in the respiratory tract, making it easier for the patient to cough up the mucus.
False
What patient diagnoses indicates that there's a hypersecretion of mucus and chronic productive cough that lasts three months of the year and occurs for at least two consecutive years?
Chronic bronchitis
What would typically be documented in a patient's record for treatment of a sprain in the first 24 hours?
RICE - rest, ice, compression, elevation
True or False? Lups is a chronic autoimmune disease that attacks the myelin sheath that covers the nerves
False
If a patient has H. pylori documented in his or her medical record, which drug classification would you expect the physician to order for the treatment of this condition?
Antibiotics
The physician has documented that the patient has ketoacidosis. What is ketoacidosis?
A complication that occurs when high blood sugar remains untreated and continues to rise.
Section 2
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