front 1 Translate the medical term subdural hematoma as literally as possible. | back 1 Blood tumor located beneath the dura |
front 2 Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord is known as: | back 2 poliomyelitis. |
front 3 Translate the medical term pseudesthesia as literally as possible. | back 3 False sensation |
front 4 Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term synesthesia? | back 4 syn (with, together) + esthesia (feeling, sensation) = together sensation; condition where one sensation is experienced as another |
front 5 Read the following excerpt from this patient’s health record: ASSESSMENT According to this patient’s health record, she suffers from: | back 5 an inability to sleep and a mental illness characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disordered sleep. |
front 6 Read the following excerpt from this patient’s health record: Mrs. Voxenhead is here for follow-up for her schizophrenia. At her last visit, she complained of dystonia on her haloperidol. I changed her to a newer antipsychotic, and she is here today to follow up the results. Overall, her condition is improved, and she has not had any new hallucinations. Her only concern today is recent insomnia (the past week). She noticed the insomnia started when she began a new job. She says that learning her new job has been stressful. She has been anxious at night, and that has made it hard for her to sleep. According to this excerpt, which of the following statements is FALSE? | back 6 Because of the side effects of haloperidol, the doctor prescribed her a new medication to relieve her anxiety. |
front 7 Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term encephalomyelitis into its component parts? | back 7 encephalo/myel/itis |
front 8 A condition characterized by reduced muscle tone is called: | back 8 catatonia. |
front 9 Which drug dissolves clots? | back 9 Thrombolytic |
front 10 Translate the medical term postictal as literally as possible. | back 10 After seizure |
front 11 Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term neurolysis? | back 11 neuro (nerve) + lysis (loose) = destruction of nerve tissue |
front 12 Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term encephalography? | back 12 encephalo (brain) + graph (writing) + y (procedure) = procedure for studying the brain |
front 13 Identify and define the root in the term hypnotic. | back 13 hypno - sleep |
front 14 Which of the following is NOT true about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis? | back 14 It refers to the underdevelopment of the muscles on the spinal column that leads to nerve softening and weakness. |
front 15 Build a medical term that means "incision into a lobe." | back 15 Lobotomy |
front 16 Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term cerebrotomy? | back 16 cerebro (brain) + tomy (incision) = incision into the brain |
front 17 A loss or decline in mental function is called: | back 17 dementia. |
front 18 The widening or abnormal dilation of a blood vessel in the brain is known as a: | back 18 cerebral aneurysm. |
front 19 Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term craniosynostosis? | back 19 cranio (skull) + syn (together) + ost (bone) + osis (condition) = premature fusing of the skull bones |
front 20 Translate the medical term psychiatry as literally as possible. | back 20 "Mind treatment specialty": branch of medicine that focuses on the treatment of the mind. |