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Ch. 1,2,3,4
Week 1 Flashcard
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ultima | the last syllable |
| penult | the almost- last syllable |
| antepenult | the one that is just before the penult |
| root | foundation or subject of the term |
| suffix | ending that gives essential meaning to term |
| prefix | added to the beginning of a term when needed to further modify the root |
| adjective | often means pertaining to |
| diminutive | transform a term's meaning to a smaller verison |
| physician | a skilled health care provider who attended and graduated medical school |
| pediatrician | a physician with special training in caring for children |
| surgeon | a physician qualified to treat patients surgically, that is, by means of operation or invasive procedure |
| anesthesiologist | a physician with special training in pain sedation and pain control |
| physician assistant (PA) | a midlevel health care provider who works under the license of a supervising physician; requires postgraduate training 22 |
| nurse practitioner (NP) | a nurse with postgraduate training that serves as a midlevel health care provider; works under the license of a supervising physician |
| emergency medical technician (EMT) | specially trained in the emergency care of a patient before and/or during transport to medical facility |
| speech therapist | specially trained in evaluating and treating problems with speech and/or swallowing |
| occupational therapist | specially trained in evaluating and treating problems with performing daily activities at home, school. or work |
| physical therapist | specially trained in evaluating and treating physical impairments including disabilities or recovery from an injury 23 |
| respiratory therapist | specially trained in treating patient’s respiratory issues under the guidance of a health care provider |
| licensed practical nurse (LPN) | trained and certified to provide basic care to a patient |
| registered nurse (RN) | an advanced level nurse who has completed an associate’s or bachelor’s degree; often assists with patient care planning and patient education |
| medical assistant | trained to carry out basic administrative and clinical tasks under the guidance of a health care provider 24 |
| dietician | specially trained in treating patient’s respiratory issues under the guidance of a health care provider |
| pathologist | a physician with special training in both evaluating the causes and effects of disease and in laboratory medicine |
| medical laboratory technician | trained in performing laboratory testing on bodily fluids |
| phlebotomist | trained in the removal of blood from the body for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
| radiologist | a physician specially trained in evaluating images of the body to diagnose illness or injury |
| radiology technician | trained to perform radiologic testing or administer radiation therapy under the direction of a health care provider |
| ultrasonographer | trained in performing ultrasound imaging on a patient |
| pharmacist | trained and licensed in preparing and dispensing medicine |
| pharmacy technician | trained to assist a pharmacist with pharmacy related task |
| patient service coordinator | handles administrative tasks and coordinates patient care |
| medical transcriptionist | trained in converting the voice recorded dictations of health care providers into text format |
| chief complaint | the main reason for the patients visit |
| history of present illness | the story of the patients problem |
| review of systems | description of individual body systems in order to discover any symptom |
| past medical history | other significant past illness, like high blood pressure, asthma, or diabetes |
| family history | any significant illnesses that run in the patients family |
| social history | a record pf habits like smoking, drinking, drug abuse, and sexual practices |
| SOAP | is an acronym for the four different types of information documented by health care providers in a medical note |
| pathogenic | creation, cause |
| hydrophobia | water |
| morphology | change |
| dermatomyosis | fungus |
| necrosis | death |
| orthodontist | straight |
| pathology | suffering, disease |
| aphagia | eat |
| hyperplasia | formation |
| pyorrhea, pyemia | pus |
| scleroderma | hard |
| stenosis | narrowing |
| trophology, hypertrophy | nourishment, development |
| xenograft | foreign |
| cherry angioma | raised |
| telangiectasia | flat |
| petechiae | small |
| ecchymosis | large |
| assesment | term are those that describe the diagnosis of the condition |
| plan | terms explain how patients will be treated for their condition |
| skeleton | framework of your body |
| epiphyseal plate (growth plate) | this allows the bone to continue to grow lengthwise |
| axial | center |
| appendicular | arms and legs |
| upper extremities | arms, wrist, hands |
| lower extremitites | legs, ankles, feet |
| joints | where two bones meet |
| joints movement | flexion and extension |
| ligaments/tendon | joints are held together by supportive tissue |
| cartilage/bursae | joints can have supportive structures |
| eponyms | Lou Gehrig's disease |
| acronyms | MRI |
| Common roots | Function like nouns in the language of medicine. |
| Common suffixes | adjective, noun, diminutive |
| myalgia | Pain |
| gastrodynia | Pain |
| hydrocele | hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn’t belong) |
| eukemia | blood condition |
| lithiasis | presence of |
| arthritis | inflammation |
| hemolysis | loosen, break down |
| osteomalacia | abnormal softing |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement |
| keloid | resembling |
| melanoma | tumor |
| thrombosis | condition |
| myopathy | disease |
| leukopenia | deficiency |
| nephroptosis | drooping |
| hemorrhage | excessive flow |
| menorrhagia | excessive flow |
| diarrhea | flow |
| metrorrhexis | rupture |
| myospasm | involuntary condition |
| amniocentesis | puncture |
| cardiogram | written record |
| cardiograph | instrument used to produce a record |
| cardiography | process of recording |
| cephalometer | instrument used of measure |
| cephalometry | process of measuring |
| arthroscope | instrument used to look |
| arthroscopy | process of looking |
| arthrodesis | binding, fixation |
| vasectomy | removal |
| retinopexy | surgical fixation |
| rhinoplasty | reconstruction |
| herniorrhaphy | suture |
| colostomy | creation of an opening |
| dermotomy | incision |
| Prefix | word part placed at the beginning of a word |
| combining vowel | is added to more easily combine the root with other word parts |
| combining form | is the root + the combining vowel |
| pericardium | tissue around the heart |
| Health records | contain information about the patient |
| Medical notes | share a consistent, logical organization |
| subjective | These are the problems that the patient states they have |
| objective | This is the data collected by the health care provider |
| assesment | This is the combination of the subjective and objective information |
| plan | The plan is what the provider recommends to the patient regarding their current health status |
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