CCBMA Study Guide QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Cysto- is a prefix meaning - Bladder
The term for narrowing is - Stenosis
Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the - Stomach
The abbreviation meaning two times a day is - BID
Indicate the correctly spelled word
A. Pharengitis
B. Pharyngitis
C. Pharyngytis - B. Pharyngitis
Communication with patients can be improved by
A. Using their first name
B. Talking about yourself
C. Providing privacy
D. Avoiding eye contact - C. Providing privacy
What are patient instruction sheets used for? - Prevent misunderstanding
The best time to perform a breast exam ____________. - Monthly
,Hyper- - Increased
Nephro- - Kidney
Auto- - Self
Osteo- - Bone
Dys- - Painful
Litho- - Stone
Brady- - Slow
Chole- - Gallbladder
Macro- - Large
Gastro- - Stomach
Arthro- - Joint
Tachy- - Fast
,Thoraco- - Chest
Hypo- - Decreased
Mammo- - Breast
Veno- - Vein
Hepato- - Liver
Hemo- - Blood
Opthalmlo- - Eye
Trans- - Through/across
-oma - Tumor
-algia - Pain
-ectomy - Surgical removal
-itis - Inflammmation
-ology - Study
, -emia - Blood condition
-tomy - Incision
-osis - Abnormal condition
-megaly - Enlargement
-graphy - X-Ray exam
-phasia - Speech
-scopy - Examination
-gram - Record
-ptosis - Falling, dropping
-stasis - Stopping
-plagia - Paralysis
-desis - Bind or tie
Cysto- is a prefix meaning - Bladder
The term for narrowing is - Stenosis
Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the - Stomach
The abbreviation meaning two times a day is - BID
Indicate the correctly spelled word
A. Pharengitis
B. Pharyngitis
C. Pharyngytis - B. Pharyngitis
Communication with patients can be improved by
A. Using their first name
B. Talking about yourself
C. Providing privacy
D. Avoiding eye contact - C. Providing privacy
What are patient instruction sheets used for? - Prevent misunderstanding
The best time to perform a breast exam ____________. - Monthly
,Hyper- - Increased
Nephro- - Kidney
Auto- - Self
Osteo- - Bone
Dys- - Painful
Litho- - Stone
Brady- - Slow
Chole- - Gallbladder
Macro- - Large
Gastro- - Stomach
Arthro- - Joint
Tachy- - Fast
,Thoraco- - Chest
Hypo- - Decreased
Mammo- - Breast
Veno- - Vein
Hepato- - Liver
Hemo- - Blood
Opthalmlo- - Eye
Trans- - Through/across
-oma - Tumor
-algia - Pain
-ectomy - Surgical removal
-itis - Inflammmation
-ology - Study
, -emia - Blood condition
-tomy - Incision
-osis - Abnormal condition
-megaly - Enlargement
-graphy - X-Ray exam
-phasia - Speech
-scopy - Examination
-gram - Record
-ptosis - Falling, dropping
-stasis - Stopping
-plagia - Paralysis
-desis - Bind or tie
