Medical Assistant State Test Study Guide
Cysto - bladder
What is the term for narrowing? - stenosis
Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the - stomach
The abbreviation meaning two times a day is? - bid
Which is the correct spelling? pharengytis, pharengitis, pharyngytis, or pharyngitis - pharyngitis
A trained medical assistant is able to - function as a nurse, interpret lab results, administer IV
therapy or assist with minor procedures - assist with minor procedures
A patient’s photo was made public without her permission. This is called - invasion of privacy,
defamation, fraud, or slander - invasion of privacy
Patient instruction sheets are used to - prevent misunderstanding
The best time to perform a breast exam - monthly
Communication with patients can be improved by - providing privacy
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- - decrease
mammo- - breast
Veno- - vein
Hepato- - liver
Hemo- - blood
Ophthalmo- - eye
Trans- - through/across
-oma - tumor
-algia - pain
-ectomy - surgical removal
-itis - inflammation
-ology - study
-emia - blood condition
-tomy - incision
-osis - abnormal condition
-megaly - enlargement
-graphy - xray exam
-phasia - speech
, -scopy - examination
-gram - record
-ptosis - falling, dropping
-stasis - stopping
-plegia - paralysis
-desis - bind or tie
-phagia - swallowing
-ostomy - surgical opening
-pathy - disease
Hs - at bedtime
IM - intramuscular
Hx - history
Q.i.d. - four times a day
Gtt - drop
Q.d. - once daily
p.c. - after meals
OD - right
CC - chief complaint
CHF - congestive heart failure
RLQ - right lower quadrant
Dx - diagnosis
LMP - last menstrual period
Cysto - bladder
What is the term for narrowing? - stenosis
Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the - stomach
The abbreviation meaning two times a day is? - bid
Which is the correct spelling? pharengytis, pharengitis, pharyngytis, or pharyngitis - pharyngitis
A trained medical assistant is able to - function as a nurse, interpret lab results, administer IV
therapy or assist with minor procedures - assist with minor procedures
A patient’s photo was made public without her permission. This is called - invasion of privacy,
defamation, fraud, or slander - invasion of privacy
Patient instruction sheets are used to - prevent misunderstanding
The best time to perform a breast exam - monthly
Communication with patients can be improved by - providing privacy
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- - decrease
mammo- - breast
Veno- - vein
Hepato- - liver
Hemo- - blood
Ophthalmo- - eye
Trans- - through/across
-oma - tumor
-algia - pain
-ectomy - surgical removal
-itis - inflammation
-ology - study
-emia - blood condition
-tomy - incision
-osis - abnormal condition
-megaly - enlargement
-graphy - xray exam
-phasia - speech
, -scopy - examination
-gram - record
-ptosis - falling, dropping
-stasis - stopping
-plegia - paralysis
-desis - bind or tie
-phagia - swallowing
-ostomy - surgical opening
-pathy - disease
Hs - at bedtime
IM - intramuscular
Hx - history
Q.i.d. - four times a day
Gtt - drop
Q.d. - once daily
p.c. - after meals
OD - right
CC - chief complaint
CHF - congestive heart failure
RLQ - right lower quadrant
Dx - diagnosis
LMP - last menstrual period
