Midwifery Exam Practice AMCB CNM
Questions and Answers.
Hypothyroidism -
\A condition of a deficient thyroid
Tachypnea -
\Fast breathing
Apnea -
\not breathing
Antepartum -
\before birth
Postpartum -
\after birth
Intrapartum -
\between birth
Dystocia -
\Condition of a difficult/abnormal childbirth
Lymphoma -
\lymphatic tumor
Bradycardia -
\slow heart
Primigravida -
\a women who is pregnant for the first time
Appendectomy -
\surgical removal of the appendix
Hysterectomy -
\surgical removal of the uterus
Anesthesia -
\without feeling
Multipara -
\a woman that has had more than one offspring
,Hypothermia -
\low temperature
Perianal -
\around the rectum
Sublingual -
\pertaining to under the tongue
Dysuria -
\condition of painful urination
Suprapubic -
\above the pubis
Pelvimetry -
\measurement of the pelvis
A fast heart rate -
\tachycardia
A condition of decreased urine -
\cystitis
Bladder inflammation -
\Uritis
An inflamed vein caused by a clot -
\thrombophlebitis
condition of having high blood sugar -
\hyperglycemia
Destruction of blood -
\hemolysis
An abnormal condition of appearing blue -
\cyanosis
excessive vomiting -
\peremesis
Disease of the nerves -
\neuropathy
, Difficulty breathing -
\dyspnea
A woman who has never given birth -
\nulliparous
A woman who has given birth once -
\primiparous
white blood cells -
\leukocytes
A condition of having a lack of clotting cells (platelets) -
\thrombopenia
Having too much water from the amnion -
\polyhydramnios
You have been having chronic pains in your upper abdomen and your physician refers
you to a specialist in diseases of the digestive tract called a -
\Gastroenterologist
Your mother is having her uterus surgically removed along with her ovaries. Removal of
ovaries is called -
\hysterectomy
A woman has become sterile due to chronic inflammation of her uterine tubes from
frequent infection with sexually transmitted diseases. This tubal inflammation is called -
\salpingitis
A female patient has a special X-ray procedure of the breasts performed the X-ray
image is called a -
\mammogram
Inflammation of the veins is termed -
\phlebitis
The medical technician who draws blood from a vein for laboratory tests is called a -
\phlebotomist
A hemangioma means -
\A tumor of blood vessels
Meningitis refers to -
\inflammation of the membranes around the brain
Questions and Answers.
Hypothyroidism -
\A condition of a deficient thyroid
Tachypnea -
\Fast breathing
Apnea -
\not breathing
Antepartum -
\before birth
Postpartum -
\after birth
Intrapartum -
\between birth
Dystocia -
\Condition of a difficult/abnormal childbirth
Lymphoma -
\lymphatic tumor
Bradycardia -
\slow heart
Primigravida -
\a women who is pregnant for the first time
Appendectomy -
\surgical removal of the appendix
Hysterectomy -
\surgical removal of the uterus
Anesthesia -
\without feeling
Multipara -
\a woman that has had more than one offspring
,Hypothermia -
\low temperature
Perianal -
\around the rectum
Sublingual -
\pertaining to under the tongue
Dysuria -
\condition of painful urination
Suprapubic -
\above the pubis
Pelvimetry -
\measurement of the pelvis
A fast heart rate -
\tachycardia
A condition of decreased urine -
\cystitis
Bladder inflammation -
\Uritis
An inflamed vein caused by a clot -
\thrombophlebitis
condition of having high blood sugar -
\hyperglycemia
Destruction of blood -
\hemolysis
An abnormal condition of appearing blue -
\cyanosis
excessive vomiting -
\peremesis
Disease of the nerves -
\neuropathy
, Difficulty breathing -
\dyspnea
A woman who has never given birth -
\nulliparous
A woman who has given birth once -
\primiparous
white blood cells -
\leukocytes
A condition of having a lack of clotting cells (platelets) -
\thrombopenia
Having too much water from the amnion -
\polyhydramnios
You have been having chronic pains in your upper abdomen and your physician refers
you to a specialist in diseases of the digestive tract called a -
\Gastroenterologist
Your mother is having her uterus surgically removed along with her ovaries. Removal of
ovaries is called -
\hysterectomy
A woman has become sterile due to chronic inflammation of her uterine tubes from
frequent infection with sexually transmitted diseases. This tubal inflammation is called -
\salpingitis
A female patient has a special X-ray procedure of the breasts performed the X-ray
image is called a -
\mammogram
Inflammation of the veins is termed -
\phlebitis
The medical technician who draws blood from a vein for laboratory tests is called a -
\phlebotomist
A hemangioma means -
\A tumor of blood vessels
Meningitis refers to -
\inflammation of the membranes around the brain
