Medical Terminology Final IvyTech Exam Practice Questions and Answers

Medical Terminology Final IvyTech Exam Practice Questions and Answers What is the core and fundamental meaning of the med term? - Ans:-Word root What comes at the end of the med term and modifies the meaning? - Ans:-Suffix What comes at the beginning of the med term and modifies the meaning? - Ans:-Prefix What two parts make us the combining form? - Ans:-Word root and combining vowel SOAP is an acronym that stands for the following four general parts in a medical note - Ans:- Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan ER - Ans:-emergency room OR - Ans:-operating room RR - Ans:-respiratory rate (R) - Ans:-right T - Ans:-temperature ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/12 Tx - Ans:-traction (B) - Ans:-bilateral FBS - Ans:-fasting blood sugar SOB - Ans:-shortness of breath VS - Ans:-vital signs Hx - Ans:-history (allergies and past illnesses that could effect current diagnoses) PMHx - Ans:-previous medical history FHx - Ans:-family history CV - Ans:-cardiovascular NKDA - Ans:-no known drug allergies (what is the importance of this, to make sure they do not get treated with a medicine they are allergic to) OD - Ans:-right eye OS - Ans:-left eye OU - Ans:-both eyes ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/12 UTI - Ans:-urinary tract infection BPH - Ans:-benign prostatic hyperplasia FOBT - Ans:-fecal occult blood test BUN - Ans:-blood urea nitrogen UA - Ans:-urinalysis PSA - Ans:-prostate-specific antigen PNS - Ans:-peripheral nervous system