Question 1

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-LP

Accepted Answer

A) Brain and spinal cord 
B) Record of electricity in the brain 
C) Withdrawal of fluid from a space between the membranes surrounding the lower back 
D) Stroke 
E) Gradual deterioration of mental capacity
F)Fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord
G)Device to relieve nerve pain
H)Degenerative disease of motor neurons in the spinal cord
I)Destruction of myelin sheath on neurons in the brain
J)Abnormal electrical activity in the brain 
A) Brain and spinal cord 
B) Record of electricity in the brain 
C) Withdrawal of fluid from a space between the membranes surrounding the lower back 
D) Stroke 
E) Gradual deterioration of mental capacity
F)Fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord
G)Device to relieve nerve pain
H)Degenerative disease of motor neurons in the spinal cord
I)Destruction of myelin sheath on neurons in the brain
J)Abnormal electrical activity in the brain

Question 2

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-PE tube

Accepted Answer

A) Clarity of vision 
B) Right ear 
C) Placed in the eardrum to equalize pressure 
D) Eyes, ears, nose, and throat 
E) Left ear
F)Skin test for tuberculosis
G)Evaluation of pupils of the eyes
H)Right eye
I)Study of the skin
J)The area that the eye is able to see 
A) Clarity of vision 
B) Right ear 
C) Placed in the eardrum to equalize pressure 
D) Eyes, ears, nose, and throat 
E) Left ear
F)Skin test for tuberculosis
G)Evaluation of pupils of the eyes
H)Right eye
I)Study of the skin
J)The area that the eye is able to see

Question 3

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-T1-T12

Accepted Answer

A) Anti-inflammatory drug 
B) Lower back vertebrae 
C) Ligament in knee 
D) Chronic inflammatory disease involving joints, skin, and other organs 
E) Mineral in bones
F)Recording of electricity in muscle
G)Vertebrae in the region of the neck
H)Within a muscle
I)Compression of a nerve in the wrist
J)Area in which a limb can move
K)Vertebrae of the chest
L)Chronic disease of painful joints, especially involving the hands and feet 
A) Anti-inflammatory drug 
B) Lower back vertebrae 
C) Ligament in knee 
D) Chronic inflammatory disease involving joints, skin, and other organs 
E) Mineral in bones
F)Recording of electricity in muscle
G)Vertebrae in the region of the neck
H)Within a muscle
I)Compression of a nerve in the wrist
J)Area in which a limb can move
K)Vertebrae of the chest
L)Chronic disease of painful joints, especially involving the hands and feet

Question 4

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-GB

Accepted Answer

A) Stomach and intestines 
B) Organ below the liver; stores bile 
C) Intravenous feeding 
D) Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis 
E) Placement of a tube from the nose into the stomach
F)X-ray examination of the bile ducts
G)X-ray examination of the colon
H)Bilirubin, AST, ALT determination; tests of liver function
I)Visual examination of the esophagus
J)Reflux esophagitis 
A) Stomach and intestines 
B) Organ below the liver; stores bile 
C) Intravenous feeding 
D) Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis 
E) Placement of a tube from the nose into the stomach
F)X-ray examination of the bile ducts
G)X-ray examination of the colon
H)Bilirubin, AST, ALT determination; tests of liver function
I)Visual examination of the esophagus
J)Reflux esophagitis

Question 5

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-BE

Accepted Answer

A) Stomach and intestines 
B) Organ below the liver; stores bile 
C) Intravenous feeding 
D) Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis 
E) Placement of a tube from the nose into the stomach
F)X-ray examination of the bile ducts
G)X-ray examination of the colon
H)Bilirubin, AST, ALT determination; tests of liver function
I)Visual examination of the esophagus
J)Reflux esophagitis 
A) Stomach and intestines 
B) Organ below the liver; stores bile 
C) Intravenous feeding 
D) Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis 
E) Placement of a tube from the nose into the stomach
F)X-ray examination of the bile ducts
G)X-ray examination of the colon
H)Bilirubin, AST, ALT determination; tests of liver function
I)Visual examination of the esophagus
J)Reflux esophagitis

Question 6

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-ALS

Accepted Answer

A) Brain and spinal cord 
B) Record of electricity in the brain 
C) Withdrawal of fluid from a space between the membranes surrounding the lower back 
D) Stroke 
E) Gradual deterioration of mental capacity
F)Fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord
G)Device to relieve nerve pain
H)Degenerative disease of motor neurons in the spinal cord
I)Destruction of myelin sheath on neurons in the brain
J)Abnormal electrical activity in the brain 
A) Brain and spinal cord 
B) Record of electricity in the brain 
C) Withdrawal of fluid from a space between the membranes surrounding the lower back 
D) Stroke 
E) Gradual deterioration of mental capacity
F)Fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord
G)Device to relieve nerve pain
H)Degenerative disease of motor neurons in the spinal cord
I)Destruction of myelin sheath on neurons in the brain
J)Abnormal electrical activity in the brain

Question 7

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-ICD

Accepted Answer

A) Implanted device used to stop a cardiac arrhythmia 
B) High blood pressure 
C) Angioplasty is an example 
D) Unstable angina and heart attack 
E) Treadmill test with radioactive tracer
F)Special unit to care for patients with heart problems
G)Heart is unable to pump required amount of blood
H)Congenital anomaly; hole in the wall of the heart
I)Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries
J)An arrhythmia; ventricle beats irregularly 
A) Implanted device used to stop a cardiac arrhythmia 
B) High blood pressure 
C) Angioplasty is an example 
D) Unstable angina and heart attack 
E) Treadmill test with radioactive tracer
F)Special unit to care for patients with heart problems
G)Heart is unable to pump required amount of blood
H)Congenital anomaly; hole in the wall of the heart
I)Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries
J)An arrhythmia; ventricle beats irregularly

Question 8

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-PCP

Accepted Answer

A) Virus that causes AIDS 
B) Malignant tumor associated with AIDS 
C) Combination of drugs used to treat AIDS 
D) Virus (herpes) causing blisters 
E) Protein that promotes white blood cell production
F)Type of glycoprotein that functions as an antibody
G)Group of pathogens that cause lung disease in patients with depressed immune systems
H)Test to detect antibodies to HIV
I)Type of lymphoma
J)Pneumonia associated with AIDS (an opportunistic infection) 
A) Virus that causes AIDS 
B) Malignant tumor associated with AIDS 
C) Combination of drugs used to treat AIDS 
D) Virus (herpes) causing blisters 
E) Protein that promotes white blood cell production
F)Type of glycoprotein that functions as an antibody
G)Group of pathogens that cause lung disease in patients with depressed immune systems
H)Test to detect antibodies to HIV
I)Type of lymphoma
J)Pneumonia associated with AIDS (an opportunistic infection)

Question 9

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-ASD

Accepted Answer

A) Implanted device used to stop a cardiac arrhythmia 
B) High blood pressure 
C) Angioplasty is an example 
D) Unstable angina and heart attack 
E) Treadmill test with radioactive tracer
F)Special unit to care for patients with heart problems
G)Heart is unable to pump required amount of blood
H)Congenital anomaly; hole in the wall of the heart
I)Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries
J)An arrhythmia; ventricle beats irregularly 
A) Implanted device used to stop a cardiac arrhythmia 
B) High blood pressure 
C) Angioplasty is an example 
D) Unstable angina and heart attack 
E) Treadmill test with radioactive tracer
F)Special unit to care for patients with heart problems
G)Heart is unable to pump required amount of blood
H)Congenital anomaly; hole in the wall of the heart
I)Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries
J)An arrhythmia; ventricle beats irregularly

Question 10

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-IBD

Accepted Answer

A) Stomach and intestines 
B) Organ below the liver; stores bile 
C) Intravenous feeding 
D) Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis 
E) Placement of a tube from the nose into the stomach
F)X-ray examination of the bile ducts
G)X-ray examination of the colon
H)Bilirubin, AST, ALT determination; tests of liver function
I)Visual examination of the esophagus
J)Reflux esophagitis 
A) Stomach and intestines 
B) Organ below the liver; stores bile 
C) Intravenous feeding 
D) Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis 
E) Placement of a tube from the nose into the stomach
F)X-ray examination of the bile ducts
G)X-ray examination of the colon
H)Bilirubin, AST, ALT determination; tests of liver function
I)Visual examination of the esophagus
J)Reflux esophagitis

Question 11

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-TENS

Accepted Answer

A) Brain and spinal cord 
B) Record of electricity in the brain 
C) Withdrawal of fluid from a space between the membranes surrounding the lower back 
D) Stroke 
E) Gradual deterioration of mental capacity
F)Fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord
G)Device to relieve nerve pain
H)Degenerative disease of motor neurons in the spinal cord
I)Destruction of myelin sheath on neurons in the brain
J)Abnormal electrical activity in the brain 
A) Brain and spinal cord 
B) Record of electricity in the brain 
C) Withdrawal of fluid from a space between the membranes surrounding the lower back 
D) Stroke 
E) Gradual deterioration of mental capacity
F)Fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord
G)Device to relieve nerve pain
H)Degenerative disease of motor neurons in the spinal cord
I)Destruction of myelin sheath on neurons in the brain
J)Abnormal electrical activity in the brain

Question 12

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-PVC

Accepted Answer

A) Implanted device used to stop a cardiac arrhythmia 
B) High blood pressure 
C) Angioplasty is an example 
D) Unstable angina and heart attack 
E) Treadmill test with radioactive tracer
F)Special unit to care for patients with heart problems
G)Heart is unable to pump required amount of blood
H)Congenital anomaly; hole in the wall of the heart
I)Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries
J)An arrhythmia; ventricle beats irregularly 
A) Implanted device used to stop a cardiac arrhythmia 
B) High blood pressure 
C) Angioplasty is an example 
D) Unstable angina and heart attack 
E) Treadmill test with radioactive tracer
F)Special unit to care for patients with heart problems
G)Heart is unable to pump required amount of blood
H)Congenital anomaly; hole in the wall of the heart
I)Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries
J)An arrhythmia; ventricle beats irregularly

Question 13

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-CAD

Accepted Answer

A) Implanted device used to stop a cardiac arrhythmia 
B) High blood pressure 
C) Angioplasty is an example 
D) Unstable angina and heart attack 
E) Treadmill test with radioactive tracer
F)Special unit to care for patients with heart problems
G)Heart is unable to pump required amount of blood
H)Congenital anomaly; hole in the wall of the heart
I)Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries
J)An arrhythmia; ventricle beats irregularly 
A) Implanted device used to stop a cardiac arrhythmia 
B) High blood pressure 
C) Angioplasty is an example 
D) Unstable angina and heart attack 
E) Treadmill test with radioactive tracer
F)Special unit to care for patients with heart problems
G)Heart is unable to pump required amount of blood
H)Congenital anomaly; hole in the wall of the heart
I)Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries
J)An arrhythmia; ventricle beats irregularly

Question 14

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-NSAID

Accepted Answer

A) Anti-inflammatory drug 
B) Lower back vertebrae 
C) Ligament in knee 
D) Chronic inflammatory disease involving joints, skin, and other organs 
E) Mineral in bones
F)Recording of electricity in muscle
G)Vertebrae in the region of the neck
H)Within a muscle
I)Compression of a nerve in the wrist
J)Area in which a limb can move
K)Vertebrae of the chest
L)Chronic disease of painful joints, especially involving the hands and feet 
A) Anti-inflammatory drug 
B) Lower back vertebrae 
C) Ligament in knee 
D) Chronic inflammatory disease involving joints, skin, and other organs 
E) Mineral in bones
F)Recording of electricity in muscle
G)Vertebrae in the region of the neck
H)Within a muscle
I)Compression of a nerve in the wrist
J)Area in which a limb can move
K)Vertebrae of the chest
L)Chronic disease of painful joints, especially involving the hands and feet

Question 15

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-TSH

Accepted Answer

A) Test to measure sugar in the blood after fasting 
B) Pituitary hormone that influences the kidney to hold water in the body 
C) Pituitary hormone that stimulates ovaries to produce egg cells 
D) Thyroxine 
E) Pituitary hormone that stimulates joints and bones
F)Pituitary hormone that stimulates the adrenal cortex
G)Test that measures hormone levels in blood
H)Type 1 and type 2 are forms of this disease
I)Pituitary hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland
J)Test of thyroid function 
A) Test to measure sugar in the blood after fasting 
B) Pituitary hormone that influences the kidney to hold water in the body 
C) Pituitary hormone that stimulates ovaries to produce egg cells 
D) Thyroxine 
E) Pituitary hormone that stimulates joints and bones
F)Pituitary hormone that stimulates the adrenal cortex
G)Test that measures hormone levels in blood
H)Type 1 and type 2 are forms of this disease
I)Pituitary hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland
J)Test of thyroid function

Question 16

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-RA

Accepted Answer

A) Anti-inflammatory drug 
B) Lower back vertebrae 
C) Ligament in knee 
D) Chronic inflammatory disease involving joints, skin, and other organs 
E) Mineral in bones
F)Recording of electricity in muscle
G)Vertebrae in the region of the neck
H)Within a muscle
I)Compression of a nerve in the wrist
J)Area in which a limb can move
K)Vertebrae of the chest
L)Chronic disease of painful joints, especially involving the hands and feet 
A) Anti-inflammatory drug 
B) Lower back vertebrae 
C) Ligament in knee 
D) Chronic inflammatory disease involving joints, skin, and other organs 
E) Mineral in bones
F)Recording of electricity in muscle
G)Vertebrae in the region of the neck
H)Within a muscle
I)Compression of a nerve in the wrist
J)Area in which a limb can move
K)Vertebrae of the chest
L)Chronic disease of painful joints, especially involving the hands and feet

Question 17

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-UTI

Accepted Answer

A) Visual examination of the urinary bladder 
B) Infection of the urinary tract 
C) Progressive loss of kidney function 
D) Sodium 
E) X-ray of the kidneys and urinary tract
F)Analysis of urine
G)Blood test to indicate kidney disease
H)Destruction of stones using shock waves
I)Removal of waste materials from the blood using a machine
J)Potassium 
A) Visual examination of the urinary bladder 
B) Infection of the urinary tract 
C) Progressive loss of kidney function 
D) Sodium 
E) X-ray of the kidneys and urinary tract
F)Analysis of urine
G)Blood test to indicate kidney disease
H)Destruction of stones using shock waves
I)Removal of waste materials from the blood using a machine
J)Potassium

Question 18

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-HTN

Accepted Answer

A) Implanted device used to stop a cardiac arrhythmia 
B) High blood pressure 
C) Angioplasty is an example 
D) Unstable angina and heart attack 
E) Treadmill test with radioactive tracer
F)Special unit to care for patients with heart problems
G)Heart is unable to pump required amount of blood
H)Congenital anomaly; hole in the wall of the heart
I)Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries
J)An arrhythmia; ventricle beats irregularly 
A) Implanted device used to stop a cardiac arrhythmia 
B) High blood pressure 
C) Angioplasty is an example 
D) Unstable angina and heart attack 
E) Treadmill test with radioactive tracer
F)Special unit to care for patients with heart problems
G)Heart is unable to pump required amount of blood
H)Congenital anomaly; hole in the wall of the heart
I)Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries
J)An arrhythmia; ventricle beats irregularly

Question 19

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-ABGs

Accepted Answer

A) Machine that aids with breathing 
B) Difficult breathing on exertion 
C) Gas expelled from the lungs 
D) Blood test to measure oxygen and carbon dioxide 
E) Tests that measure breathing function of lungs
F)Blood clot in the lung
G)Posterior/anterior and lateral lung x-rays are taken
H)Airway opened, breathing restored, and circulation restored
I)Infection in the throat or upper airway
J)Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are examples 
A) Machine that aids with breathing 
B) Difficult breathing on exertion 
C) Gas expelled from the lungs 
D) Blood test to measure oxygen and carbon dioxide 
E) Tests that measure breathing function of lungs
F)Blood clot in the lung
G)Posterior/anterior and lateral lung x-rays are taken
H)Airway opened, breathing restored, and circulation restored
I)Infection in the throat or upper airway
J)Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are examples

Question 20

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations.
-PPD

Accepted Answer

A) Clarity of vision 
B) Right ear 
C) Placed in the eardrum to equalize pressure 
D) Eyes, ears, nose, and throat 
E) Left ear
F)Skin test for tuberculosis
G)Evaluation of pupils of the eyes
H)Right eye
I)Study of the skin
J)The area that the eye is able to see 
A) Clarity of vision 
B) Right ear 
C) Placed in the eardrum to equalize pressure 
D) Eyes, ears, nose, and throat 
E) Left ear
F)Skin test for tuberculosis
G)Evaluation of pupils of the eyes
H)Right eye
I)Study of the skin
J)The area that the eye is able to see

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -LP

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -PE tube

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -T1-T12

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -GB

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -BE

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -ALS

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -ICD

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -PCP

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -ASD

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -IBD

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -TENS

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -PVC

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -CAD

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -NSAID

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -TSH

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -RA

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -UTI

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -HTN

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -ABGs

Select the correct description for each of the abbreviations. -PPD

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