NBCMI Medical Terminology 5

Question 1

A lab report mentions a low erythrocyte count. What type of cell is this?

Accepted Answer

Red blood cell

Answer

Erythro- means red and -cyte means cell, so an erythrocyte is a red blood cell.

Question 2

The pharmacist says pregnancy is a contraindication for a certain medication. What does contraindication mean?

Accepted Answer

A reason the treatment should not be used

Answer

A contraindication is a condition or factor that makes a treatment inadvisable.

Question 3

Before surgery, the nurse tells the patient they will be NPO after midnight. What should the interpreter convey?

Accepted Answer

Nothing by mouth

Answer

NPO comes from the Latin "nil per os" and means nothing by mouth, including food and drink.

Question 4

A cardiologist diagnoses a myocardial infarction. What is the common English term for it?

Accepted Answer

Heart attack

Answer

A myocardial infarction is death of heart-muscle tissue from blocked blood flow, commonly called a heart attack.

Question 5

A urologist explains that a patient has nephrolithiasis. What condition is this?

Accepted Answer

Kidney stones

Answer

Nephr- (kidney) + lith (stone) + -iasis (condition) means kidney stones.

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