Health Information Management
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Course Introduction
Health Information Management (HIM) is the systematic practice of acquiring, analyzing, and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to providing quality patient care. This course provides students with an understanding of the principles and practices involved in managing health records and related information systems in healthcare settings. Topics include healthcare data structure and standards, privacy and security of health information, health informatics, electronic health records (EHRs), legal and ethical issues, coding and classification systems, and the role of HIM professionals in ensuring the quality, accuracy, accessibility, and confidentiality of patient data. The course prepares students to support clinical, administrative, and technological aspects of health information in various healthcare environments.
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Medical Language Immerse Yourself 4th Edition by Susan M. Turley
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Chapter 1: The Structure of Medical Language
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Q1) Describe the process that is used to define a medical word.
Answer: First,identify each word part and then give its meaning.Then put the meanings of the word parts in order beginning with the suffix,followed by the prefix,and then the combining form.Finally,add small connecting words to make a correct and complete definition.
Q2) Which prefix means the opposite of hypo-?
A)pre-
B)poly-
C)hyper-
D)subAnswer: C
Q3) Prefixes and suffixes modify or clarify the meaning of a medical word.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q4) The combining form psych/o- means "mind."
A)True
B)False Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The Body in Health and Disease
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Q1) The large internal organs within body cavities are known as viscera.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The combining form umbilic/o- means ________.
A)epigastric region
B)cell
C)stomach
D)navel;umbilicus
Answer: D
Q3) Moving toward the tailbone is moving in an inferior direction or inferiorly.This is also known as the ________ direction.
Answer: caudad
Q4) Which body cavity is a continuation of the cranial cavity and travels down the midline of the back?
A)spinal
B)abdominal
C)thoracic
D)pelvic
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Gastroenterology /Gastrointestinal System
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Q1) Which type of hepatitis is also known as serum hepatitis?
A)hepatitis A
B)hepatitis B
C)hepatitis C
D)hepatitis D
Answer: B
Q2) A patient with N&V has ________ and vomiting.
Answer: nausea
Q3) Polyps in the colon can be an inherited disease present in several members of the same family.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) A gastroplasty is also known as a gastric stapling.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q5) The ________ category of drugs is used to treat nausea,vomiting,and motion sickness.
Answer: antiemetic
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Chapter 4: Pulmonology Respiratory System
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Q1) Which is a very high level of carbon dioxide in the arterial blood?
A)cyanosis
B)hypoxemia
C)hypercapnia
D)carboxyhemoglobin
Q2) The combining form tuss/o- tells us that an antitussive drug would be used to treat a/an ________.
A)cough
B)infection
C)bacteria
D)virus
Q3) The combining form bronchiol/o- means "________."
Q4) A patient with TB has ________.
Q5) The nasal cavity is divided in the center by the nasal ________.
Q6) If a patient's blood test result shows hypercapnia,the patient has ________.
A)a high level of carbon monoxide
B)blueness of the lips
C)a lack of oxygen
D)a high level of carbon dioxide
Q7) A patient who is ________ (adjective form)has cyanosis.
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Chapter 5: Cardiology /Cardiovascular System
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Q1) All of the following are used to treat an aneurysm,EXCEPT ________.
A)the surgery of an aneurysmectomy
B)do cardiopulmonary bypass
C)place a metal clip on the neck of the aneurysm
D)replace the aneurysm with a synthetic graft
Q2) In the medical phrase ventricular fibrillation,the combining form fibrill/o- means
A)"electricity"
B)"spasm"
C)"arrhythmia"
D)"muscle fiber;nerve fiber"
Q3) A heart attack is also known as a myocardial infarction.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A Holter monitor is used to check the patient's heart rate as an outpatient for 24 hours.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain what ventricular fibrillation is and why it is life-threatening.
Q6) Describe the parts of the conduction system of the heart.
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Chapter 6: Hematology and Immunology /Blood and the Lymphatic System
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Q1) Folic acid anemia is commonly seen in patients who are ________.
A)malnourished
B)alcoholic
C)pregnant
D)all of the above
Q2) Select the CORRECT spelling of the word that means "red blood cell."
A)erithrohsite
B)erithryosite
C)erythrocyte
D)erythryocyte
Q3) All of the following are TRUE of the spleen EXCEPT ________.
A)it produces red blood cells
B)it stores supplies of blood
C)it removes old red blood cells
D)it contains B and T lymphocytes
Q4) Which medical word is used to refer to cancer of the white blood cells?
A)leukemia
B)anemia
C)multiple myeloma
D)blood dyscrasia
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Chapter 7: Dermatology-Integumentary System
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT in the dermis?
A)sweat glands
B)nerves
C)arteries
D)keratin
Q2) The combining form xer/o-,as in xeroderma,means "________."
Q3) The primary accented syllable in the word dermatitis (der-mah-ty-tis)is TY.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The skin condition of urticaria is known by the common name of ________.
Q5) The English phrase bed sore means the same as the medical phrase ________ ulcer.
Q6) When you build a medical word that means "condition (of being)without sensation or feeling," you would use all of the following word parts EXCEPT ________.
A)trans-
B)esthes/o-
C)-ia
D)an-
Q7) Athlete's foot is the common name for tinea ________.
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Q8) The combining form pedicul/o-,as seen in pediculosis,means "________."
Q9) The patient's skin laceration healed nicely,leaving a ________,which is a scar.
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Chapter 8: Orthopedics-Skeletal System
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Q1) A ________ fracture occurs in children because part of the bone is still flexible cartilage.
Q2) What is a bone graft?
Q3) The structure that is between two vertebrae and is in the shape of a disk is called a/an ________ disk.
Q4) The ________ bone forms the forehead and top of the cranium and ends at the coronal suture.
Q5) The ________ is the long bone in the upper arm.
Q6) The ________ is the very thin bone on the lateral side of the lower leg.
Q7) Which is the medical word for collar bone?
A)malleolus
B)scapula
C)clavicle
D)sternum
Q8) ________ are cells that maintain and monitor the mineral content of the bone.
Q9) A ________ is a special,crescent-shaped cartilage pad found in some synovial joints,such as the knee.
Q11) The combining form acetabul/o- means "hip ________." Page 11
Q10) The wrist contains eight small ________ bones arranged in two rows.
Q12) There are three types of ________: suture,symphysis,and synovial.
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Chapter 9: Orthopedics-Muscular System
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Q1) A fluid-filled sac that decreases friction where a tendon rubs against a bone near a synovial joint is called a/an ________.
A)fascicle
B)extensor
C)bursa
D)platysma
Q2) Which is an uncomfortable twitching of the muscles of the legs,particularly the calf muscles,along with an indescribable tingling,aching,or crawling-insect sensation?
A)muscular dystrophy
B)restless legs syndrome
C)myalgia
D)tremor
Q3) Pronation means to turn the palm of the hand upward;supination means to turn the palm of the hand down.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A muscle ________ is a painful but temporary condition with a sudden,severe,involuntary contraction of a muscle,often in the legs.
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Chapter 10: Neurology-Nervous System
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Q1) Proprioception is related to ________.
A)pain
B)nerve damage
C)body position
D)sensation
Q2) Which is the only cranial nerve that travels outside of the area of the head and neck?
A)vagus
B)vestibulocochlear
C)facial
D)optic
Q3) Meningitis can be caused by a bacterium or a virus.
A)True
B)False
Q4) An endarterectomy is a surgical procedure to remove plaque from the ________.
A)myelin
B)brain
C)carotid artery
D)spinal nerve roots
Q5) Describe the process of nerve transmission.
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Chapter 11: Urology-Urinary System
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Q1) Which surgical procedure removes a severely damaged kidney from a patient with end-stage kidney failure and insert a new kidney from a donor?
A)transplantation
B)lithotripsy
C)nephropexy
D)nephrectomy
Q2) A urine dipstick is a rapid screening test to quickly check the amount of glucose and ketones and other substances in the urine.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The word pyelonephritis can be separated into these types of word parts
A)prefix,combining form,and suffix
B)prefix,combining form,and combining form
C)combining form, suffix, and suffix
D)combining form,combining form,and suffix
Q4) Why are women more prone to urinary tract infections than men?
Q5) Why would a culture and sensitivity test be done on a sample of urine?
Q6) ________ is a procedure that uses sound waves to break up a kidney stone.
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Chapter 12: Male Reproductive Medicine Male
Genitourinary System
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Q1) A seminoma is a malignant tumor of the ________.
Q2) The combining form pareun/o- means ________.
A)"reproductive"
B)"ovum;seed;spermatozoon"
C)"sexual intercourse"
D)"join"
Q3) The combining form didym/o- means ________.
A)"bag;scrotum"
B)"genitalia"
C)"penis"
D)"testicle;testes"
Q4) Proscar is a drug used to treat ________.
A)cancer of the prostate gland
B)cancer of the testes
C)benign prostatic hypertrophy
D)sexually transmitted diseases
Q5) The scrotum is always a few degrees cooler than the core body temperature so that spermatozoa can develop properly.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Gynecology and Obstetrics /Female
Reproductive System
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Q1) Even before birth,the female fetal ovaries contain immature eggs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) All of the following are true about the placenta EXCEPT ________.
A)it contains two arteries and one vein
B)it develops from the chorion of the zygote
C)it is a pancakelike structure
D)it secretes estradiol and progesterone
Q3) The surgical procedure to remove a small malignant tumor from the breast is known as a ________.
A)TRAM flap
B)hysteropexy
C)lumpectomy
D)mastectomy
Q4) The medical word amenorrhea can be divided into the component word parts of ________.
A)prefix,combining form,suffix
B)prefix,prefix,combining form,suffix
C)combining form, combining form, suffix
D)combining form,suffix,suffix
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Chapter 14: Endocrinology-Endocrine System
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Q1) Hyposecretion of antidiuretic hormone results in ________.
A)hypoglycemia
B)diabetes insipidus
C)diabetes mellitus
D)panhypopituitarism
Q2) Which hormone is secreted by alpha cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas?
A)glucose
B)glucagon
C)glucocorticoids
D)glycogen
Q3) Diabetic patients who need the drug insulin inject it subcutaneously.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus would be treated with ________.
A)Humulin R
B)glyburide (DiaBeta)
C)rosiglitazone (Avandia)
D)all of the above
Q5) A goiter is a chronic and progressive enlargement of the ________ gland.
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Chapter 15: Ophthalmology-Eyes
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Q1) Glaucoma is a threat to vision because it involves a/an ________.
A)buildup of protein molecules in the lens that gradually block light rays
B)deterioration of the macula as abnormal blood vessels grow under it
C)increase in intraocular pressure that gradually destroys peripheral vision
D)inflammation of the optic nerve due to increased intracranial pressure
Q2) Tears contain an antibacterial enzyme to prevent bacterial infections in the eyes.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Babies who inherit blue/blue or blue/green genes for eye color do NOT have melanocytes in their irises.
A)True
B)False
Q4) An eye doctor who has an M.D.is known as a/an ________.
A)optician
B)optometrist
C)ophthalmologist
D)primary care physician
Q5) Describe blepharoptosis and its surgical treatment.
Q6) The two types of strabismus are cross-eye or esotropia and wall-eye or ________.
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Chapter 16: Otolaryngology Ears,Nose,and Throat
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Q1) Why is otitis media common in young children?
Q2) Briefly explain how hearing occurs.
Q3) Ototoxicity is a side effect of ________ drugs.
A)decongestant
B)aminoglycoside antibiotic
C)corticosteroid
D)antitussive
Q4) Glossitis is an inflammation of the tongue.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The ear canal has glands that secrete ________,a waxy,sticky substance that traps dirt and has an antibiotic action against microorganisms that enter the canal.
Q6) The printed graph paper that shows the result of a machine-generated hearing test is called a/an ________.
A)audiometry
B)audiogram
C)audiometer
D)none of the above
Q7) Elisa Marks elected to have a/an ________ to correct her oversized nose.
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Chapter 17: Psychiatry
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Q1) Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)Psychotherapy is another name for psychoanalysis.
B)Psychoanalysis was developed by Sigmund Freud.
C)A therapeutic milieu is a structured, safe environment for therapy.
D)Psychoanalysis includes the interpretation of dreams.
Q2) All of the following are impulse control disorders EXCEPT ________.
A)pathological gambling
B)premenstrual dysphoric disorder
C)intermittent explosive disorder
D)pyromania
Q3) The related structures in the brain that control emotion,mood,memory,motivation,and behavior are together known as the ________ system.
Q4) During hypnosis,patients are able to remember who they are and what is happening.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Autism is an impulsive flight from one's life and familiar surroundings after a traumatic event.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 18: Oncology
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Q1) Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?
A)chemotherapy
B)brachytherapy
C)en block resection
D)alpha fetoprotein
Q2) ________ is the study of the anatomy and physiology of cancer cells,including diagnostic tests,various treatments,and drugs.
Q3) What is a sarcoma?
Q4) ________ inhibit mitosis and keep a cell from dividing excessively.
A)Mutations
B)Lymphadenopathy
C)Suppressor genes
D)Karyotypes
Q5) Which cell organelles are small sacs that contain powerful digestive enzymes to destroy a bacterium or virus that invades the cell?
A)mitochondria
B)chromosomes
C)lysosomes
D)genes
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Chapter 19: Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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Q1) When an entire fluoroscopy procedure is recorded digitally,this procedure is known as ________.
A)densitometry
B)arteriography
C)tomography
D)cineradiography
Q2) Bone has a high density and therefore is radiolucent on x-ray images.
A)True
B)False
Q3) On an x-ray,an area of low density is said to be ________.
A)radiolucent
B)radiopaque
C)translucent
D)transopaque
Q4) The combining form cin/e- means ________.
A)"abnormal;bad"
B)"film"
C)"movement"
D)"picture"
Q5) Explain what x-rays are.
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