Patient Care Technician
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Course Introduction
The Patient Care Technician course is designed to equip students with the essential knowledge and practical skills required to assist nurses and other healthcare professionals in providing high-quality care to patients in various healthcare settings. The curriculum covers topics such as basic nursing care, vital sign monitoring, infection control, phlebotomy, electrocardiogram (EKG) procedures, and effective communication with patients and interdisciplinary teams. Through hands-on training, laboratory experiences, and clinical practice, students learn to perform routine patient care procedures, ensure patient comfort and safety, and support the healthcare team in delivering compassionate and efficient patient-centered care.
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Exploring Medical Language A Student Directed Approach 8th Edition by Myrna Brooks
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Language
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Q1) All medical terms have at least one
A) prefix
B) combining vowel
C) suffix
D) word root
Answer: D
Q2) Terms built from the name of a person, often a physician or scientist who was the first to identify a condition or technique, such as Alzheimer disease, is
A) an acronym
B) built from the English language
C) an eponym
D) modern language
Answer: C
Q3) In the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?
A) ic
B) sub
C) hepat
D) hepat/o
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Body Structure, Color, and Oncology
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Q1) A tumor composed of fat is a
A) myoma
B) sarcoma
C) neuroma
D) lipoma
Answer: D
Q2) The term idiopathic is defined as
A) the absence of signs of disease
B) becoming progressively worse
C) pertaining to a disease of unknown origin
D) a response to injury
Answer: C
Q3) The term that means pertaining to the internal organs of the body is
A) systemic
B) visceral
C) histology
D) somatic
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, and Quadrants
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Q1) The patient was placed in the Trendelenburg position, meaning he was
A) lying on his abdomen, facing downward
B) lying sitting erect in a chair or sitting upright in bed supported by pillows
C) lying on his back with his head higher than his feet
D) lying on his back with his head lower than his feet
Answer: D
Q2) The combining form meaning tail (downward) is
A) caud/o
B) cephal/o
C) super/o
D) medi/o
Answer: A
Q3) The frontal or coronal plane is a vertical field running from side to side that divides the body into
A) right and left portions
B) anterior and posterior portions
C) superior and inferior portions
D) top and bottom portions
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Integumentary System
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Q1) Death of tissue caused by loss of blood supply is called A) gangrene
B) scleroderma
C) pallor
D) furuncle
Q2) The term epidermal is defined as pertaining to A) the skin
B) an instrument used to cut the skin
C) within the skin
D) upon the skin
Q3) The combining form hidr/o is defined as
A) oil
B) sweat
C) hair
D) thick
Q4) The abbreviation for the term that means pertaining to through the skin is A) TD
B) ID
C) I & D
D) derm
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Chapter 5: Respiratory System
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Q1) Inflammation of the nose is called
A) rhinomycosis
B) rhinitis
C) rhinorrhagia
D) rhinorrhea
Q2) Both air and food travel through the
A) larynx
B) esophagus
C) trachea
D) pharynx
Q3) Levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood are tested by
A) pulmonary function test
B) arterial blood gases
C) ventilation-perfusion scanning
D) spirometry
Q4) Which of the following terms is spelled incorrectly?
A) spirometry
B) laryngoscopy
C) capnometer
D) oxometer
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Chapter 6: Urinary System
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Q1) The combining form pyel/o is defined as
A) bladder
B) renal pelvis
C) urethral meatus
D) ureter
Q2) The term hematuria is defined as
A) pus in the urine
B) blood in the urine
C) absence of urine
D) night urination
Q3) Which of the following laboratory procedures is used to measure the concentrating or diluting ability of the kidneys?
A) KUB
B) blood urea nitrogen
C) specific gravity
D) urinalysis
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Chapter 7: Male Reproductive System
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Q1) The suffix -ism is defined as
A) pertaining to
B) state of
C) resembling
D) without
Q2) The duct that carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra is the
A) prostate gland
B) vas deferens
C) spermatic cord
D) prepuce
Q3) The term anorchism is defined as
A) inflammation of the prostate gland
B) excessive discharge from the glans penis
C) excessive development of the prostate gland
D) state of absence of testis
Q4) The process that renders an individual unable to produce offspring is A) coitus
B) sterilization
C) circumcision
D) vasovasostomy
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Chapter 8: Female Reproductive System
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Q1) The term that means an excision of the uterus is
A) hysterectomy
B) laparoscopy
C) hysterotomy
D) hysteropexy
Q2) The ovaries are largely made up of
A) graafian follicles
B) fimbriae
C) immature ova
D) corpus
Q3) Which of the following means abnormal passageway between two organs?
A) menopause
B) fistula
C) speculum
D) dyspareunia
Q4) The beginning of menstruation is called
A) menopause
B) oligomenorrhea
C) menarche
D) premenstrual syndrome
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Chapter 9: Obstetrics and Neonatology
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Q1) The term that means congenital herniation at the umbilicus is called
A) hydrocele
B) omphalocele
C) varicocele
D) salpingocele
Q2) The term that means more than the normal amount of amniotic fluid is called
A) polyhydramnios
B) oligohydramnios
C) choriocarcinoma
D) chorioamnionitis
Q3) The term omphalitis is defined as inflammation of the A) umbilicus
B) amnion
C) chorion and amnion
D) pyloric stenosis
Q4) The combining form puerper/o is defined as A) fetus
B) embryo
C) childbirth
D) pregnancy
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Chapter 10: Cardiovascular, Immune, and Lymphatic
Systems and Blood
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Q1) The term that means removal of the liquid portion of the blood (from withdrawn blood) is
A) hematopoiesis
B) hemolysis
C) hemostasis
D) plasmapheresis
Q2) A disease of the arteries in the arms and legs resulting in narrowing or complete obstruction of the artery is called
A) coronary artery disease
B) hypertensive heart disease
C) acute coronary syndrome
D) peripheral arterial disease
Q3) Which of the following is also called a heart attack?
A) angina pectoris
B) arrhythmia
C) hypertensive heart disease
D) myocardial infarction
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Chapter 11: Digestive System
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Q1) The combining form cec/o is defined as the
A) colon
B) appendix
C) ileum
D) cecum
Q2) A psychoneurotic disorder characterized by prolonged refusal to eat is called
A) hypochondriasis
B) anorexia nervosa
C) bulimia nervosa
D) volvulus
Q3) A patient with impaired digestion or intestinal absorption of nutrients would be said to have
A) hematemesis
B) nausea
C) stomatitis
D) malabsorption
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Chapter 12: Eye
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Q1) The term that means softening of the lens is
A) keratomalacia
B) ophthalmalgia
C) phacomalacia
D) aphakia
Q2) The term that means inflammation of the tear (lacrimal) sac is
A) conjunctivitis
B) blepharitis
C) dacryocystitis
D) keratitis
Q3) Surgical removal of the eyeball is called
A) phacoemulsification
B) vitrectomy
C) enucleation
D) iridectomy
Q4) Thin tissue growing into the cornea from the conjunctiva is
A) hordeolum
B) chalazion
C) pterygium
D) cataract
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Chapter 13: Ear
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Q1) The term that means inflammation of the mastoid bone is A) otomastoiditis
B) otorrhea
C) mastoiditis
D) otalgia
Q2) The part of the ear that directs sound waves into the external auditory canal is the A) auricle
B) malleus
C) semicircular canals
D) labyrinth
Q3) The process of recording the electrical activity in the cochlea is called
A) electrocochleography
B) tympanometry
C) audiometry
D) otoscopy
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Chapter 14: Musculoskeletal System
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Q1) The term that means upper leg bone is
A) tibia
B) patella
C) fibula
D) femur
Q2) The term that means pertaining to the vertebrae and the ribs is
A) vertebrocostal
B) intervertebral
C) intercostal
D) sternoclavicular
Q3) A record of the electrical activity in a (skeletal) muscle is abbreviated as A) CTS
B) RA
C) EMG
D) MG
Q4) An abnormal condition involving the death of bone (tissue) is
A) osteofibroma
B) osteonecrosis
C) atrophy
D) osteocyte
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Chapter 15: Nervous System and Behavioral Health
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Q1) The conductor of nerve impulses that initiates reflex reaction to sensory information without input from the brain is the A) glia
B) pons
C) neurons
D) spinal cord
Q2) The term that means tumor of blood below the dura is
A) poliomyelitis
B) neuroma
C) cerebral thrombosis
D) subdural hematoma
Q3) The patient, who had sagging of the right side of his mouth and was unable to close his right eye, received a prescription for prednisone to reduce edema of the facial nerve. This paralysis of muscles on one side of the face is called
A) Bell palsy
B) monoplegia
C) Reye syndrome
D) sciatica
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Chapter 16: Endocrine System
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Q1) The sum total of the chemical processes that take place in a living organism is called
A) calcipenia
B) exophthalmos
C) metabolism
D) endocrinology
Q2) A blood test used to monitor diabetic treatment by measuring the amount of glycosylated hemoglobin (hemoglobin coated with sugar) in the blood, providing an indication of blood sugar level over the past three months, was ordered by the endocrinologist to monitor the patient's treatment for diabetes. The name of the blood test is
A) fasting blood sugar
B) radioactive uptake test
C) glycosylated hemoglobin
D) thyroxine level
Q3) The combining form that means gland is
A) adren/o
B) adrenal/o
C) endocrin/o
D) aden/o
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