Nursing Vocab Test

When I have an illness that only lasts a SHORT TIME, it is known as this

• acute

• chronic

• severe

• intractable

Illnesses like asthma or diabetes are considered to be___________, which means they last a lifetime.

• acute

• chronic

• severe

• lethal

A cut made with a scalpel is known as an

• incision

• laceration

• skin tag

• injection

If you fall and SCRAPE your knee, you have an

• laceration

• cut

• abrasion

• suture

If a doctor tells a patient they have HYPERTENSION that means they have high_____________

• pulse rate

• temperature

• cholesterol

• blood pressure

arms and legs are called your _________________

• extremities

• phalanges

• metacarpals

• guns

If I have swelling in my ankle, then I have

• edema

• anemia

• hypoxemia

• apnea

Phlebotomy is when you

• have your tonsils removed

• have your eyes checked

• have your blood taken

• have your teeth cleaned

A heart attack is also known as a (what is the medical term?)

• myocardial infarction

• cardiac catheterization

• myocardial ischemia

• cardiopulmonary resuscitation

This is the term for extreme tiredness

• fatigue

• drowsy

• myocardial infarction

• phlebotomy