while assessing a patient, you note a slow pulse. how would you describe this?

you are reviewing a patient care report and notice the abbreviation DOE. what does his mean?

you are transporting a 72-year-old female from a hospital to an extended care facility. when reviewing her chart, you note she underwent a pleurocentesis. what does this mean?

you arrive at the scene of a motorcycle crash. you find the patient lying prone on the ground. what does this mean?

while obtaining a historian a patient, she informs you that she has a carcinoma of the liver. what does this mean?

you are preparing a patient for transport. a nurse informs you the patient has a history of AMI. what does this mean?

just prior to transporting a patient from a hospital to an extended care facility, the medical control physician informs you the patient is to remain NPO. what does this mean?

you are examining a patient who experienced a TIA. what does this mean?

you are caring for a 6-year-old child with a recent diagnosis of pharyngitis. what does this mean?

not all medical terms will have a prefix

the ankle is proximal to the knee

the abbreviation CRNA means certified registered nurse anesthetist

the suffix "-megaly" means enlargement

the word root occurs before the prefix

when a term has more than one word root, a combing bowl must be placed bewteen the two roots

singular words that end in "a" change to "es" when plural

the wrist is proximal to the elbow

the abbreviation for deep vein thrombosis is DVT

the suffix "-plegia" refers to plastic surgery

you respond to the home of a 38-year-old female who complains of nausea and vomiting. the patient informs you she has been ill for the past 3 days with nausea and vomiting, and states that she cannot "keep anything down." when questioned how many times she's vomited in the past 24 hours, she tells you at least 30 times. when giving a radio report to the receiving hospital, what term would you use to describe the patient's condition?

you are examining a 28-year-old male who was stabbed following an alteration in a local bar. he has a stab wound to the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. you also notice a scar to the right lower quadrant. when you question the patient about the scar, he tells you his appendix was removed 3 years ago. what term can be used to describe the wound and the screen in reference to the abdomen?

a 52-year-old male called for EMS because he is experiencing a headache. the patient tells you this is "the worse headache of my life." on examination, you note the patient has photophobia. what does this term mean?

you are called to the home of a 60-year-old female with chest pain. the patient provides you with a paper listing her medical history. most of the items on the list are abbreviated. the list includes: HTN, IDDM, GERD, CAD, MRSA, and PVD. which abbreviation on that list describes a condition involving the gastrointestinal tract?