28 Jan Finding proper antidotes

HIM4610 – Medical Terminology
Unit 8 Quiz

Question 1

Pharmacokinetics is BEST described as:

Answers:

a. A type of ionizing radiation

b. Study of the distribution and removal of drugs in the body

c. A method of giving x-ray treatment

d. Use of drugs to increase the sensitivity of tumors to x-rays

e. Abnormal growth of cells

Question 2

Agent or device used in radiation therapy for tumors:

Answers:

a. Steroid

b. Antibiotic

c. Antimetabolite

d. Linear accelerator

e. Plant alkaloid

Question 3

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Condition of being diseased:

Answers:

a. morbitity

b. morbidity

c. morbitidy

Question 4

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Densely packed tumors:

Answers:

a. scirrhous

b. skirrus

c. scirrhus

Question 5

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Return of disease symptoms:

Answers:

a. relaspe

b. relapse

c. relapze

Question 6

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Replication of cells:

Answers:

a. miteosis

b. mitosis

c. meiosis

Question 7

Inflammation of the inner lining of an organ:

Answers:

a. Alopecia

b. Myelosuppression

c. Mucositis

d. Fibrosis

e. Erythema

Question 8

Abnormal growth of connective tissue, often a side effect of radiation therapy to the lungs:

Answers:

a. Alopecia

b. Myelosuppression

c. Mucositis

d. Fibrosis

e. Erythema

Question 9

Description of a fungating tumor:

Answers:

a. Open, exposed surface on the tumor

b. Containing dead tissue

c. Characterized by inflammation

d. Large, soft, flesh tumor

e. Mushrooming pattern of growth as tumor cells pile on top of each other

Question 10

Growths with sessile and pedunculated types:

Answers:

a. Polypoid

b. Cystic

c. Medullary

d. Verrucous

e. Necrotic

Question 11

Scirrhous-type tumors:

Answers:

a. Form small nipple-like projections

b. Form small, microscopic glandular-type sacs

c. Consist of hard, densely packed tumor cells

d. Resemble squamous epithelial cells

e. Contain a variety of tumor cells

Question 12

Staging a tumor means:

Answers:

a. Assessing the degree of differentiation

b. Analyzing the microscopic appearance of tumor cells

c. The tumor has spread

d. Assessing the extent of tumor spread

e. Need for radiotherapy

Question 13

Cauterization:

Answers:

a. Treating a tumor with freezing temperatures

b. Treating tissue with heat

c. Drying tissue electrically

d. Surgical puncture to remove fluid

e. Removing cells by scraping the walls of an organ

Question 14

Example of a known type of inherited cancer:

Answers:

a. Bone cancer

b. Lung cancer

c. Retinoblastoma

d. Basal cell carcinoma

e. Adenocarcinoma of the cervix

Question 15

Exenteration is BEST described as:

Answers:

a. Freezing malignant tissue

b. Scraping cells from affected region

c. Burning of tumors

d. Wide resection of tumor and removal of surrounding tissue

e. Taking material from the vagina or cervix to be analyzed microscopically

Question 16

Select the term that is spelled ly.

Lying on the belly:

Answers:

a. prone

b. proone

c. pron

Question 17

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X-ray record of vessels:

Answers:

a. anjiogram

b. angeiogram

c. angiogram

Question 18

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Lying on the back:

Answers:

a. supine

b. soupine

c. suppine

Question 19

Select the term that is spelled ly.

Moving toward the midline:

Answers:

a. abduction

b. adduckshun

c. adduction

Question 20

DICOM is a:

Answers:

a. Radiopharmaceutical used in a PET scan

b. Protocol for transmission between imaging devices

c. Technique using a radioactive substance and a computer to create three-dimensional images

d. System to replace traditional films with digital equivalents

Question 21

PACS is a:

Answers:

a. Radiopharmaceutical used in a PET scan

b. Protocol for transmission between imaging devices

c. Technique using a radioactive substance and a computer to create three-dimensional images

d. System to replace traditional films with digital equivalents

Question 22

In which procedure is a transducer used?

Answers:

a. MRI

b. Ultrasound

c. Bone scan

d. CT scan

Question 23

Which term describes an x-ray test to show an organ in depth?

Answers:

a. Fluoroscopy

b. Tomography

c. Ultrasonography

d. Arteriography

Question 24

Myelogram is an x-ray of:

Answers:

a. Lymphatic vessels

b. Muscles

c. Bone marrow

d. Spinal cord

Question 25

What is the medical specialty that studies the characteristics and uses of radioactive substances in diagnosis of disease?

Answers:

a. Radiology

b. Nuclear medicine

c. Radiation oncology

d. Ultrasonography

Question 26

Which of the following is true of a radiopaque substance?

Answers:

a. Absorbs most of the x-rays it is exposed to

b. Lung tissue is an example

c. Is an air-containing structure

d. Permits the passage of most x-rays

Question 27

Which BEST describes a barium enema?

Answers:

a. Iodine compound is given and x-rays are taken of the intestinal tract.

b. A fluorescent screen is used instead of a photographic plate to visualize images.

c. Metallic powder is introduced to the large intestine and x-rays are taken.

d. Radioactive substance is given and x-rays are taken.

Question 28

What BEST characterizes a CT scan?

Answers:

a. Uses radioactive substances to produce an x-ray image

b. Gives a vertical front-to-back image of the body organs

c. Magnetic and radio waves are used to create image

d. Uses ionizing x-rays and a computer to produce a transverse image of the body organs

Question 29

In which test is a radiopharmaceutical injected intravenously and traced within the vessels of the lung?

Answers:

a. Chest x-ray of the lung

b. CT scan of the thoracic cavity

c. Perfusion study of the lung

d. Ventilation scan of the lung

Question 30

What is an in vivo test?

Answers:

a. Experiments are performed in a laboratory

b. Radiopharmaceuticals are used

c. Radionuclide is incorporated into a chemical substance

d. Experiments are performed in a living organism

Question 31

Morphine:

Answers:

a. Endocrine drug

b. Cardiovascular drug

c. Analgesic drug

d. Stimulant drug

e. Anticoagulant drug

Question 32

Heparin:

Answers:

a. Endocrine drug

b. Cardiovascular drug

c. Analgesic drug

d. Stimulant drug

e. Anticoagulant drug

Question 33

Estrogen:

Answers:

a. Endocrine drug

b. Cardiovascular drug

c. Analgesic drug

d. Stimulant drug

e. Anticoagulant drug

Question 34

Penicillin:

Answers:

a. Antihistamine

b. Analgesic

c. Antiemetic

d. Antibiotic

e. Hypnotic

Question 35

Drugs that promote relaxation without necessarily producing sleep:

Answers:

a. Sedatives

b. Anticonvulsants

c. Analgesics

d. Tranquilizers

e. Anesthetics

Question 36

Drugs used to relieve pain, induce sleep, and suppress cough:

Answers:

a. Sedatives

b. Anticonvulsants

c. Analgesics

d. Tranquilizers

e. Anesthetics

Question 37

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Agent that excites and promotes activity:

Answers:

a. stimulent

b. stimulant

c. stimolent

Question 38

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Drug that relieves chest pain:

Answers:

a. anteanginal

b. anteanjinal

c. antianginal

Question 39

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Administration route for drugs given by injection:

Answers:

a. parenteral

b. parinteral

c. parentarol

Question 40

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Harmful effects of a drug:

Answers:

a. toxcitity

b. toxicity

c. toxicitiy

Question 41

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Drugs that are applied locally on the skin:

Answers:

a. topical

b. typoical

c. typical

Question 42

Drug administration route in which a medicine is swallowed and absorbed through the intestinal tract:

Answers:

a. Parenteral

b. Rectal

c. Inhalation

d. Topical

e. Oral

Question 43

Drug administration route for medication applied on the skin:

Answers:

a. Parenteral

b. Rectal

c. Inhalation

d. Topical

e. Oral

Question 44

Anaphylaxis:

Answers:

a. A type of hypersensitivity reaction

b. A set of factors in the patient’s condition that make use of a drug dangerous

c. A condition produced by the treatment

d. A pattern of toxic effects that routinely result from use of a drug

e. An antipruritic and antiseptic drug

Question 45

Finding proper antidotes to the harmful effects of drugs is part of the specialty of:

Answers:

a. Molecular pharmacology

b. Toxicology

c. Medicinal chemistry

d. Pharmacodynamics

e. Pharmacokinetics