7 Terminologies And Medical Phrases And Sight Translation Exercises (print Double Sided) 5a1q4s

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Basic Medical Terminologies Abdomen Active ingredient Acute and dull pain AIDS Alcohol Allergies Alzheimer Analgesic Anemia Antacid Antibiotics Anxiety Arm Arthritis Asthma Benign (malignant) Biopsy Bipolar Bitter Bladder Bleeding problems Blood Blood disorder Blood draw Blood transfusion Blood work Brand name Breast Breast lump Breathing problems Burning Burning sensation By surgery Caffeinated beverages Cancer Cardiologist Cells

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Cervix Chemo therapy Chest pain Chicken pox Chicken pox vaccine Chills Chin Circulatory Cold reliever Colitis/irritable bowel Colon Colonoscopy Common cold Congestion Congestive heart failure Co-pay Cough Coverage Cramps Depression Dermatology Dementia Diabetes Dialysis Dietician Digestive system Diverticulitis Dizziness Drop Duration Ears Endocrine Endoscopy Epilepsy Exposure Eye dilation Eyes Fainting

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Fat Fatigue Female reproductive system Fever Flu (influenza) Flu vaccine Food Forehead Frequent bladder infections Gallstones Geriatrics Hay fever Head Headaches Heart attack Heart disease Heartburn Heel Hepatitis High blood pressure High cholesterol Hip HIV Hives Hormones Impotent Immunization Indigestion Infusion Intestines Intravenous (IV) Itching IUD1 Jaundice Jehovah’s witness t t pain 1

IUD = intrauterine device

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Kidney(s) Kidney disease Kidney failure Knuckle Latex Leukemia Ligaments/ts Lip Liver Liver disease Loss of appetite Lower back LPN2 Lungs MA3 Male reproductive system Malnourish Measles Measles vaccine Medical student Midwife Migraine headaches Molar Mouth Mumps Navel Nausea Neck Nervous system Night sweats Non-stress test Nose Numbness Nutritionist Obese Obstetrics 2 3

LPN = licensed practicing nurse MA = medical assistant

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Occupational therapy Ophthalmologist OTC medicine Organs Ovarian cancer Ovary Pancreas Parkinson disease Patch Pelvis Pharmacy Physical therapist Physical therapy Pills Pregnancy Prescription Prostate Psychiatric Puss and discharge Radiologist Rash Recreational drugs Referral Reflux Rectum Reproductive system Respiratory Rheumatic fever Rib cage RN4 Runny nose Seizure Sense of taste Shortness of breath Shoulder Sickle cell disease Sinuses 4

RN = ed nurse

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Skin Skull Small pox Social history Social worker Sore throat Sour Spine Spleen Stool Stomach Stress test Stroke Stuffy nose Surgeon Sweet Symptoms Syringe Syrup Tablets TB skin test Tbsp. Thigh Throat Thyroid disease Tingling Tissue Tobacco Toes Tongue Transfusion Tuberculosis (TB) Ulcer Under the influence Urine Urinary tract infection (UTI) Urologist Uterus

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Vaccination Valve replacement Veins Vertebrae Vertigo Vomit Vomiting Weight loss/gain Wheezing

Advanced Medical Terminologies Amniotic fluid Angina Anticoagulant Blood vessels Claustrophobia Clavicle Cornea Counselor Crown Dentine Down syndrome Echo(cardiogram) Enamel Esophagus Floating rib Gallbladder Glaucoma Goiter Gout Heart murmur Hemorrhage Hemorrhoids Hernia Inhale/exhale Iris Lens Lupus Nerves Oncology

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Optic disk Palpitation Pleurisy Pubis Pulp cavity Pupil Retina Root Sacrum Sciatica Shingles Soiled linen Sternal ribs Tachyarrhythmia Tachycardia Temporal bone Tetanus Thyroid gland Tonsils Typhoid Upper/lower jaw Vital signs Specialized Medical Terminologies

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AFP5 Aneurysm Appendix Cataract Convulsion CT Cyst Decongestant Doppler test Duodenum EEG6 EGD EKG7 (ECG) 5

AFP = alpha-fetoprotein EEG = electroencephalography 7 EKG = electrocardiography 6

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Emphysema Endoscopy (endo) ENG8 Fiber-rich foods Food pyramid Functional Capacity Test Generic Holter monitor Hormone therapy Hypertension Implant Large intestine Laxative Mammogram Menopause MRI Multiple sclerosis Nephritis Nurse practitioner Orthodontics PA9 Pain scale Pill for pain Pneumonia Sleeping pill Small intestine Starch Stent Water pill Whole grain X-ray Medical Phrases Take a deep breath Are you sexually active? Are you (legally) married? Is it tender or is it sore? What was the date of your last menstrual period? 8 9

ENG = electronystagmopgraphy PA = physician assistant

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Have you ever had a gastro intestinal Endoscopy? Breast tumor and brain tumor (lump vs tumor) Streptococcus throat Does the pain radiate down your leg? Shooting/Throbbing/Stabbing/Pulsating pain Irritation while urinating Burning sensation while urinating Discharge instructions Consent for treatment Pre-op instructions Clean catch urine sample Sight Translation Exercises COLONOSCOPY Drink clear liquids only all day, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. No solid foods or milk products are allowed. At 6:00 PM take 1 1/5oz. of the Fleet Phosho-soda, then another 1 1/5oz. at 8:00 PM. After the Fleet’s and before retiring, drink at least 5 8oz. glasses of clear liquids. You will need someone to drive you home from your procedure, as you will be sedated. This procedure is used to diagnose diseases of the colon, to biopsy abnormal tissue and to remove polyps (small growths). What to expect: an IV will be started, and IV medication will be given to relax and make you sleepy. As you lie on a stretcher, your doctor will insert a small, lighted instrument called a colonoscopy through the rectum and into the colon. STROKE The symptoms of a stroke are: numbness or weakness on one side o the body, speech problems such as trouble talking or understanding speech, sudden blindness or dim vision, usually happening in one eye, falls or dizziness for no apparent reason. BALLON ANGIOPLASTY Balloon angioplasty, also known as coronary angioplasty, is used to widen the ageways of obstructed coronary arteries. UNRINE COLLECTION Urine testing helps diagnose an infection or other medical problems. You will collect the specimen at home. You will receive a collection container and instruction from your doctor’s office or the lab. Be sure to follow the directions carefully. Please check at the outpatient lab to see if a blood samples also needs to be collected. STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAM This test is designed to visualize heart function and screen for possible cornary artery disease. Plan to spend about 1.5 to 2 hours at the facility. EKG leads will be taped to your chest and your heart

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rate and BP will be recorded. Ultrasound images of the heart are obtained prior to and after exercising on a treill. In order to assure good throughout the test, your skin may be roughened/shaved where the EKG leads are attached. CT SCAN WITH IV CONTRAST (Oral and IV for abdomen, abdomen & pelvis, or pelvis only) A C/T scanner is a special x-ray machine designed to provide a detailed picture of a part of your body. This C/T scan uses oral or IV contrast medium. The test takes about one hour. You will changed into a hospital gown. You will be given an IV contrast material, another final dose of contrast and rectal contrast (only for those with an order for a pelvis CT). As you lie comfortably on the table, the x-ray technologist will start an IV to inject the contrast medium into your bloodstream. After the contrast material begins infusing, the table will move you slowly through the donut shaped scanner. MAMMOGRAM This special x-ray closely examines the breast tissue for any abnormalities. A mammogram takes 30 minutes to one hour. You will be asked to remove all clothing above the waist and put on a hospital gown. PULMONARY FUNCTION STUDY This series of breathing tests measures lung volumes and air flows and will help your doctor determine how well your lungs are functioning. You will breathe through a tube connected to a machine that measures the amount of air going in and out of your lungs. Breathe holding and vigorous breathing will be required at all times. An inhaled medication will be given during the test to measure the response of your lungs to medication. ULTRASOUND ADULT KIDNEY This study uses sound waves to provide a detailed picture of the kidneys. No needles, dyes or medication are used. A special gel will be applied to your skin. As you lie on the table, an ultrasound transducer moved over abdomen will generate pictures of your kidneys. There are no side effects. NUCLEAR CARDIAC STRESS & REST SCAN WITH DRUG INDUCTION A stress and rest scan with drug induced exercise uses a radioactive substance (a tracer) to produce images of the heart muscle. When combined with an exercise test, the stress cardiac scan helps determine if areas of the heart do not receive enough blood. The stress and rest scan – drug induced is specifically useful in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease – the presence of blockages in the coronary arteries. After the first scan, approximately 10 adhesives electrodes will be attached to the chest wall. When the doctor arrives, a drug will be given through the IV line to chemically stress the heart. During the test, the Nuclear Medicine technologist will inject a second radioactive material into the IV line. ADVANCE DIRECTIVES

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What is an Advance Directive? An advanced directive is a written document in which you specify what type of medical care you want in the future shouldyou lose the ability to make decisions. There are two types of advanced directives: Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care and Living Will. A Living Will is a written statement in which you inform doctors and family what type of medical care you wish to receive should you become terminally ill or permanently unconscious, and unable to make or communicate decisions about your continued care.

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