Chapter 2 more

Question 1

Providing relief but not cure. Symptom management to relieve suffering in all stages of disease.

Answer 1

Palliative

Question 2

Provides palliative or supportive care for terminally ill patients & families – variety of settings

Answer 2

Hospice

Question 3

Cancer in the early stages before invading surrounding tissue

Answer 3

Cancer in situ

Question 4

Enclosed within a capsule, not yet spread beyond the organ in which it originated

Answer 4

Encapsulated

Question 5

Treatment of cancer with radioactive substances

Answer 5

Radiation Therapy

Question 6

Improvement or absence of signs of disease

Answer 6

Remission

Question 7

Series of tests performed on a blood sample.

Answer 7

Chemistry panel

Question 8

Basic blood screening/measures various aspects of red and white blood cells and platelets.

Answer 8

Complete blood count with differential (CBC with diff)

Question 9

Test performed on a sample to determine presence of pathogenic bacteria.

Answer 9

Culture & sensitivity

Question 10

Examines DNA, can reveal changes in genes that may cause illness or disease.

Answer 10

Genetic testing

Question 11

Sample of blood, urine, or body tissue that is taken for medical testing.

Answer 11

Specimen

Question 12

Having a fever.

Answer 12

Febrile

Question 13

Without a fever

Answer 13

Afebrile

Question 14

Erythema

Answer 14

Redness

Question 15

Localized protective response to injury/tissue destruction. Redness, swelling, heat & pain

Answer 15

Inflammation

Question 16

Invasion of pathogens in body tissue. Bacterial, viral and fungal

Answer 16

Infection

Question 17

Increase in severity of a disease or symptoms

Answer 17

Exacerbation

Question 18

Pertaining to a disease of unknown origin

Answer 18

Idiopathic

Question 19

Single-celled microorganisms that reproduce by cell division and may cause infection by invading body tissue.

Answer 19

Bacteria

Question 20

Organism that feeds by absorbing molecules from its surroundings and may cause infection by invading body tissue.

Answer 20

Fungi

Question 21

Minute microorganism, much smaller than bacterium.

Answer 21

Virus