EMS Medical Terminology Quiz

Question 1

Slow heart rate

Answer 1

Bradycardia

Question 2

Top number in BP

Answer 2

Systolic

Question 3

Bottom number in BP

Answer 3

Diastolic

Question 4

What is Respiratory Distress in one word?

Answer 4

ARDS(Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome)

Question 5

What is Respiratory Distress?

Answer 5

No O2 to the lung

Question 6

Difficulty breathing in one word?

Answer 6

Dyspnea

Question 7

Fast breathing in one word?

Answer 7

Tachypnea

Question 8

What is AMI?

Answer 8

Acute Myocardial Infraction

Question 9

Fast heart rate?

Answer 9

Tachycardia

Question 10

Listening in the medical field is know as?

Answer 10

Active Listening

Question 11

Touching or examining?

Answer 11

Palpate

Question 12

What is Hyper?

What is Hypo?

Answer 12

over, excessive, high

under, below normal

Question 13

Excessive sweating?

Answer 13

Diaphoresis

Question 14

Laying on back?

Answer 14

Supine

Question 15

Laying down on face?

Answer 15

Prone

Question 16

Closest to the middle?

Answer 16

Medial

Question 17

Above?

Answer 17

Superior

Question 18

Below?

Answer 18

Inferior

Question 19

Opposite to medial?

Answer 19

Lateral

Question 20

Stomach or Abdominal root word?

Answer 20

Gastro

Question 21

Liver root word?

Answer 21

Hepat

Question 22

Blood root word?

Answer 22

Hem

Question 23

What is JVD?

Answer 23

Jugular vein distention

Question 24

Throw up or vomit?

Answer 24

Emesis

Question 25

Difficulty urinating one word?

Answer 25

Dysuria

Question 26

Front and back anatomical?

Answer 26

Anterior(front) | Posterior(front)

Question 27

Hypertension abbreviation?

Answer 27

HT

Question 28

"a" prefix?

Answer 28

Without

Question 29

Something that started suddenly?

Answer 29

Acute

Question 30

What is CHF?

Answer 30

Congestive Heart Failure

Question 31

High cholesterol?

Answer 31

Hyperlipidemia

Question 32

Four areas of abdomen quadrants?

Answer 32

RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ

Question 33

If they are blue?

Answer 33

Cyanosis

Question 34

Glycemia?

Answer 34

Sugar in blood

Question 35

Hyperglycemia?

Answer 35

High sugar in blood

Question 36

Hypoglycemia

Answer 36

Low sugar in blood

Question 37

Low O2 levels?

Answer 37

Hypoxia

Question 38

When we have a body wide infection?

Answer 38

Septic

Question 39

Instrument used to listen?

Answer 39

Stethoscope

Question 40

Removal of organ suffix?

Answer 40

Ectomy

Question 41

Making puncture to remove fluid?

Answer 41

Centesis

Question 42

What is AF?

Answer 42

Atrial Fibrilation

Question 43

What is VF?

Answer 43

Ventricular Fibrillation

Question 44

Machine used to shock patient?

Answer 44

Automated External Defibrillator(AED)

Question 45

What is MVA?

Answer 45

Motor Vehicle Accident

Question 46

Suffix for swallowing?

Answer 46

Phagia

Question 47

Cavity in the body?

Answer 47

Ventral

Question 48

Prefix for Red?

Answer 48

Erythr

Question 49

Sub? | Infra?

Answer 49

Under/Beneath | Below/Under

Question 50

Suffix for Disease?

Answer 50

Pathy

Question 51

Prefix for Half?

Answer 51

Semi

Question 52

Suffix for Paralysis?

Answer 52

Plegia

Question 53

Half Paralyzed?

Answer 53

Hemiplegia

Question 54

Abbreviation for Diabetes?

Answer 54

DM(Diabetes Mellitus)

Question 55

Arm Curls?

Answer 55

Flexion

Question 56

Stretching a join?

Answer 56

Extension

Question 57

Moving closer to body?

Answer 57

Adduction

Question 58

Moving away from body?

Answer 58

Abduction

Question 59

Condition on both sides?

Answer 59

Bilateral

Question 60

Prefix "ab"?

Answer 60

Away from

Question 61

"Bi" means?

Answer 61

2

Question 62

Cardi/o means pertaining to?

Answer 62

Heart

Question 63

Flex means?

Answer 63

Bend

Question 64

Dys means?

Answer 64

Difficult/Painful/Abnormal

Question 65

Ur/o means pertaining to?

Answer 65

Urine

Question 66

Brady means?

Answer 66

Slow

Question 67

BP bellow normal?

Answer 67

Hypotension

Question 68

Term for Red?

Answer 68

Erythr

Question 69

Term for Blue?

Answer 69

Cyan

Question 70

Term for Black?

Answer 70

Melan

Question 71

Term for Yellow?

Answer 71

Cirrh

Question 72

Term for White?

Answer 72

Leuk/Alb

Question 73

Polyphagia?

Answer 73

Poly(Many) Phagia(Eat or swallow) Excessive hunger

Question 74

Hyperphagia?

Answer 74

Hyper(Over, Excessive) Phagia(Eat or Swallow) Excessive hunger