Quiz 5
Factitious disorders
Malingering is an example of what category of mental disease?
Paraplegia
Paralysis of the lower portion of the body and both legs is called:
Delirium
The abnormal mental state characterized by confusion, disorientation, and agitation is called:
Paresthesia
The medical term for an abnormal sensation such as burning or tingling is:
Syncope
The medical term for fainting is:
Stroke
What is the common name for a CVA?
Cerebrovascular accident
What is the medical term for stoke?
OM
Which abbreviation stands for a pathological condition of the ear?
XT
Which abbreviation stands for a pathological condition of the eye muscles?
PRK (photorefractive keratectomy)
Which abbreviation stands for a surgical procedure?
OD
Which abbreviation stands for the right eye?
Acoustic
Which medical term does NOT mean pertaining to the ear?
Otic
Which medical term does NOT mean pertaining to the eye?
Miotic
Which medication causes the pupil to constrict?
Analgesic
Which medication is used to treat minor pain?
Antiemetic
Which medication treats the nausea associated with an inner ear infection?
TO
Which of the following abbreviations is NOT a parental route of drug administration?
PET
Which of the following abbreviations is a diagnostic image?
EEG (electroencephalogram)
Which of the following abbreviations is a diagnostic test?
CP
Which of the following abbreviations is a pathological condition?
Brand name
Which of the following categories of drugs is another name for a drug's trademark name?
Subdural hematoma
Which of the following conditions is a collection of blood within the meninges?
CT scan (computed tomography)
Which of the following diagnostic imaging techniques used x-rays to produce a cross-sectional view?
PET scan (positron emission tomography)
Which of the following diagnostic imaging techniques uses an injection of radioactive glucose?
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
Which of the following diagnostic imaging techniques uses electromagnetic energy to produce a soft-tissue image?
Amnesia
Which of the following is an example of a dissociative disorder?
Phobias
Which of the following is an example of an anxiety?
Pyromania
Which of the following is an example of an impulsive control disorder?
Hypnotic
Which of the following medications promotes sleep?
Tinnitus
Which of the following refers to ringing in the ears?
Laser photocoagulation
Which of the following surgical procedures means to destroy a small precise area of the retina?
Enucleation
Which of the following surgical procedures means to remove the eyeball?
Photorefractive keratectomy
Which of the following surgical procedures reshapes the cornea?
Side effect
Which of the following terms means a response to a drug other than the desired effect?
Potentiation
Which of the following terms means giving a second drug to boost the effect of another drug?
Toxicity
Which of the following terms means the degree to which a substance is poisonous?
Habituation
Which of the following terms means the development of an emotional dependence on a drug?
Binaural
Which of the following terms refers to both ears?
Presbycusis
Which of the following terms refers to the normal loss of hearing associated with aging?
Otomicosis
Which term is not spelled correctly?
Myringotomy
Which term means cutting into the eardrum?
Diplopia
Which term means double vision?
Ophthalmoscope
Which term means instrument to view inside the eye?
Hemiplegia
Which term means paralysis on only one side of the body?
Audiogram
Which term means record of hearing?
Scleromalacia
Which term means softening of the sclera?
Neuroplasty
Which term means surgical repair of a nerve?
Blepharoplasty
Which term means surgical repair of the eyelid?
A radioisotope
A radioactive form of an element is called:
Cognitive disorders
Dementia is an example of what category of mental disease?
