Question 1 (5 points)

Question

Choose the answer.
Read the following notes. For each of the underlined words and phrases, match the words or phrases to the appropriate medical term or abbreviation.

Fifty-six-year-old Rashid has had hematemesis with gastralgia for the past 24 hours. Previously, he has had dyspepsia but no melena. He is scheduled for an endoscopy in the morning.

Question 1 options:

indigestion

vomiting of blood

dark, tarry stools (feces)

process of viewing within the digestive system

pain in the stomach

1.
hematemesis

2.
gastralgia

3.
dyspepsia

4.
melena

5.
endoscopy

Question 2 (7 points)
Choose the answer.
Read the following notes. For each of the underlined words and phrases, match the words or phrases to the appropriate medical term or abbreviation.

The pt. c/o pain in the RUQ. His doctor ordered a cholecystogram to R/O cholelithiasis. If the test is positive, a cholecystectomy will be performed via laparoscopic surgery.

Question 2 options:

gallstones

surgical procedure using very small abdominal incision

surgical removal of the gallbladder

right upper quadrant

X-ray image of the gallbladder

rule out

complains of

1.
c/o

2.
RUQ

3.
cholecystogram

4.
R/O

5.
cholelithiasis

6.
cholecystectomy

7.
laparoscopic surgery

Question 3 (8 points)
Choose the answer.
Read the following notes. For each of the underlined words and phrases, match the words or phrases to the appropriate medical term or abbreviation.

Lance is a patient after an operation by gastroenterology practice physicians. He had a surgical creation of opening into the colon formed for treatment of colon and rectum cancer. His bowel movements will be drained into a bag attached to his abdomen. Lance received total parenteral nutrition and kept nothing by mouth to allow the intestine to heal.

Question 3 options:

pt.

post-op

TPN

NPO

BMs

study of the stomach and small intestine

colostomy

colorectal

1.
patient

2.
post-op

3.
gastroenterology

4.
surgical creation of opening into the colon

5.
colon and rectum

6.
bowel movements

7.
total parenteral nutrition

8.
nothing by mouth

Answer 1

Here are the matched medical terms or abbreviations for each question:

Question 1:

1. hematemesis - vomiting of blood
2. gastralgia - pain in the stomach
3. dyspepsia - indigestion
4. melena - dark, tarry stools (feces)
5. endoscopy - process of viewing within the digestive system

Question 2:

1. c/o - complains of
2. RUQ - right upper quadrant
3. cholecystogram - X-ray image of the gallbladder
4. R/O - rule out
5. cholelithiasis - gallstones
6. cholecystectomy - surgical removal of the gallbladder
7. laparoscopic surgery - surgical procedure using very small abdominal incision

Question 3:

1. pt. - patient
2. post-op - post-op
3. gastroenterology - study of the stomach and small intestine
4. colostomy - surgical creation of opening into the colon
5. colorectal - colon and rectum
6. BMs - bowel movements
7. TPN - total parenteral nutrition
8. NPO - nothing by mouth