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1. 3. Which term means hair loss or baldness?

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Alopecia

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2. 1. Identify the bean-shaped organs located near the middle of back whose functions include but are not limited to the removal of waste products and extra water from the body, regulation of the acid-base balance, and the regulation of pressure.

A. kidneys

B. ureters

C. urethra

D. urinary bladder

3. 4. Which of the following brain disorders results in recurring seizures and is controlled primarily by medications?

A. Parkinson's disease

B. epilepsy

C. Alzheimer's disease

D. transient ischemic attacks

4. 1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is being implemented in order to

A) provide organizations with funds to purchase information systems.

B) provide incentives for organizations to use information systems in a meaningful way.

C) force organizations to implement computer provider order entry.

D) stimulate the economy by giving funds to information system companies

5. 5. What is the condition that results when adults have too much growth hormone present?

A. acromegaly

B. diabetes insipidus

C. dwarfism

D. hyperthyroidism

6. 4. Macroglossia means large tongue. In this word, macro is a:

A. suffix.

B. word root.

C. prefix.

D. combining form

7. 2. Health Language 7 (HL7) is an information model that is used to help systems

A) speed processing time.

B) print system screens.

C) share information between information systems.

D) translate English into other languages.

8. 2. Which procedure examines the inside of a joint?

A. arthroplasty

B. arthrotomy

C. arthrocentesis

D. arthroscopy

9. 1. All of the following are included in the Institute of Medicine's definition of public health EXCEPT:

A) Prevention of disease

B) Promotion of health

C) Control of communicable disease

D) Curative medical treatment

10. 9. What organ is contained in the cranial cavity?

A. spinal cord

B. heart

C. brain

D. stomach

11. 1. Which medical term means stomach pain?

A. duodenalgia

B. gingivalgia

C. enteralgia

D. gastralgia

12. 5. Which of the following agencies is responsible for oversight of the HITECH initiatives to promote meaningful use of electronic health records?

A) NIH

B) OCR

C) NLM

D) ONC

13. 1. Which of the following is a prefix?

A. abdomen

B. abdomino

C. tomy

D. hyper

14. 5. Which term means high blood pressure?

A. hypermanometer

B. hypotension

C. hypertension

D. supratension

15. 4. Feces are stored in the _____ prior to defecation.

A. sigmoid colon

B. anus

C. rectum

D. cecum

16. 4. The sensory organs used in hearing are found in which part of the ear?

A. outer ear

B. middle ear

C. inner ear

D. outer and inner ear

17. 4. Clinical decision support systems are designed to

A) assist the clinician in making decisions.

B) provide guidelines that must be adhered to.

C) remove the clinician from the decision making process.

D) replace clinicians with robotic care providers.

18. 4. Which term means inflammation of the heart muscle?

A. myositis

B. myocarditis

C. dermatomyositis

D. myopathy

19. 2. Which of the following utilizes a computer technology that allows physicians to use handheld or personal computer devices to access drug and formularies and transmit prescriptions to a printer or local pharmacy?

A) Computerized Provider Order Entry

B) Decision Support System

C) Electronic Prescribing

D) Personal Health Record

20. 1. Which of the following organs is NOT part of the cardiovascular system?

A. artery

B. spleen

C. vein

D. capillary

21. 4. One of the leading causes of mortality is

A) Alzheimer’s disease.

B) accidents.

C) chronic lower respiratory diseases.

D) cancer.

22. 1. In order to realize all the benefits of electronic health records, which of the following represents a common medical language that allows data to be shared?

A) Classification

B) Terminology

C) Requires both classifications and terminologies

D) Requires neither classification or terminology

23. 1. The brain's protective coverings called meninges include:

A. pia mater and dura mater

B. arachnoid and pia mater

C. dura mater only

D. pia mater, arachnoid, and dura mater

24. 3. Which type of burn damages the deepest layers of the skin and tissues underneath it?

A. first degree

B. second degree

C. third degree

D. fourth degree

25. 5. What medical term refers to the skull?

A. carp/o

B. crani/o

C. oste/o

D. vertebr/o

26. 2. Identify the largest part of the brain that is divided into two major hemispheres.

A. cerebrum

B. cerebullum

C. ventricles

D. hypothalamus

27. 3. The endocrine gland located behind the sternum that secretes hormones which stimulate the production of cells involved in the immune system is the:

A. adrenal

B. pancreas

C. thyroid

D. thymus

28. 1. The watery part of blood is called:

A. red cells

B. plasma

C. white cells

D. platelets

29. 4. The purpose of providing guidelines to health professionals and hospitals on how to adopt and use electronic health record technology is to improve the

A) quality of healthcare delivered.

B) safety of patients.

C) efficiency of services provided.

D) quality, safety, and efficiency of patient care.

30. 2. The eye disorder that is the result of fluid pressure increases over time that damaging the optic nerve and results in blindness is:

A. macular degeneration

B. glaucoma

C. cataract

D. color blindness

31. 5. Identify the condition that results in the muscles on one side of the face being temporarily paralyzed causing the inability to close the eye and the drooping of one side of the mouth.

A. Bell's Palsy

B. peripheral neuropathy

C. neurofibromatosis

D. carpal tunnel syndrome

32. 3. Widespread aching, pain and inflammation in the muscles closest to the trunk is called:

A. carpal tunnel syndrome

B. fibromyalgia

C. repetitive motion disorder

D. polymyositis

33. 6. Which medical terminology word part provides the general meaning of the word?

A. combining vowel

B. word root

C. suffix

D. prefix

34. 2. An example of health promotion is:

A) Hand washing

B) Taking nutritional supplements

C) Eating fast food

D) Smoking cigarettes

35. 3. Which is NOT a function of the digestive system?

A. distribute nutrients

B. digest food

C. absorb nutrients

D. eliminate solid waste

36. 5. You are asked to select the type of type of computer network that best suits your organizational needs. What factors should you take consideration when making this choice?

A) Purpose of system, type of hardware, type of organization

B) Budget, type of information sytem, purpose of system

C) End user work flow, purpose of system, available infrastructure

D) All of the above

37. 5. Identify the thin partition located between the external auditory canal and the middle ear:

A. tympanic membrane

B. cochlea

C. auricle

D. malleus

38. 3. Which of the following diseases of the nervous system results in dementia in older people that progressively worsens until the patient can no longer take care of themselves?

A. brain aneurysm

B. epilepsy

C. Alzheimer's disease

D. cerebrovascular stroke

39. 5. Which is NOT a method in which HIV/AIDS may be spread?

A. unprotected sex

B. shared needles

C. childbirth

D. shaking hands

40. 5. Which of the following is NOT true about the paper medical record?

A) Can be easily destroyed

B) Can be used for one task at a time

C) Allows for duplication of information

D) Those accessing can be easily tracked

41. 1. "An electronic record of patient health information containing care received in all health facilities" is the definition of

A) an Electronic Health Record.

B) an Electronic Medical Record.

C) a Computer Based Patient Record.

D) a Healthcare Information Record.

42. 5. Which of the following activities supports global healthcare networking?

A) interoperable clinical information systems

B) one type of hardware

C) one type of software

D) one type of Internet provider

43. 8. Which type of tissue is designed to produce body movement?

A. muscular

B. connective

C. epithelial

D. nervous

44. 2. The hollow organ in the lower abdomen that stores urine is:

A. urethrab

B. ureters

C. bladder

D. kidney

45. 10. Which directional term means more toward the head or above another structure?

A. superior

B. medial

C. ventral

D. caudal

46. 1. Which of the following is true about a standardized healthcare language?

A) It facilitates the measure of patient outcomes.

B) It inhibits the linking of diagnoses.

C) It hinders research.

D) It interferes with education and practice.

47. 5. Crohn's disease often affects the:

A. stomach

B. duodenum

C. ileum

D. common bile duct

48. 7. Which suffix means narrowing?

A. -sclerosis

B. -rrhexis

C . -stenosis

D. -ptosis

49. 4. Which is NOT a function of the skin?

A. temperature regulation

B. protection against pathogens

C. absorb nutrients

D. housing sensory receptors

50. 4. A solid piece of material that forms in the kidney results in which of the following conditions?

A. interstitial cystitis

B. nephrolithiasis

C. acute cystitis

D. urinary tract infection

51. 4. What type of immunity results from direct exposure to a pathogen?

A. natural immunity

B. innate immunity

C. passive acquired immunity

D. active acquired immunity

52. 1. The inability of the eyes to focus close up as a result of the aging process is known as:

A. myopia

B. hyperopia

C. presbyopia

D. astigmatism

53. 5. In the word therm/o/meter, -meter is a(n):

A. adjective.

B. prefix.

C. combining form.

D. suffix.

54. 3. Identify the condition that causes the inside walls of the airways to become sore, swollen, and narrow and results in the lungs taking in less air is:

A. bronchitis

B. asthma

C. pharyngitis

D. cystic fibrosis

55. 3. Which type of anemia results from the insufficient iron?

A. pernicious anemia

B. iron-deficiency anemia

C. hemolytic anemia

D. thalassemia

56. 2. Which of the following endocrine glands has both an exocrine and an endocrine function?

A. adrenal

B. pancreas

C. pineal

D. thymus

57. 5. Which term means pertaining to within the skin?

A. epidermal

B. hypodermal

C. intradermal

D. interdermal

58. 1. Which term means that the fracture is protruding through an open skin wound?

A. simple fracture

B. compression fracture

C. pathologic fracture

D. compound fracture

59. 5. Life expectancy at birth in 2007 was approximately

A) 76 years.

B) 78 years.

C) 80 years.

D) 82 years.

60. 2. Which of the following is a word root?

A. nephr

B. nephro

C. nephros

D. tomy

61. 2. The tiny air sacs which allow oxygen to pass through them to eventually be transported to the body are:

A. bronchi

B. bronchioles

C. aveoli

D. nares

62. 3. The term used to describe the mobilization of healthcare information electronically across organizations within a region, community or hospital systems is:

A) Regional Extension Center

B) Health Information Exchange

C) Personal Health Record

D) Electronic Prescribing

63. 2. A friend asks you how she can access and control her medical information electronically. Which of the electronic information systems listed below would you direct her to?

A) Electronic Health Record

B) Electronic Medical Record

C) Personal Health Record

D) Pharmacy Health Record

64. 3. Identify the disorder of the ear that results in a ringing or roaring in your ears which may be caused by hearing loss or exposure to loud noise over a long period of time.

A. tinnitus

B. acoustic neuroma

C. ear wax build up

D. otitis media

65. 3. Access codes, passwords, and key cards are examples of:

A) Audits

B) Access routes

C) Authentication

D) Security

66. 1. Which is the most superficial layer of skin?

A. corium

B. dermis

C. epidermis

D. subcutaneous layer

67. 4. Following the five rights of information management ensures that

A) patients will never suffer from medical error.

B) clinicians always have the information they need to make a decision regarding patient care.

C) all clinicians will make the correct decision regarding patient care.

D) patients will be given the correct medication.

68. 3. All of the following influence a person's health EXCEPT:

A) Income status

B) Violent crime exposure

C) Healthcare access

D) Marital status

69. 3. The term for above the kidney is:

A. intrarenal

B. pararenal

C. suprarenal

D. infrarenal

70. 1. Identify the part of the respiratory system that is NOT included in the lower respiratory tract.

A. trachea

B. bronchi

C. lungs

D. pharynx

71. 5. Select the lung condition associated with a sudden blockage in an artery in the lung that is usually a result of a blood clot forming in the leg that breaks loose and travels through the bloodstream to the lung?

A. cystic fibrosis

B. pneumonia

C. primary pulmonary hypertension

D. pulmonary embolism

72. 3. Which condition is a result of an infection in the urinary bladder by a bacteria, E. coli?

A. interstitial cystitis

B. chronic cystitis

C. acute cystitis

D. urinary incontinence

73. 2. Which medical term means inflammation of the rectum and anus?

A. anitis

B. sigmoiditis

C. proctitis

D. rectitis

74. 2. A friend of a patient asks the nurse if the patient is HIV positive. If the nurse provides this information, what is he or she guilty of?

A) Breaching information security

B) Information by consent

C) Breach of confidentiality

D) Nothing; this is not illegal

75. 4. Which of the following is an inherited disease of the mucus and sweat glands?

A. cystic fibrosis

B. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

C. primary pulmonary hypertension

D. bronchitis

76. 4. Which term means enlarged heart?

A. cardiorrhexis

B. cardiostenosis

C. cardiosclerosis

D. cardiomegaly

77. 4. Which of the following best describes a firewall?

A) Software that forms a barrier between systems or parts of systems

C) Hardware that forms a barrier between systems or parts of systems

D) A lead wall around a computer system

78. 3. Which of the following supports the development of electronic health records across the lifespan?

A) Standardized healthcare languages

B) One type of hardware

C) One type of software

D) One data repository

79. 5. Identify the condition that results when the body cannot rid itself of harmful wastes, the blood pressure rises, the body retain excess fluids and does not make enough red cells.

A. renal failure

B. kidney failure

C. end stage renal disease

D. all responses are used to describe the condition

80. 1. Select the endocrine gland that has other functions in the body in addition to producing hormones.

A. adrenal

B. thymus

C. pituitary

D. ovary

81. 2. Which of the following statements regarding the atria is NOT true?

A. Atria are the upper chambers.

B. The two atria are separated by a septum.

C. Atria pump blood out of the heart.

D. Atria receive blood into the heart

82. 3. Which term means pertaining to between the atria?

A. intratrial

B. interarterial

C. interatrial

D. transatrial

83. 3. Which is NOT a goal of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act?

A) Improve communication between healthcare providers

B) Improve reporting of immunizations to public health agencies

C) Improve access to healthcare in rural areas

D) Improve decisions made regarding patient care

84. 4. Which of the following endocrine glands is known as the "master gland"?

A. adrenal

B. thyroid

C. pituitary

D. pancreas

85. 2. Which term specifically means abnormal condition of the skin?

A. dermatopathy

B. dermatosis

C. dermatoplasty

D. dermatitis

86. 2. Which is NOT a function of the lymphatic and immune systems?

A. Transport fats absorbed by the small intestines.

B. Primary defense against the invasion of pathogens.

C. Assist in the blood clotting process.

D. Collect excess tissue fluid and return it to the circulatory system.

87. 4. Feces are stored in the _____ prior to defecation.

A. distribute nutrients

B. digest food

C. absorb nutrients

D. eliminate solid waste

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2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. 1. Identify the bean-shaped organs located near the middle of back whose functions include but are not limited to the removal of waste products and extra water from the body, regulation of the acid-base balance, and the regulation of pressure.

3. 4. Which of the following brain disorders results in recurring seizures and is controlled primarily by medications?

4. 1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is being implemented in order to

5. 5. What is the condition that results when adults have too much growth hormone present?

6. 4. Macroglossia means large tongue. In this word, macro is a:

7. 2. Health Language 7 (HL7) is an information model that is used to help systems

8. 2. Which procedure examines the inside of a joint?

9. 1. All of the following are included in the Institute of Medicine's definition of public health EXCEPT:

10. 9. What organ is contained in the cranial cavity?

11. 1. Which medical term means stomach pain?

12. 5. Which of the following agencies is responsible for oversight of the HITECH initiatives to promote meaningful use of electronic health records?

13. 1. Which of the following is a prefix?

14. 5. Which term means high blood pressure?

15. 4. Feces are stored in the _____ prior to defecation.

16. 4. The sensory organs used in hearing are found in which part of the ear?

17. 4. Clinical decision support systems are designed to

18. 4. Which term means inflammation of the heart muscle?

19. 2. Which of the following utilizes a computer technology that allows physicians to use handheld or personal computer devices to access drug and formularies and transmit prescriptions to a printer or local pharmacy?

20. 1. Which of the following organs is NOT part of the cardiovascular system?

21. 4. One of the leading causes of mortality is

22. 1. In order to realize all the benefits of electronic health records, which of the following represents a common medical language that allows data to be shared?

23. 1. The brain's protective coverings called meninges include:

24. 3. Which type of burn damages the deepest layers of the skin and tissues underneath it?

25. 5. What medical term refers to the skull?

26. 2. Identify the largest part of the brain that is divided into two major hemispheres.

27. 3. The endocrine gland located behind the sternum that secretes hormones which stimulate the production of cells involved in the immune system is the:

28. 1. The watery part of blood is called:

29. 4. The purpose of providing guidelines to health professionals and hospitals on how to adopt and use electronic health record technology is to improve the

30. 2. The eye disorder that is the result of fluid pressure increases over time that damaging the optic nerve and results in blindness is:

31. 5. Identify the condition that results in the muscles on one side of the face being temporarily paralyzed causing the inability to close the eye and the drooping of one side of the mouth.

32. 3. Widespread aching, pain and inflammation in the muscles closest to the trunk is called:

33. 6. Which medical terminology word part provides the general meaning of the word?

34. 2. An example of health promotion is:

35. 3. Which is NOT a function of the digestive system?

36. 5. You are asked to select the type of type of computer network that best suits your organizational needs. What factors should you take consideration when making this choice?

37. 5. Identify the thin partition located between the external auditory canal and the middle ear:

38. 3. Which of the following diseases of the nervous system results in dementia in older people that progressively worsens until the patient can no longer take care of themselves?

39. 5. Which is NOT a method in which HIV/AIDS may be spread?

40. 5. Which of the following is NOT true about the paper medical record?

41. 1. "An electronic record of patient health information containing care received in all health facilities" is the definition of

42. 5. Which of the following activities supports global healthcare networking?

43. 8. Which type of tissue is designed to produce body movement?

44. 2. The hollow organ in the lower abdomen that stores urine is:

45. 10. Which directional term means more toward the head or above another structure?

46. 1. Which of the following is true about a standardized healthcare language?

47. 5. Crohn's disease often affects the:

48. 7. Which suffix means narrowing?

49. 4. Which is NOT a function of the skin?

50. 4. A solid piece of material that forms in the kidney results in which of the following conditions?

51. 4. What type of immunity results from direct exposure to a pathogen?

52. 1. The inability of the eyes to focus close up as a result of the aging process is known as:

53. 5. In the word therm/o/meter, -meter is a(n):

54. 3. Identify the condition that causes the inside walls of the airways to become sore, swollen, and narrow and results in the lungs taking in less air is:

55. 3. Which type of anemia results from the insufficient iron?

56. 2. Which of the following endocrine glands has both an exocrine and an endocrine function?

57. 5. Which term means pertaining to within the skin?

58. 1. Which term means that the fracture is protruding through an open skin wound?

59. 5. Life expectancy at birth in 2007 was approximately

60. 2. Which of the following is a word root?

61. 2. The tiny air sacs which allow oxygen to pass through them to eventually be transported to the body are:

62. 3. The term used to describe the mobilization of healthcare information electronically across organizations within a region, community or hospital systems is:

63. 2. A friend asks you how she can access and control her medical information electronically. Which of the electronic information systems listed below would you direct her to?

64. 3. Identify the disorder of the ear that results in a ringing or roaring in your ears which may be caused by hearing loss or exposure to loud noise over a long period of time.

65. 3. Access codes, passwords, and key cards are examples of:

66. 1. Which is the most superficial layer of skin?

67. 4. Following the five rights of information management ensures that

68. 3. All of the following influence a person's health EXCEPT:

69. 3. The term for above the kidney is:

70. 1. Identify the part of the respiratory system that is NOT included in the lower respiratory tract.

71. 5. Select the lung condition associated with a sudden blockage in an artery in the lung that is usually a result of a blood clot forming in the leg that breaks loose and travels through the bloodstream to the lung?

72. 3. Which condition is a result of an infection in the urinary bladder by a bacteria, E. coli?

73. 2. Which medical term means inflammation of the rectum and anus?

74. 2. A friend of a patient asks the nurse if the patient is HIV positive. If the nurse provides this information, what is he or she guilty of?

75. 4. Which of the following is an inherited disease of the mucus and sweat glands?

76. 4. Which term means enlarged heart?

77. 4. Which of the following best describes a firewall?