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Lactation consultant

A healthcare professional that deals with family troubles

A health professional who specializes in breastfeeding

A health professional who specializes in delivering babies

A health professional who specializes in children with special needs

Lice are tiny, wingless insects that feed on human blood. Lice spread from person to person through close contact and by sharing belongings

True

False

Listless

A person who has excess amounts of energy

(of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm.

(of a person or their manner) lacking confidence

Liver

A part of the digestive system

A part of the limbic system

A part of the respiratory system

A part of the circulatory system

A 'living will' (advanced directive) is a written, legal document that spells out medical treatments you would and would not want to be used to keep you alive

True

False

Low- sodium

(hyponatremia) occurs when you have an abnormally low amount of sodium in your blood or when you have too much water in your blood.

(hyponatremia) occurs when you have an abnormally high amount of sodium in your blood or when you have little water in your blood.

Magnetic resonance imaging is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body. MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields, magnetic field gradients, and radio waves to generate images of the organs in the body

False

True

Mammogram

Is the process of using low-energy X-rays to examine the human breast for diagnosis and screening.

X-rays to examine the brain for diagnosis and screening

A large measurement

A small measurement

Mastectomy is a surgery that involves the removal of a implant

True

False

Mastectomy is breast cancer surgery that removes the entire breast

True

False

Metastasis

The slowing down of cancer cells

Typical name used to describe lumps on the skin

Spread of cancer cells from the place where they first formed to another part of the body

Menstrual cramps are experienced by both men and females

True

False

Menstrual periods and cramps are experienced by females due to shedding of the lining of the uterus

True

False

Migraine

A small headache

A moderate to severe headache, often characterized by a throbbing or pounding feeling

Sore throat

Ear ache

Miscarriage is defined as the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before the 20th week

True

False

Mucous

A think substance

A form of liquid or gas

A thick, slippery fluid that coats and moistens certain parts of the body, including the nose, mouth, throat, and urinary tract

Mumps

Infectious viral disease causing swelling of the brain

A viral disease causing bleeding in the brain

A viral disease causing the swelling of organs

A contagious and infectious viral disease causing swelling of the parotid salivary glands in the face

Murmur (heart murmur)

A recurring sound heard in the heart through a stethoscope that is usually a sign of disease or damage

Heart skipping a beat

Normal heart beat

Extremely fast heart beat, racing heart

Myocardial infarction is another term for heart attack

True

False

The nervous system is the body's 'command and control' centre

True

False

Is the highly complex part of a human that coordinates its actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body.

True

False

Non Formulary - medication which is utilized not in accordance with formulary drug use criteria, or guidelines

True

False

Normal delivery/ birth is commonly known as C-section

True

False

Normal delivery/ birth is commonly known as vaginal birth

True

False

'ob-gyn' stands for

Optometrist

Geneologist

Geologist

Obstetrician-gynecologist

A 'Obstetrician-gynecologist' or 'ob-gyn' is a doctor who specializes in...

Eyes

Blood

Male health

Womens health

Oedema, edema

Results from excess sugar in the blood (glucose)

Result of too much fluid in the tissues

Result of too much fluid in the lungs

Result of too little fluid in the tissues

An oncologist is a doctor who treats cancer and provides medical care for a person diagnosed with cancer. An oncologist may also be called a cancer specialist.

True

False

Ophthalmologist - a medical or osteopathic doctor who specializes in eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists differ from optometrists and opticians in their levels of training and in what they can diagnose and treat

True

False

'outpatient' is a patient who is treated inside the hospital

True

False

Outpatient' - a patient who receives medical treatment without being admitted to a hospital

True

False

Define 'pacemaker'

A large instrument

A small device used to treat cancer

A small device used to treat irregular heart beat (arrhythmia) by regulating the rhythm

PCP: the hallucinogenic drug phencyclidine hydrochloride.

True

False

A paediatrician is :

A foot doctor

Children's doctor

An emergency room surgeon

Perineal

The chest area

An area between the thighs that marks the approximate lower boundary of the pelvis and is occupied by the urinary and genital ducts and rectum

Area between the arms and back area

A swollen vein or group of veins

Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD)

A condition that slows down the heart rate

A person who experiences seizure

A condition in which a person's legs, and sometimes arms, move repetitively and uncontrollably during sleep

The amputation of a limb

Pharyngitis

Inflammation of the lungs

Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the oropharynx

Inflammation of the stomach lining

Throat disease

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