University	The Career Academy (TCA)
Subject	Medical Terminology

Medical Terminology

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Question 1

Listed below are 10 disorders. Briefly define each of them.

a. Angina

b. Jaundice

c. Osteoarthritis

d. Stroke

e. Meningitis

f. Pneumothorax

g. Ectopic Pregnancy

h. Eczema

i. Leukaemia

j. Acute Kidney injury

Question 2

Below is the record for a patient who has just been to see their General Practitioner. Read and interpret the record:

Sample patient medical record

Name: Jane Doe DOB: 29/05/1963

Presenting complaint: 3 month history of haemoptysis, shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain with weight loss

Past History: prev L knee replacement, known ↑BP, ↑cholesterol. +smoking for 30 years, +alcohol 3-4 units per week.

Family history: Nil of note

Medication: Ramipril 2.5mg daily

Examination: BP 137/85, HR 88, O2 sats 96%. Chest: good air entry bilaterally. Weight 68kg (weight loss 8kg in 2 months)

Plan: Urgent CXR – ? Lung cancer

Question 3

Define the following terms as simply as you can:

Vesicle
Vitiligo
Amniocentesis
Hypoglycaemia
Immunologist
Hyperactive
Tendon
Femur
Diuretic
Statin

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Question 4

Below is a description of someone who has been in a car accident. Read and interpret the record:

26y.o Male hit posteriorly by motorbike. Sustained trauma to lumbar region, arms bilaterally and left leg.

Conscious on arrival. Xrays reveal no fracture to lumbar spine. Fracture of right distal radius and contralateral femur.

Management: analgesia, IV fluids. Keep nil by mouth. Urgent orthopaedic review requested

Question 5

Select one Respiratory disease and one Neurological disease not covered in the course content. Write 1-2 paragraphs on each, using as much medical terminology as you are able.

Question 6

Below is the record of someone who has just seen the Gastrointestinal Specialist. Read and interpret the record:

Name: John Smith DOB: 07.04.1982

Presenting complaint: Referred from GP with 3-4 month history of lower abdominal pain, intermittent bloody diarrhoea.

Past history: Normally fit and well. Non smoker. No alcohol

Medication: GP has prescribed antispasmodic and lansoprazole

Examination: Normotensive, HR normal. Apyrexial. Abdomen soft, mild distension and generalised lower abdominal tenderness. No masses

Impression: Possible inflammatory bowel disease. ?Crohn’s, ?ulcerative colitis

Plan: Bloods, abdominal x-ray and colonoscopy with biopsy. Review with results.

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