Medical Terminology Simplified

22. is the withdrawal of spinal fluid for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.


23. is a neurological disorder in which the nerve cell activity in the brain is disturbed,
    causing a seizure.


24. refers to partial destruction of the thalamus to treat psychosis or intractable pain.


25. produces a cross-sectional image of radioactivity in a section of the body to reveal
    areas where the radiopharmaceutical is metabolized and where metabolism is
    deficient.

Competency Verification:Check your answers in Appendix B: Answer Key, page 592. If you are not satisfied with
your level of comprehension, review the additional medical terms and retake the review.

Correct Answers × 4 = % Score

MEDICAL RECORD ACTIVITIES

Medical reports included in the following activities reflect common, real-life clinical scenarios using medical termi-
nology to document patient care.

MEDICAL RECORD ACTIVITY 9-1

DIABETES MELLITUS

Terminology

Terms listed in the table below come from the medical report Diabetes Mellitusthat follows. Use a medical
dictionary such as Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, the appendices of this book, or other resources to define
each term. Then practice reading the pronunciations aloud for each term.

Term Definition

acidosis

ăs-ĭ-DŌ-sĭs

ADA

BG

diabetes mellitus

dī-ă-BĒ-tēz MĔ-lĭ-tŭs

electrolytes

ē-LĔK-trō-līts

glycemic

glī-SĒ-mĭk

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