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This document contains 5 questions about medical terminology, prescriptions, and radiology/pathology reports. 1. The first question asks to translate a prescription for nitroglycerin into layman's terms for a bottle label. 2. The second question asks about the meaning of "DEA" followed by a number on a prescription for a controlled substance. 3. The third question asks to transcribe a doctor's notes about a patient exam using medical abbreviations. 4. The fourth question asks which department a misfiled patient chart belongs to based on the pathology report description. 5. The fifth question asks to translate a radiology report about a CT scan for kidney stones

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Unit 7 Text Questions

This document contains 5 questions about medical terminology, prescriptions, and radiology/pathology reports. 1. The first question asks to translate a prescription for nitroglycerin into layman's terms for a bottle label. 2. The second question asks about the meaning of "DEA" followed by a number on a prescription for a controlled substance. 3. The third question asks to transcribe a doctor's notes about a patient exam using medical abbreviations. 4. The fourth question asks which department a misfiled patient chart belongs to based on the pathology report description. 5. The fifth question asks to translate a radiology report about a CT scan for kidney stones

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Unit 7 Text Questions

1. Imagine that you are a pharmacist and a patient hands you this written prescription. Translate the directions
into layman’s terms to put on the prescription bottle.

Nitrostat .03 mg disp 20

Rx 1 SL q5min up to 3x prn angina

no sub refill x1

Nitrostat (Nitroglycerin) 0.03 milligrams dispense 20. Prescription: 1 under tongue every 5 minutes

up to 3 times as needed with chest pain. No under, 1 refill.

2. After having her teeth pulled, Emily’s dentist has given her a prescription for Lortab, which is a controlled
substance. At the bottom of the prescription, she sees DEA followed by a long number. What does this

abbreviation mean and what might the number signify?

DEA is an abbreviation for drug enforcement agency, and it is generally followed by two letters, six

numbers, and one check digit. The DEA can keep track of who is prescribing the restricted drug and

how much by using this number.

3. Listen to the oncologist’s notes about his patient’s exam and transcribe them, using correct medical
terminology and abbreviations.

1 y.o. male h/o St. 2 left adrenal neuroblastoma. Status post-resection: vitals- wt. 23lbs T 95.5 P 121

bpm RR 32 breaths per min BP 135/74 Tests: CT shows mass on R adrenal gland, bx confirms st 2

neuroblastoma PCP: Chemo. Prot. P9641 – pre-chemo. Pt to take Bactrim 32mg p.o. b.i.d., q. o. d.

W/ treatment pt to be given GCSF 50mcg SQ given daily in thighs (alternate w/ each dose) zofran

1.5mg Q6H p.r.n for n&v.

4. You are filing charts for a hospital and notice a misplaced file. Read through the notes to determine which
department this file belongs to.
GROSS DESCRIPTION:

Received in formalin in a container labeled with the patient's name and "R arm" is a single 0.5 x 0.4 x 0.1 cm

irregular light gray-tan rough portion of tissue. The specimen is inked, bisected, wrapped in biopsy paper and

submitted entirely in cassette A.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION:

The sections show a hyperplastic epidermis with channels containing brightly eosinophilic elastic fibers and

basophilic debris. The adjacent dermis contains no xenocytes. Special stains for micro-organisms (PAS, GAS,

and Gram) are negative. NED

This file belongs to the oncology department. Different tests are used by medical professionals in

this field to determine the kind, location, and size of tumors. Cytologic testing, derived from the

words "cyt(o)- cell" and "-logic," refers to laboratory procedures that are occasionally used to

analyze cells under a microscope to detect the existence and kind of cancer. To simplify,

oncologists usually use microscopes in their field.

5. Translate this radiology report into layman’s terms.


CT nephrolithiasis protocol

45 y.o. male pt h/o nephrolithiasis experiencing renal pain, hematuria

CT KUB with contrast shows small bilateral nephroliths. Negative for hydronephrosis or nephromegaly.

IMP: bilateral nephrolithiasis.

Computed tomography: Kidney stones protocol

A 45-year-old male patient with a history of kidney stones, experiencing renal pain and presence of

blood in urine. Computed tomography of kidney, bladder, and liver shows small stones on both

sides. He is negative for kidney swelling and extreme hypertrophy of the kidneys. Impression is

kidney stones on both kidneys.

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