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When the Doctor Says ... I Trivia Quiz

What does the doctor mean when he asks for these things?

A multiple-choice quiz by jstagamtome. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
jstagamtome

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
170,515

Updated
Mar 17 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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6111

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Question 1 of 10

1. What does the doctor mean when the patient needs a "line"? Hint

Intravenous access (an IV)

A catheterization

An electrocardiogram (an EKG or ECG)

Rapid admission to the hospital

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Question 2 of 10

2. What might the doctor want when the patient needs a "TURP"? Hint

To slow the heart rate: "Terminate Urgent Rapid Pulse"

An unblocking of the male urinary tract

A terebinth (TURPentine) treatment for swelling (edema)

Total Unilateral RhinoPlasty (nose job for deviated septum)

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Question 3 of 10

3. What does the doctor want if the patient needs a "lap"? Hint

Chest surgery

Local anesthetic procedure

Slang for exercise

Abdominal surgery

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Question 4 of 10

4. What does the doctor want if the patient needs a "GXT"? Hint

A race car

An exercise test to assess blood flow to the heart

A glucose tolerance blood test

A gallbladder x-ray

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Question 5 of 10

5. When the doctor says the patient needs a "bath", what does he want? Hint

Monitoring of heartbeat "Bilateral Atrial Telemetry of Heart"

Drug detoxification

A measurement of body metabolism

A cleansing with soap and water

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Question 6 of 10

6. I thought the doctor says he needed a "cabbage". Surely he didn't mean a vegetable. What did he mean? Hint

A device for stabilization of the knee joint

Heart surgery

High fiber diet

A skull halo for neck stabilization

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Question 7 of 10

7. The doctor says I need some kind of "panel". Which of these is he most likely to be talking about? Hint

Blood tests

A board for immobilizing children

A brace for straightening the spine

The decoration in my room

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Question 8 of 10

8. The doctor says I need a "scope". First he assures me I don't have bad breath, then that he has NO intention of examining my what? Hint

Brain

Gallbladder

Bladder

Bronchial tubes

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Question 9 of 10

9. If the doctor says a patient needs a "patch", to which of the following would he not be referring to? Hint

Giving a medicine to reduce pain

Fixing a hole in the heart

Fixing a hole in the spleen

Closing a leak of fluid from around the brain

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Question 10 of 10

10. What could the doctor mean if the patient needs a "PET"? Hint

Physical Education Therapist

A lung sample: "Pulmonary Expectoration Test"

A scan to diagnose the presence of tumors

Blood clot prevention: "Pulmonary Embolism Trousers"

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1. What does the doctor mean when the patient needs a "line"?

Answer: Intravenous access (an IV)

A line is a request for the ability to give medication or fluids that the patient needs quickly, or when it is not possible to give what is needed by mouth.

2. What might the doctor want when the patient needs a "TURP"?

Answer: An unblocking of the male urinary tract

It stands for "TransUrethral Resection of Prostate". It might also be done to biopsy the prostate on suspicion of cancer.

3. What does the doctor want if the patient needs a "lap"?

Answer: Abdominal surgery

Laparotomy is the term for abdominal surgery, as in exploratory laparotomy.

4. What does the doctor want if the patient needs a "GXT"?

Answer: An exercise test to assess blood flow to the heart

Commonly known as the "treadmill test", the "Graded Exercise Tolerance Test" can now be done with chemical as well as physical stress, and there are a number of techniques to assess blood flow more accurately than with an electrocardiogram.

5. When the doctor says the patient needs a "bath", what does he want?

Answer: A cleansing with soap and water

Sometimes you just have to ask for that!

6. I thought the doctor says he needed a "cabbage". Surely he didn't mean a vegetable. What did he mean?

Answer: Heart surgery

Actually what sounded like cabbage was meant as CABG, or "Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting", a surgery to bypass blocked arteries to the heart.

7. The doctor says I need some kind of "panel". Which of these is he most likely to be talking about?

Answer: Blood tests

There are different combinations of panels for different situations, such as liver panel, chemistry panel, renal (kidney) panel, etc.

8. The doctor says I need a "scope". First he assures me I don't have bad breath, then that he has NO intention of examining my what?

Answer: Brain

Almost every organ can be visualized with some type of "scope", usually a flexible fiberoptic device which has the capability to biopsy suspicious areas.

9. If the doctor says a patient needs a "patch", to which of the following would he not be referring to?

Answer: Fixing a hole in the spleen

The closure of a VSD, or defect between the two lower heart chambers, involves a patch. The leak of fluid from around the brain can cause headache, as can be caused after a "spinal tap", and patches are used in this situation. Finally, many types of medication can now be given in patch form, where the medication is absorbed through the skin. Spleens with a hole in them almost always need to be removed.

10. What could the doctor mean if the patient needs a "PET"?

Answer: A scan to diagnose the presence of tumors

A PET scan, or "Positron Emission Tomography" measures the degree of metabolic activity in a tissue, and since most tumors have more such activity than normal tissues, it can detect tumors.

Source: Author jstagamtome

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