Quiz - Week 25

1. Identify the subject of this sentence: The dog that bit the boy had been vaccinated for rabies.
a. dog
b. bit
c. boy
d. had been vaccinated
e. rabies


2. Identify the verb (predicate) of this sentence: There have been no recent infections to speak of.
a. There
b. have been
c. recent
d. infections
e. to speak of


3. Which of the following represents an unacceptable sentence fragment?
a. Chest is clear to percussion and auscultation.
b. Both of which are below normal.
c. No, not yet.
d. CBC: Hemoglobin 12, hematocrit 36, WBC 10,000, with 62 polys, 30 lymphs, 1 eosinophil, and 7 monos.
e. Pain and cramping resolved.


4. Which of the following sentences demonstrates INcorrect subject-verb agreement?
a. There was a soft tissue density noted which was felt to represent a focal eventration of the diaphragm.
b. At surgery, however, there was no purulent exudates, although she did have chronic synovitis.
c. There was no evidence of infectious diseases.
d. There has been no significant change in the frequency of the dizzy spells.
e. There was a moderate amount of yellowish, purulent-appearing leukorrhea.


5. Which of the following sentences shows CORRECT subject-verb agreement?
a. There was no thrombi or intracardiac mass detected.     
b. There was seen to be a mild concentric left ventricular hypertrophy and abnormal wall motion.   
c. There was no evidence of pericardial effusion, intracardiac masses, or mural thrombi, or any other source of cardiac emboli.   
d. There were no evidence of any atrial or ventricular arrhythmias.   
e. There have been no improvement in the patient's symptoms but no worsening either.

     
6. Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct use of who or whom?
a. I want to speak to whoever is in charge here!
b. Whomever wrote that graffiti on the wall should be made to sand blast and repaint it.
c. No one knows whom is to blame.   
d. Who do you wish to speak to?   
e. The patient, whom went home yesterday, returned early this morning.


7. Which one of the following sentences properly uses subjective pronouns?
a. Him and me were skate-boarding when this Camaro came flying toward us on the street
b. She and I discussed the procedure, and she gave her informed consent.
c. Her and I were in agreement that surgery was necessary.
d. The x-ray reports were erroneously sent to him and I.
e. Us surgeons are meeting to review problem cases.


8. Which sentence below correctly uses "much"?
a. The colonoscopy cost much dollars.
b. Was there much work to do?
c. How much cigarettes have the patient smoked?
d. One can eat only so much fruits and vegetables.
e. One drink is one too much for an alcoholic.
   

9. Which of the following sentences correctly uses "fewer" and "less"?
a. Less than 30 people contracted nosocomial pneumonia at ABC Hospital last year.   
b. XYZ Hospital had fewer staff with needlestick injuries.   
c. His symptoms are less than they were a week ago.
d. Fewer than 10 of the 50 children in the bus accident were injured.   
e. The Valley School District school buses have less accidents than the Coastal School District.
   

10. Which of the following sentences demonstrates CORRECT subject-verb agreement?
a. In the urinary bladder was found to be significant gravel and trabeculation.   
b. Four incisions in the lower abdomen and pelvis was made, and trocars were inserted.
c. Closure in two layers, the first including the endometrium and myometrium and the second imbricating the first layer, were performed.
d. Examination, revealing findings that included uterine leiomyomata, subserosal in location, plus fetal distress with mild fetal acidosis with umbilical cord pH 7.16 from arterial blood and venous cord blood pH 7.28 and normal tubes and ovaries bilaterally, were performed.
e. This 80-year-old white male with a past medical history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypercalcemia, and falls was sent to the hospital for further management.

Study Tip - Week 25

Getting the Most out of MP3 Technology

Most people have iPods or another MP3 recording device.  Why not use that technology to help you in your medical transcription studies?  Those who have chat headsets with both earphones and a microphone may want to use them, but if you don't have one, you should still be able to record on your Windows Media Player on your PC.

Here are some suggestions:

• Record your vocabulary terms with definitions and listen to them on the go.
• Record yourself reading your textbook aloud so you can listen again later. 
• If you have a digital recorder and your teacher gives permission, record an important lecture for you to review again outside of class.
• Download medical podcasts from the Internet that you've found through a Google search.
• Exchange MP3 files with a study partner so that you have double the material to listen to.

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Answers to Quiz - Week 25

1. Identify the subject of this sentence: The dog that bit the boy had been vaccinated for rabies.
a. dog
b. bit
c. boy
d. had been vaccinated
e. rabies


2. Identify the verb (predicate) of this sentence: There have been no recent infections to speak of.
a. There
b. have been
c. recent
d. infections
e. to speak of


3. Which of the following represents an unacceptable sentence fragment?
a. Chest is clear to percussion and auscultation.
b. Both of which are below normal.
c. No, not yet.
d. CBC: Hemoglobin 12, hematocrit 36, WBC 10,000, with 62 polys, 30 lymphs, 1 eosinophil, and 7 monos.
e. Pain and cramping resolved.


4. Which of the following sentences demonstrates INcorrect subject-verb agreement?
a. There was a soft tissue density noted which was felt to represent a focal eventration of the diaphragm.
b. At surgery, however, there was no purulent exudates, although she did have chronic synovitis.
c. There was no evidence of infectious diseases.
d. There has been no significant change in the frequency of the dizzy spells.
e. There was a moderate amount of yellowish, purulent-appearing leukorrhea.


5. Which of the following sentences shows CORRECT subject-verb agreement?
a. There was no thrombi or intracardiac mass detected.     
b. There was seen to be a mild concentric left ventricular hypertrophy and abnormal wall motion.   
c. There was no evidence of pericardial effusion, intracardiac masses, or mural thrombi, or any other source of cardiac emboli.   
d. There were no evidence of any atrial or ventricular arrhythmias.   
e. There have been no improvement in the patient's symptoms but no worsening either.

     
6. Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct use of who or whom?
a. I want to speak to whoever is in charge here!
b. Whomever wrote that graffiti on the wall should be made to sand blast and repaint it.
c. No one knows whom is to blame.   
d. Who do you wish to speak to?   
e. The patient, whom went home yesterday, returned early this morning.


7. Which one of the following sentences properly uses subjective pronouns?
a. Him and me were skate-boarding when this Camaro came flying toward us on the street
b. She and I discussed the procedure, and she gave her informed consent.
c. Her and I were in agreement that surgery was necessary.
d. The x-ray reports were erroneously sent to him and I.
e. Us surgeons are meeting to review problem cases.


8. Which sentence below correctly uses "much"?
a. The colonoscopy cost much dollars.
b. Was there much work to do?
c. How much cigarettes have the patient smoked?
d. One can eat only so much fruits and vegetables.
e. One drink is one too much for an alcoholic.
   

9. Which of the following sentences correctly uses "fewer" and "less"?
a. Less than 30 people contracted nosocomial pneumonia at ABC Hospital last year.   
b. XYZ Hospital had fewer staff with needlestick injuries.   
c. His symptoms are less than they were a week ago.
d. Fewer than 10 of the 50 children in the bus accident were injured.   
e. The Valley School District school buses have less accidents than the Coastal School District.
   

10. Which of the following sentences demonstrates CORRECT subject-verb agreement?
a. In the urinary bladder was found to be significant gravel and trabeculation.   
b. Four incisions in the lower abdomen and pelvis was made, and trocars were inserted.
c. Closure in two layers, the first including the endometrium and myometrium and the second imbricating the first layer, were performed.
d. Examination, revealing findings that included uterine leiomyomata, subserosal in location, plus fetal distress with mild fetal acidosis with umbilical cord pH 7.16 from arterial blood and venous cord blood pH 7.28 and normal tubes and ovaries bilaterally, were performed.
e. This 80-year-old white male with a past medical history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypercalcemia, and falls was sent to the hospital for further management.