Foundational Knowledge practice questions

Answer: A) Tumor

• ACorrect. For example, carcinoma.
• BIncorrect. That's "-itis."
• CIncorrect. That's "-emia."
• DIncorrect. That's "-ology."

Answer: C) EHRs share across providers

• AIncorrect. Both contain clinical data.
• BIncorrect. Both are electronic.
• CCorrect. EHRs are designed to be shared across organizations; EMRs stay within one practice.
• DIncorrect. They differ in scope.

Answer: C) Around

• AIncorrect. That's "inter-."
• BIncorrect. That's "endo-."
• CCorrect. For example, pericardium.
• DIncorrect. That's "poly-."

Answer: A) Below or under

• ACorrect. Hypo- means below normal, as in hypoglycemia.
• BIncorrect. That is hyper-.
• CIncorrect. That is peri-.
• DIncorrect. That is a- or an-.

Answer: A) Slow

• ACorrect. As in bradycardia, a slow heart rate.
• BIncorrect. That is tachy-.
• CIncorrect. That uses -algia or dys-.
• DIncorrect. That is macro- or megal/o.

Answer: C) As needed

• AIncorrect. That is a.c.
• BIncorrect. That is q.a.m.
• CCorrect. PRN means as needed.
• DIncorrect. That is p.o.

Answer: B) Away from the midline

• AIncorrect. That's medial.
• BCorrect. "Medial" means toward the midline.
• CIncorrect. That's inferior.
• DIncorrect. That's superior or cranial.

Answer: B) Pediatrician

Pediatricians are physicians trained in a pediatric residency who care for newborns, infants, children, and adolescents. Geriatricians care for older adults, and internists care for adults.

• AIncorrect. A geriatrician is a family medicine or internal medicine physician who often serves as the primary care provider for older adults with complex, age-related needs.
• BCorrect. A pediatrician has completed a pediatric residency. Their practice covers newborns, infants, children, and adolescents, so routine well-child visits are part of their work.
• CIncorrect. A podiatrist treats conditions of the foot and ankle, for patients of any age. They don't focus on the general care of children.
• DIncorrect. An internist practices internal medicine and provides primary care to adults, not children.

Answer: B) Outpatient care, because she is receiving observation services

Hospital inpatient status begins only when an inpatient admission order is written and the patient is formally admitted. A patient receiving observation services is an outpatient, even after staying overnight in a hospital bed.

• AIncorrect. Neither an overnight stay nor being placed in a bed makes a patient an inpatient. An inpatient stay begins only when a physician or other qualified practitioner writes an inpatient admission order and the patient is formally admitted.
• BCorrect. Observation services are hospital outpatient services used to decide whether a patient needs to be admitted. Without an inpatient admission order she remains an outpatient, even after an overnight stay.
• CIncorrect. Partial hospitalization is a structured outpatient program of intensive mental health treatment, not short-term monitoring after an emergency department visit.
• DIncorrect. Skilled nursing care is given in a skilled nursing facility, not on a hospital unit while the physician decides whether to admit.

Answer: A) Front of the body

• ACorrect. Anterior means toward the front.
• BIncorrect. That is posterior.
• CIncorrect. That is lateral.
• DIncorrect. That is superior.