Mrs. Sweet has diabetic neuropathy with tingling, burning, or pinprick sensations on her skin called ________

A) paresthesia
B) anesthesia
C) causalgia
D) polyneuritis


A
Explanation: A) Correct! The prefix para- means "abnormal" and esthes/o- means "sensation or feeling."
B) Anesthesia is the absence of any feeling or sensation on the skin.
C) Causalgia is severe, burning pain, not just tingling.
D) Polyneuritis is inflammation or infection of many nerves.

Health & Biomechanics

You might also like to view...

The combining form ven/o- means "venous."

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Health & Biomechanics

Health care practitioners typically prefer drugs to be classified by their ____

A) market cost B) chemical structure C) therapeutic use D) risk of side effects

Health & Biomechanics

To complete the grief work process, a person first must set a time limit for each of the stages to be completed

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Health & Biomechanics

The relationship between the amount of calories consumed in food and the amount of calories expended through metabolism and physical activity is known as

A) body mass index. B) metabolic equivalent. C) energy balance. D) metabolic rate.

Health & Biomechanics