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Questions:
1. Camilla is taking an exam that includes medical terms. She comes across a long word that seems very hard to understand: gastroenterology. Even though she might not recognize the word immediately, explain how Camilla could break the term down in order to understand its meaning.
2. Medical emergencies call for quick action so abbreviations are made to save time. Why is it, then, that some abbreviations are banned from the practice of medicine? Please provide an example with your explanation.
3. James and Brianne must put together a poster on the risks of tobacco smoke. They want to make the point that tobacco smoke can cause cancer. James says that they should use 'carcingenic' because carcin means 'cancer' and genic means 'causing.' Brianne thinks that something is missing from the word. Is Brianne correct that something is missing? If so, what would be the correct way to say the word that Brianne and James want to use? Explain your answer.
4. Andre's elderly neighbor, Janet, just came home from the doctor. Janet said that the doctor diagnosed her with rhinitis. She is very worried because she only thought she had a head cold and this sounds much more serious. Using the parts of the word, how could Andre explain rhinitis to his neighbor to help her understand her condition? Is the condition serious?
5. Natalie has had dental work done. Her dentist sends her home with a prescription for antibiotics. The prescription reads 1 t.i.d. p.o. ut dict. Using what you have learned about medical abbreviations, explain what pieces of information Natalie could get from these abbreviations. How many instructions can be gathered from the abbreviations, and what are they, specifically?