Use a print or online medical terminology resource to determine the meanings of the boldfaced medical abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols in the following medical case report. Create a table that identifies the abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols and provides the spelled-out versions. Medical Case Report
Dimitri Vladik, a 69-year-old σ, presented to the doctor’s office with reports of difficulty with urination. He has a Hx of BPH. UA and PSA test performed, but no abnormalities shown. Rx is 600 mg ibuprofen, an NSAID. The doctor requests that the nurse schedule the patient for a TURP.

Which of the following is a way to prevent poisoning? a. avoid the overuse of bleach and disinfectant. b. keep carbon monoxide detectors away from the kitchen. c. follow medicine prescriptions properly. d.

Which of the following is characteristic of the lytic cycle? a) viral dna is incorporated into the host genome. b) the viral genome replicates without destroying the host. c) a large number of phages are released at a time. d) the virus—host relationship usually lasts for generations.

Viruses use the host's machinery to make copies of themselves. however, some human viruses require a type of replication that humans do not normally have. for example, humans normally do not have the ability to convert rna into dna. how can these types of viruses infect humans, when human cells cannot perform a particular role that the virus requires? a) the virus causes mutations in the human cells, resulting in the formation of new enzymes that are capable of performing these roles. b) the viral genome codes for specialized enzymes not in the host. c) the virus infects only those cells and species that can perform all the replication roles necessary. d) viruses can stay in a quiescent state until the host cell evolves this ability.