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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - lung disease commonly seen in smokers






2. Lumbar Puncture






3. Alcohol






4. Black tarry stool






5. Redness/Red






6. Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply






7. Chest Pain






8. Urinalysis






9. Down - Below - Less - Decrease - Lower






10. Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)






11. Dangerous infection of the blood; Serious infection






12. Greater Than






13. Right Upper Quadrant






14. Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)






15. Without






16. Disease






17. Change






18. Twice Daily






19. Do Not Resuscitate






20. As needed






21. Rear or backside of the body






22. Cerebrospinal Fluid






23. Overdose






24. Cerebrovascular Accident -or- Costovertebral Angle






25. Atrial Fibrillation






26. Family History






27. Blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot






28. Blood Pressure






29. With






30. Nearer to the trunk of the body






31. Electrocardiogram






32. Slow heart-rate (HR less than 60 bpm)






33. Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive. 'superficial'






34. Very large amounts of blood in the urine






35. IV Drug Abuse






36. Approximately






37. Left Upper Extremity






38. Nearer to the trunk of the body






39. ST elevation MI - real-time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia. Diagnosed by an EKG






40. Antibiotics






41. Pus-like






42. Up to Date






43. Left Lower Extremity






44. Body position lying face up; lying on back.






45. Low blood pressure






46. Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)






47. Four Times a Day






48. High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease






49. Diagnosis






50. Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply