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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Shortness of Breath






2. A blood clot in a deep vein - most often an extremity






3. Normal






4. Redness/Red






5. 'Passing out' - loss of consciousness or fainting






6. Every 2 Hours






7. Long-standing - constant. Opposite of acute






8. Right Upper Extremity






9. Motor Vehicle Accident/Collision






10. Low blood pressure






11. Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - 'Type I'






12. Transient Ischemic Attack






13. Without






14. Review of System






15. Within Normal Limits






16. Excessive or profuse bleeding






17. 'Passing out' - loss of consciousness or fainting






18. Antibiotics






19. Prior To Arrival






20. Up to Date






21. Pus-like






22. At Every Bedtime






23. Right Lower Quadrant






24. Chest X-Ray






25. Oriented to person - place - and time






26. Normal Sinus Rhythm






27. With






28. Left Lower Quadrant






29. Low blood pressure






30. IV Drug Abuse






31. Cervical Spine (neck)






32. Disease






33. Lower on the body - farther from the head






34. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft - 'Open heart surgery'






35. Very large amounts of blood in the urine






36. Dangerous infection of the blood; Serious infection






37. History






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






39. Painful urination






40. Clear nasal discharge - 'runny nose'






41. Antibiotics






42. Diabetes Mellitus 1. IDDM: Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - 'Type I' 2. NIDDM: Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - 'Type II'






43. Located towards the front of the body






44. Urinalysis






45. Review of System






46. Primary Care Physician (a.k.a. PMD)






47. Bilateral Lower Extremities






48. Chest Pain






49. Family History






50. Do Not Resuscitate