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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. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - lung disease commonly seen in smokers






2. Left Upper Extremity






3. Vomiting






4. Muscular pain - 'muscle aches'






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






6. Intrauterine Pregnancy






7. Very large amounts of blood in the vomit






8. Review of System






9. Gun Shot Wound






10. Oxygen Saturation (a.k.a. SaO2)






11. Located towards the front of the body






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






13. Approximately






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






15. Condition of dizziness - 'room spinning'






16. Complains of






17. Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia






18. Farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to belly-button)






19. Disease






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






21. Painful urination






22. Bowel Movement






23. Rear or backside of the body






24. Left Upper Extremity






25. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation






26. With






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






28. Every Day






29. Rear or backside of the body






30. Clear nasal discharge - 'runny nose'






31. Prescription






32. Nearer to the trunk of the body






33. Tympanic membrane






34. Last Normal Menstrual Period






35. Black tarry stool






36. Urinalysis






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






38. Enlarged liver






39. A.k.a. 'Stroke'. Lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage






40. Motorcycle Accident






41. Chest X-Ray






42. Nitroglycerin






43. Low blood pressure






44. Redness/Red






45. Pale skin






46. Intrauterine Pregnancy






47. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm






48. Family History






49. Higher on the body - nearer to the head






50. Post - After