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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

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1. Blood Pressure






2. Status Post (after)






3. Excessive or profuse bleeding






4. Low blood pressure






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






6. Cerebrospinal Fluid






7. Family History






8. Swelling






9. Motor Vehicle Accident/Collision






10. Dangerous infection of the blood; Serious infection






11. Gun Shot Wound






12. High blood pressure - HTN






13. Loss of Consciousness






14. New - usually of rapid onset and of concern - opposite ofchronic






15. Atrial Fibrillation






16. Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)






17. As needed






18. Obviously; a lot; wholly






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






20. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease






21. History






22. Enlarged liver






23. Four Times a Day






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






25. Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs






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






27. Cerebrovascular Accident -or- Costovertebral Angle






28. Review of System






29. Hemoglobin and Hematocrit






30. Problems 'difficulty' with breathing






31. Hypertension - 'High Blood Pressure'






32. Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia






33. Urinary Tract Infection






34. Twice Daily






35. Very large amounts of blood in the urine






36. Right Lower Extremity






37. Excessive or profuse bleeding






38. Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia






39. Left Lower Extremity






40. Located towards the front of the body






41. Clear nasal discharge - 'runny nose'






42. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm






43. History of Present Illness






44. IV Drug Abuse






45. Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100 bpm)






46. Down - Below - Less - Decrease - Lower






47. Nearer to the midline






48. Nitroglycerin






49. Pulmonary Embolism -or- Physical exam






50. Overdose