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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100 bpm)






2. Caesarean Section






3. Review of System






4. Right Lower Extremity






5. Down - Below - Less - Decrease - Lower






6. Long-standing - constant. Opposite of acute






7. Left Upper Extremity






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






9. Diagnosis






10. Urinalysis






11. Three Times a Day






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






13. Nose bleed






14. Oriented to person - place - and time






15. Cerebrospinal Fluid






16. Nitroglycerin






17. Urinary Tract Infection






18. Bowel Movement






19. The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood






20. Located towards the front of the body






21. Approximately






22. Abdomen - Abdominal






23. Headache






24. Black tarry stool






25. Review of System






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






27. Genitourinary






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






29. Change






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






31. Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - 'Type I'






32. Electrocardiogram






33. Gastrointestinal






34. Painful urination






35. Ultrasound






36. Gun Shot Wound






37. Prescription






38. No Acute Distress - No Acute Disease






39. Urinalysis






40. Head - Eyes - Ears - Nose - Throat






41. Diagnosis






42. Hemoglobin and Hematocrit






43. Right Lower Extremity






44. No known Drug Allergies






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






46. Excessive or profuse bleeding






47. Right Upper Quadrant






48. Diabetic Ketoacidosis






49. Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea






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