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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Every 2 Hours






2. Against Medical Advice






3. Increased/ fast breathing rate






4. Abdomen - Abdominal






5. Right Lower Quadrant






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






7. Very large amounts of blood in the vomit






8. Oriented to person - place - and time






9. Pupils are equal - round - and reactive to light






10. Oriented to person - place - and time






11. Nitroglycerin






12. The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood






13. Chest Pain






14. Hypertension - 'High Blood Pressure'






15. History of Present Illness






16. Lower on the body - farther from the head






17. Last Normal Menstrual Period






18. Nitroglycerin






19. Dyspnea On Exertion






20. Clear nasal discharge - 'runny nose'






21. Head - Eyes - Ears - Nose - Throat






22. Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - 'Type II'






23. History






24. Sweating






25. Urinalysis






26. Problems 'difficulty' with breathing






27. Rule Out






28. Change






29. Headache






30. Computerized Assisted Tomography - 'Cat scan'






31. Atrial Fibrillation






32. Post - After






33. Electrocardiogram






34. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm






35. Ultrasound






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






37. Pale skin






38. Left Upper Extremity






39. Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)






40. With






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






42. Long-standing - constant. Opposite of acute






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






44. Loss of Consciousness






45. Greater Than






46. Up - Above - More - Increase - Higher






47. Vomiting






48. Right Lower Extremity






49. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation






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