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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. At Every Bedtime






2. Rule Out






3. Deep Venous Thrombosis






4. Very large amounts of blood in the urine






5. The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood






6. Do Not Resuscitate






7. Problems 'difficulty' with breathing






8. Excessive or profuse bleeding






9. Incision and Drainage






10. At Every Bedtime






11. Long-standing - constant. Opposite of acute






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






13. Right Lower Quadrant






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






15. Motor Vehicle Accident/Collision






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






17. Normal






18. Obviously; a lot; wholly






19. Range of Motion






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






21. Up to Date






22. Against Medical Advice






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






24. History of Present Illness






25. Left Upper Quadrant






26. History






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






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






29. History of Present Illness






30. Last Normal Menstrual Period






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






32. No known Drug Allergies






33. Every Hour






34. Complains of






35. Left Upper Quadrant






36. Genitourinary






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






38. Electrocardiogram






39. Higher on the body - nearer to the head






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






41. Gun Shot Wound






42. With






43. Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)






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






45. Approximately






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






47. No Acute Distress - No Acute Disease






48. Loss of Consciousness






49. Gravida/Para/Abortion






50. Every Day