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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft - 'Open heart surgery'






2. Nearer to the trunk of the body






3. Gun Shot Wound






4. Not Applicable






5. Coughing up very large amounts of blood






6. Symptoms






7. Lumbar Puncture






8. Gravida/Para/Abortion






9. Shortness of Breath






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






11. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease






12. IV Drug Abuse






13. 'Passing out' - loss of consciousness or fainting






14. Post - After






15. Nitroglycerin






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






17. Computerized Assisted Tomography - 'Cat scan'






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






19. Upper Respiratory Infection






20. Very large amounts of blood in the vomit






21. Rule Out






22. Gastrointestinal






23. Right Lower Quadrant






24. Ultrasound






25. Altered Mental Status






26. Nose bleed






27. Vomiting






28. Down - Below - Less - Decrease - Lower






29. Normal - of no danger to health






30. A bruise






31. Change






32. Family History






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






34. Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs






35. Lower on the body - farther from the head






36. Atrial Fibrillation






37. Nearer to the midline






38. Myocardial Infarction






39. History of Present Illness






40. Rear or backside of the body






41. Intrauterine Pregnancy






42. Swelling






43. No known Drug Allergies






44. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation






45. Genitourinary






46. Enlarged liver






47. Change






48. Right Upper Quadrant






49. Ultrasound






50. Cancer - Carcinoma