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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. Bowel Movement






2. Alcohol






3. Left Upper Quadrant






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






5. Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs






6. Urinalysis






7. Electrocardiogram






8. Within Normal Limits






9. Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)






10. Congestive Heart Failure






11. Nose bleed






12. Oriented to person - place - and time






13. As needed






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






15. Bilateral Lower Extremities






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






17. Status Post (after)






18. Right Upper Quadrant






19. Chest Pain






20. Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia






21. Before






22. Excessive or profuse bleeding






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






24. High blood pressure - HTN






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






26. Complains of






27. At Every Bedtime






28. High blood pressure - HTN






29. No known Drug Allergies






30. Located towards the front of the body






31. Post - After






32. Genitourinary






33. Gravida/Para/Abortion






34. Blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot






35. Long-standing - constant. Opposite of acute






36. Vomiting






37. Headache






38. Computerized Assisted Tomography - 'Cat scan'






39. Gun Shot Wound






40. Abdomen - Abdominal






41. No Acute Distress - No Acute Disease






42. Farther from the trunk of the body






43. Shortness of Breath






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






45. As needed






46. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm






47. History of Present Illness






48. Blood Pressure






49. Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea






50. Without