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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. Oriented to person - place - and time






2. Black tarry stool






3. Patient






4. Low blood pressure






5. Up to Date






6. Hypertension - 'High Blood Pressure'






7. IV Drug Abuse






8. Do Not Resuscitate






9. Headache






10. Excessive or profuse bleeding






11. Headache






12. Obviously; a lot; wholly






13. Motorcycle Accident






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






15. History of Present Illness






16. Approximately






17. Sweating






18. With






19. Gravida/Para/Abortion






20. Prior To Arrival






21. Intrauterine Pregnancy






22. Located towards the front of the body






23. Higher on the body - nearer to the head






24. Computerized Assisted Tomography - 'Cat scan'






25. Swelling






26. At Every Bedtime






27. Chest X-Ray






28. Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs






29. A bruise






30. Alcohol






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






32. Before






33. Very large amounts of blood in the urine






34. Nearer to the midline






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






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






37. Left Upper Extremity






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






39. Pus-like






40. Cerebrospinal Fluid






41. Enlarged heart






42. Nearer to the trunk of the body






43. High blood pressure - HTN






44. Problems 'difficulty' with breathing






45. Without






46. Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time






47. A bruise






48. Myocardial Infarction






49. Normal - of no danger to health






50. Muscular pain - 'muscle aches'