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Scribeamerica Medical Terminology
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1. Described as grating - scratching sound of the heart indicative of pericarditis
Bell's Palsy
Aniscoria
Baseline
Friction rub
2. Referring to the tongue
Combative
Facial angioedema
Irregularly irregular
Lingual
3. The bottom or base of an organ; often referring to the uterus or eye
Meningitis
Brudzinski
Nare
Fundus
4. Able to be touched or easily perceived
Palpable
Bell's Palsy
TM dullness
TM bulging
5. Heart rhythm for anyone with Atrial Fibrillation
Irregularly irregular
Hyperglycemia
Dry mucosa
Hypernatremia
6. Stiff neck/Signs of meningitis
Hypothyroid
Meningismus
Scleral icterus
Frontal
7. Rupture of the eardrum
Nasopharynx
Perforated TM
Otitis externa
Differential Diagnosis
8. Carotid - brachial - radial - femoral - popliteal - dorsal pedis (DP) or posterior tibia (PT)
Decreased rectal tone
Fluctuating
Pulse exam
Labyrinthitis
9. Dry tongue - mouth - and lips - indicating significant dehydration
Oriented x3
Dry mucosa
Auricle
Hemiparesis
10. Repetitive seizures without regaining consciousness between them
Vertigo
Strength 5/5
Status epileptcus
Meningitis
11. New exacerbation of a chronic condition
Uvula midline
Labyrinthitis
Acute on chronic
Papilledema
12. The back of the mouth - where it meets the throat
Combative
Febrile
Oropharynx
Pharyngitis
13. The normal state of being for each specific patient
JVD
Perforated TM
Baseline
Purulent nasal drainage
14. Occasional - sporadic - transient
Papilledema
Moves all extremities (MAEx4)
Pale conjunctiva
Paroxysmal
15. A patient's inability to tolerate their body-state - due to pain or respiratory failure
Distress
Uvula midline
Meningitis
Otitis media
16. The toes flex upward when sole of foot is stimulated - indicating motor nerve damage.
Lacrimal
Nasopharynx
Edentulous
Babinski sign
17. Poor nutritional state
Periorbital ecchymosis
Malnourished
Cerumen
Fluctuating
18. Interior surface of eye
Fundus of the eye
Lymphadenopathy
Babinski sign
Hypotension
19. Generalized discomfort or weakness
Malaise
Pronator drift
Bell's Palsy
Encephalopathy
20. Low sodium - dehydration
Hyponatermia
Labyrinthitis
Ischemia
Purulent nasal drainage
21. The state of the patient's body - often referring to obesity
Status epileptcus
Scleral icterus
Body habitus
Paroxysmal
22. Appearing drowsy
Chronic
Somnolent
Well developed
Palpable
23. 'Ringing in the ears' - the perception of ringing even with no external stimuli
Uvula midline
Tinnitus
Arthralgias
Somnolent
24. Hips and knees flex in response to the neck being flexed; sign of meningitis
Brudzinski
Friction rub
Malnourished
Secretion pooling
25. Indicative of decreased LOC or brainstem injury
Cachectic
Decreased gag reflex
Alert
Aniscoria
26. The sides of the head - near the temples
Non-toxic
Temporal
Decreased rectal tone
Fluorescein
27. Anatomical feature of an infant's skull - the 'soft-spot'
Morbidly Obese
Cardiomyopathy
Fontanel
Decreased gag reflex
28. Painful swallowing
Odynophagia
TEMI
Aphasic
Paraspinal tenderness
29. Localized lack of blood supply
Ischemia
Aortic dissection
Battles sign
Well developed
30. Normal state of mental and body development
Well developed
Irregularly irregular
Carotid bruit
Hypotension
31. Generalized discomfort or weakness
Aortic dissection
Bruit
Malaise
Brudzinski
32. Referring to tear
Ophthalmalgia
Lacrimal
Chronic
Babinski sign
33. White part of the eye
Dentition
Aortic dissection
Sclera
Emaciated
34. Infection of the meninges - the membranes that contain the brain and spinal cord
Nare
Meningitis
Parietal
Ambulatory
35. The state of somnolence and decreased responsiveness after a seizure
Nare
Post-ictal
Kernigs
Conjunctiva
36. The most posterior part of the skull - the back of the head
Occipital/Occiput
Epistaxis
Aniscoria
Pale conjunctiva
37. Disease of the brain
Fluctuating
Aortic dissection
Normal DTRs
Encephalopathy
38. Headache
Pale conjunctiva
Uvula midline
Conjunctival exudate
Cephalgia
39. Nostril
Arrhythmia
Nare
Meningismus
Well developed
40. Abnormal tactile sensation often described as tingling - numbness - or pinpricking
Labyrinthitis
Periorbital ecchymosis
Paresthesia
Auscultation
41. Abnormal heart sound rated on 1-6 scale
Murmur
Pale conjunctiva
Meningitis
Meningitis
42. When an infant or baby cannot be made to stop crying
TM dullness
Inconsolable
Odynophagia
Pericarditis
43. Extremely skinny - bony - malnourished
Papilledema
Cachectic
N-STEMI
Unkempt
44. Swelling of a lymph-node - usually indicative of an infection distally
Edentulous
Trismus
Adenopathy
Cerumen
45. Swelling of the tonsils - indicating infection
Hemiplegia
Fundus
Hypernatremia
Tonsillar edema
46. Teeth
Well developed
Dentition
Hyponatermia
Conjunctival exudate
47. High blood sugar due to diabetes
Morbidly Obese
Ambulatory
Papilledema
Hyperglycemia
48. A test to evaluate cerebellar function
Alert
Dehydrated
Nasopharynx
Finger-nose-finger
49. The general appearance and nature of a patient
Otalgia
Hypertension (HTN)
Constitutional
C- spine
50. Slow heart rate (HR<60)
Bradycardia
Acute on chronic
Labyrinthitis
Sticky/tacky mucosa