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Scribeamerica Training Basics

Instructions:
  • 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. After meals ('post cibum')






2. Intensive care unit






3. Difficulty swallowing






4. Obstruction of blood vessel by clot or foreign body






5. Middle of the chest; contains the thymus - esophagus - heart - etc.






6. Abnormally fast heart beat






7. Left upper quadrant of abdomen






8. Difficulty breathing due to narrowing of respiratory passage lumen






9. Right lower quadrant of abdomen






10. Urinalysis; used to diagnose UTI or kidney stones; for test: specify whether clean catch or catheter specimen and record any abnormal values; includes WBCs - RBCs - blood - bacteria - epithelial cells - and leukocyte esterase






11. Involuntary rapie eye movements






12. Extremities






13. Increases heart rate






14. Antibiotic






15. Acute myocardial infarction






16. A urine test for the HCG pregnancy hormone






17. With






18. A procedure in which medications or electric shock is used to restore a normal heart rhythm






19. Prescription






20. Anti-coagulant






21. States






22. Related to the auricle of the ear






23. Ear - nose - and throat






24. Private medical doctor






25. NSAID/muscle relaxant






26. Tenderness upon removal of pressure






27. Urine in the blood






28. Creatine phosphokinase; an enzyme found primarily in the brain - skeletal muscle - and cardiac tissue; elevated CPK levels are often markers of stress or injury to the brain - muscles - or especially heart






29. Pale skin






30. Eyes - ears - nose - and throat






31. Thin watery discharge from the nose; 'runny nose'






32. A protein found in the blood after a clot is degraded by finbrinolysis; test is often used to diagnose DVT or PE






33. Complete blood count ('hemogram'); includes WBC - Hgb - HCt - Platelets - and differential (other WBC types: monocytes - lymphocytes - neutrophils - eosophils - basophils); often used to diagnose infection or anemia






34. Hypertension






35. Thyroid hormone levels






36. Number of viable offspring born to a woman; ex: P1






37. Turned inward






38. Middle of the chest; contains the thymus - esophagus - heart - etc.






39. Ventricular fibrillation






40. Pre-ventricular contraction






41. International unit(s)






42. White part of the eye






43. Crackling or grating sound - usually of bones






44. Soft tissue swelling






45. No change






46. Atraumatic/normocephalic






47. As needed ('pro re nata')






48. CMP (or Chem 12) = BMP + LFTs






49. Bilateral






50. Complaining of