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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. Within normal limits






2. A bluish or slate color to the skin






3. Urine in the blood






4. Cerebrovascular accident ('stroke')






5. Chest pain






6. Part of the EKG reading; may be asked to record 'normal axis' or an abnormality like LAD (left axis deviation)






7. Relating to the palms or foot soles






8. Ear - nose - and throat






9. Coughing blood






10. Tenderness






11. A seizure medication






12. Incision and drainage






13. Pain control/sedation






14. Left lower lobe (of lung)






15. Cerebrospinal fluid






16. Antiarrhythmic






17. Yellowing of the eye; typically due to liver diseases like hepatitis






18. By mouth ('per os')






19. Diabetes mellitus






20. Antibiotic






21. No known drug allergies






22. Incision and drainage






23. Headache; can be frontal - temporal - parietal - occipital






24. A device used to deliver supplemental oxygen to a patient






25. Tabulation of the various types of WBCs; 'diff WNL' means all levels are within normal limits






26. Hives; itchy spots that are redder or paler than the surrounding skin






27. Ear wax






28. Sets of vital signs (blood pressure and pulse) taken from a patient as they are in a standing or supine positions; used primarily to diagnose hypovolemia






29. Farther from the surface






30. Anterior and posterior






31. Bottom of internal surface of a hollow organ






32. Antibiotic






33. Important for osmoregulation






34. A test performed during the Physical Exam in which the knee is manipulated to test for a ligament injury






35. Ophthalmic medication






36. After eating






37. Abdominal sonogram






38. Trans-urethral resection of prostate; a surgical operation on the prostate






39. Medical resonance imaging






40. Test for presence of C. difficult bacteria in stool; often used to determine if diarrhea is due to recent antibiotic use and proliferation of C. diff in the colon






41. Medical collateral ligament






42. Narcotic






43. Atrioventricular






44. Relating to the palm of the hand






45. Do not resuscitate






46. Tabulation of the various types of WBCs; 'diff WNL' means all levels are within normal limits






47. Hypertension






48. Important for osmoregulation






49. Patient






50. Urinary tract infection