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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. Right Upper Quadrant






2. Patient






3. Gun Shot Wound






4. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease






5. Family History






6. Pale skin






7. Up to Date






8. Obviously; a lot; wholly






9. High blood pressure - HTN






10. Right Upper Extremity






11. Low oxygen saturation of the body - not enough oxygen in the blood






12. History of Present Illness






13. Motor Vehicle Accident/Collision






14. Genitourinary






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






16. Slow heart-rate (HR less than 60 bpm)






17. Redness/Red






18. Hypertension - 'High Blood Pressure'






19. Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)






20. Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - 'Type I'






21. Alcohol






22. Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive. 'superficial'






23. Less Than






24. Left Lower Quadrant






25. Left Lower Quadrant






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






27. Hemoglobin and Hematocrit






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






29. Cerebrospinal Fluid






30. Nose bleed






31. Up - Above - More - Increase - Higher






32. Patient






33. The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood






34. Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia






35. IV Drug Abuse






36. Coughing up very large amounts of blood






37. Chest Pain






38. Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100 bpm)






39. Jugular Vein Distension






40. Post - After






41. Bilateral Lower Extremities






42. At Every Bedtime






43. Vomiting






44. Intrauterine Pregnancy






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






46. Antibiotics






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






48. Head - Eyes - Ears - Nose - Throat






49. Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs






50. Excessive or profuse bleeding