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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Deep Venous Thrombosis






2. Overdose






3. Right Lower Quadrant






4. Approximately






5. Change






6. Complains of






7. Higher on the body - nearer to the head






8. Higher on the body - nearer to the head






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






10. Oriented to person - place - and time






11. Ultrasound






12. Before






13. Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)






14. Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)






15. Oxygen Saturation (a.k.a. SaO2)






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






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






18. Dangerous infection of the blood; Serious infection






19. Left Upper Quadrant






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






21. Left Lower Quadrant






22. Located towards the front of the body






23. Before






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






25. Up - Above - More - Increase - Higher






26. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm






27. Nearer to the trunk of the body






28. Gun Shot Wound






29. With






30. Post - After






31. Diabetic Ketoacidosis






32. Patient






33. Headache






34. History






35. Right Lower Quadrant






36. Transient Ischemic Attack






37. Prior To Arrival






38. Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia






39. Complains of






40. Clear nasal discharge - 'runny nose'






41. A blood clot in a deep vein - most often an extremity






42. Very large amounts of blood in the urine






43. Farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to belly-button)






44. Right Upper Extremity






45. Per Os (by mouth)






46. Chest Pain






47. Long-standing - constant. Opposite of acute






48. Very large amounts of blood in the vomit






49. Dyspnea On Exertion






50. Increased/ fast breathing rate