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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cerebrospinal Fluid






2. Right Lower Extremity






3. Do Not Resuscitate






4. Farther from the trunk of the body






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






6. Loss of Consciousness






7. Left Upper Quadrant






8. Rule Out






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






10. Head - Eyes - Ears - Nose - Throat






11. Black tarry stool






12. Left Upper Extremity






13. Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia






14. Nearer to the midline






15. Body position lying face up; lying on back.






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






17. Four Times a Day






18. Sweating






19. Hemoglobin and Hematocrit






20. As needed






21. Jugular Vein Distension






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






23. Gravida/Para/Abortion






24. Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia






25. Very large amounts of blood in the urine






26. Left Lower Quadrant






27. Left Lower Extremity






28. No known Drug Allergies






29. Obviously; a lot; wholly






30. Change






31. Within Normal Limits






32. Dyspnea On Exertion






33. Tympanic membrane






34. Every Day






35. Hypertension - 'High Blood Pressure'






36. Up - Above - More - Increase - Higher






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






38. Electrocardiogram






39. Alcohol






40. Four Times a Day






41. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm






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






43. Tympanic membrane






44. Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs






45. Muscular pain - 'muscle aches'






46. High blood pressure - HTN






47. History of Present Illness and Physical Exam






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






49. Patient






50. Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs