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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Nearer to the midline






2. High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease






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






4. Very large amounts of blood in the vomit






5. Headache






6. Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)






7. History






8. The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood






9. As needed






10. Rule Out






11. Normal Sinus Rhythm






12. Cerebrospinal Fluid






13. Muscular pain - 'muscle aches'






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






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






16. Left Upper Quadrant






17. Antibiotics






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






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






20. Congestive Heart Failure






21. Right Lower Quadrant






22. Gun Shot Wound






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






24. Post - After






25. Without






26. Before






27. Clear nasal discharge - 'runny nose'






28. Blood Pressure






29. Cerebrospinal Fluid






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






31. Cancer - Carcinoma






32. Family History






33. Nearer to the trunk of the body






34. Normal






35. Urinary Tract Infection






36. Condition of dizziness - 'room spinning'






37. Complains of






38. Right Upper Extremity






39. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm






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






41. Within Normal Limits






42. Every Day






43. Less Than






44. With






45. Tympanic membrane






46. Normal






47. Dangerous infection of the blood; Serious infection






48. Long-standing - constant. Opposite of acute






49. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation






50. Motorcycle Accident