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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Body position lying face up; lying on back.






2. Right Upper Extremity






3. Every Hour






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






5. Swelling






6. High blood pressure - HTN






7. Tympanic membrane






8. Redness/Red






9. Per Os (by mouth)






10. Upper Respiratory Infection






11. Nearer to the midline






12. Jugular Vein Distension






13. Loss of Consciousness






14. Less Than






15. Every 2 Hours






16. Greater Than






17. Coughing up very large amounts of blood






18. 'Passing out' - loss of consciousness or fainting






19. Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - 'Type I'






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






21. Deep Venous Thrombosis






22. Lumbar Puncture






23. Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs






24. No known Drug Allergies






25. Lack of blood supply






26. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation






27. Electrocardiogram






28. Motorcycle Accident






29. Cerebrovascular Accident -or- Costovertebral Angle






30. Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply






31. Right Upper Quadrant






32. Normal






33. A bruise






34. With






35. Post - After






36. Problems 'difficulty' with breathing






37. Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea






38. Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug






39. New - usually of rapid onset and of concern - opposite ofchronic






40. Electrocardiogram






41. Diabetes Mellitus 1. IDDM: Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - 'Type I' 2. NIDDM: Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - 'Type II'






42. At Every Bedtime






43. Upper Respiratory Infection






44. IV Drug Abuse






45. Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)






46. Genitourinary






47. Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug






48. Cerebrovascular Accident -or- Costovertebral Angle






49. Altered Mental Status






50. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - lung disease commonly seen in smokers