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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Right Upper Quadrant






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






3. Left Lower Extremity






4. Excessive or profuse bleeding






5. Nearer to the midline






6. No Acute Distress - No Acute Disease






7. Very large amounts of blood in the vomit






8. Atrial Fibrillation






9. Alcohol






10. Every Hour






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






12. Congestive Heart Failure






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






14. Normal






15. Change






16. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm






17. Without






18. High blood pressure - HTN






19. Right Upper Extremity






20. Cerebrospinal Fluid






21. Prior To Arrival






22. Less Than






23. Headache






24. A.k.a. 'Stroke'. Lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage






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






26. Fracture






27. Disease






28. Sweating






29. Chest X-Ray






30. Not Applicable






31. Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs






32. Enlarged liver






33. Lumbar Puncture






34. Blood Pressure






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






36. Normal Sinus Rhythm






37. Electrocardiogram






38. Higher on the body - nearer to the head






39. Sweating






40. Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time






41. Altered Mental Status






42. Right Lower Extremity






43. Coughing up very large amounts of blood






44. Coronary Artery Disease - 'heart disease'






45. Motorcycle Accident






46. Located towards the front of the body






47. Coronary Artery Disease - 'heart disease'






48. Loss of Consciousness






49. Lower on the body - farther from the head






50. Approximately