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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)






2. Gun Shot Wound






3. As needed






4. Redness/Red






5. Post - After






6. Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs






7. Right Lower Extremity






8. Enlarged liver






9. Chest Pain






10. Change






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






12. Gun Shot Wound






13. Every Hour






14. Diabetic Ketoacidosis






15. As needed






16. Oriented to person - place - and time






17. Right Lower Quadrant






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






19. Condition of dizziness - 'room spinning'






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






21. Lower on the body - farther from the head






22. Left Lower Extremity






23. A bruise






24. Coronary Artery Disease - 'heart disease'






25. Complains of






26. Overdose






27. Myocardial Infarction






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






29. Motor Vehicle Accident/Collision






30. Genitourinary






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






32. Clear nasal discharge - 'runny nose'






33. Farther from the trunk of the body






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






35. Blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot






36. Enlarged heart






37. Four Times a Day






38. Cervical Spine (neck)






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






40. Jugular Vein Distension






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






42. Lumbar Puncture






43. Gastrointestinal






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






45. Computerized Assisted Tomography - 'Cat scan'






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






47. Atrial Fibrillation






48. Left Upper Extremity






49. Electrocardiogram






50. Family History