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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. Dyspnea On Exertion






2. Pale skin






3. Head - Eyes - Ears - Nose - Throat






4. The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood






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






6. Shortness of Breath






7. A bruise






8. Not Applicable






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






10. Jugular Vein Distension






11. Incision and Drainage






12. Ultrasound






13. Up - Above - More - Increase - Higher






14. Muscular pain - 'muscle aches'






15. Left Upper Quadrant






16. Cerebrospinal Fluid






17. Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100 bpm)






18. Per Os (by mouth)






19. Dangerous infection of the blood; Serious infection






20. Chest X-Ray






21. Transient Ischemic Attack






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






23. Deep Venous Thrombosis






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






25. Gravida/Para/Abortion






26. Low blood pressure






27. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation






28. Normal Sinus Rhythm






29. Excessive or profuse bleeding






30. Do Not Resuscitate






31. Headache






32. Rear or backside of the body






33. Greater Than






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






35. Chest Pain






36. Cerebrovascular Accident -or- Costovertebral Angle






37. Clear nasal discharge - 'runny nose'






38. Computerized Assisted Tomography - 'Cat scan'






39. Caesarean Section






40. No known Drug Allergies






41. Rule Out






42. History of Present Illness and Physical Exam






43. Change






44. Cervical Spine (neck)






45. Higher on the body - nearer to the head






46. Increased/ fast breathing rate






47. Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia






48. Nitroglycerin






49. Farther from the trunk of the body






50. Less Than