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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Upper Respiratory Infection






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






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






4. Status Post (after)






5. Left Upper Quadrant






6. Family History






7. Per Os (by mouth)






8. Redness/Red






9. Not Applicable






10. Normal - of no danger to health






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






12. Normal






13. Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - 'Type I'






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






15. Overdose






16. Pupils are equal - round - and reactive to light






17. Sweating






18. Computerized Assisted Tomography - 'Cat scan'






19. Cervical Spine (neck)






20. Black tarry stool






21. Cancer - Carcinoma






22. Genitourinary






23. Lack of blood supply






24. Every 2 Hours






25. Urinalysis






26. Bilateral Lower Extremities






27. Congestive Heart Failure






28. Nearer to the midline






29. Up - Above - More - Increase - Higher






30. Higher on the body - nearer to the head






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






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






33. Left Lower Quadrant






34. Tympanic membrane






35. Family History






36. Change






37. Per Os (by mouth)






38. With






39. Chest Pain






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






41. Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs






42. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation






43. Every Hour






44. Diabetic Ketoacidosis






45. Pus-like






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






47. Shortness of Breath






48. Genitourinary






49. No Acute Distress - No Acute Disease






50. Greater Than