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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

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






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






3. Bowel Movement






4. Do Not Resuscitate






5. Nearer to the midline






6. Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs






7. Cerebrovascular Accident -or- Costovertebral Angle






8. Patient






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






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






11. Abdomen - Abdominal






12. Patient






13. Less Than






14. Dyspnea On Exertion






15. Normal - of no danger to health






16. Farther from the trunk of the body






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






18. No Acute Distress - No Acute Disease






19. Hypertension - 'High Blood Pressure'






20. Redness/Red






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






22. Painful urination






23. Post - After






24. Every 2 Hours






25. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm






26. Overdose






27. Incision and Drainage






28. Approximately






29. Last Normal Menstrual Period






30. Head - Eyes - Ears - Nose - Throat






31. Long-standing - constant. Opposite of acute






32. Cervical Spine (neck)






33. Loss of Consciousness






34. Normal






35. Right Upper Quadrant






36. Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)






37. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation






38. Caesarean Section






39. Oriented to person - place - and time






40. Condition of dizziness - 'room spinning'






41. Every 2 Hours






42. Treatment






43. Sweating






44. Hemoglobin and Hematocrit






45. Approximately






46. Status Post (after)






47. Symptoms






48. Slow heart-rate (HR less than 60 bpm)






49. Slow heart-rate (HR less than 60 bpm)






50. Within Normal Limits