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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

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1. Family History






2. Right Upper Quadrant






3. Farther from the trunk of the body






4. Chest Pain






5. Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - 'Type I'






6. Farther from the trunk of the body






7. Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea






8. The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood






9. Shortness of Breath






10. Patient






11. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease






12. Rear or backside of the body






13. Right Upper Extremity






14. Normal






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






16. Left Upper Extremity






17. Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia






18. Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)






19. Upper Respiratory Infection






20. Hypertension - 'High Blood Pressure'






21. Lack of blood supply






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






23. Left Upper Extremity






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






25. Bowel Movement






26. No known Drug Allergies






27. Disease






28. Four Times a Day






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






30. Down - Below - Less - Decrease - Lower






31. Right Lower Extremity






32. Status Post (after)






33. Not Applicable






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






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






36. Complains of






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






38. Painful urination






39. Every 2 Hours






40. Four Times a Day






41. Obviously; a lot; wholly






42. Lack of blood supply






43. Located towards the front of the body






44. Every Day






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






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






47. High blood pressure - HTN






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






49. Upper Respiratory Infection






50. Disease