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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Every Hour






2. Cervical Spine (neck)






3. Pus-like






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






5. Black tarry stool






6. Vomiting






7. Cervical Spine (neck)






8. Myocardial Infarction






9. Lumbar Puncture






10. Chest Pain






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






12. Diabetic Ketoacidosis






13. Atrial Fibrillation






14. Caesarean Section






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






16. Down - Below - Less - Decrease - Lower






17. Low blood pressure






18. Genitourinary






19. Before






20. Headache






21. Up to Date






22. Prescription






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






24. Low blood pressure






25. Four Times a Day






26. Down - Below - Less - Decrease - Lower






27. Per Os (by mouth)






28. Chest X-Ray






29. Loss of Consciousness






30. Fracture






31. Located towards the front of the body






32. Urinalysis






33. Atrial Fibrillation






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






35. Swelling






36. Urinary Tract Infection






37. Every Day






38. Farther from the trunk of the body






39. Right Upper Extremity






40. Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - 'Type I'






41. Problems 'difficulty' with breathing






42. Enlarged liver






43. History






44. Right Lower Extremity






45. Cancer - Carcinoma






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






47. Right Upper Quadrant






48. Obviously; a lot; wholly






49. Diabetic Ketoacidosis






50. Family History