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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

Instructions:
  • 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. High blood pressure - HTN






2. Urinalysis






3. Computerized Assisted Tomography - 'Cat scan'






4. Motor Vehicle Accident/Collision






5. Nearer to the trunk of the body






6. History of Present Illness and Physical Exam






7. Nose bleed






8. Myocardial Infarction






9. Dangerous infection of the blood; Serious infection






10. The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood






11. Normal - of no danger to health






12. Approximately






13. Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs






14. Abdomen - Abdominal






15. Enlarged heart






16. Tympanic membrane






17. Electrocardiogram






18. Enlarged liver






19. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation






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






21. Right Upper Extremity






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






23. Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea






24. Greater Than






25. Up - Above - More - Increase - Higher






26. Lack of blood supply






27. At Every Bedtime






28. Genitourinary






29. Vomiting






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






31. Upper Respiratory Infection






32. Abdomen - Abdominal






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






34. Clear nasal discharge - 'runny nose'






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






36. Right Lower Extremity






37. Pus-like






38. Pus-like






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






40. Patient






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






42. Four Times a Day






43. Less Than






44. Within Normal Limits






45. Increased/ fast breathing rate






46. The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood






47. Swelling






48. Oriented to person - place - and time






49. History of Present Illness






50. Incision and Drainage