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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. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm






2. Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia






3. Pale skin






4. Cerebrovascular Accident -or- Costovertebral Angle






5. Lumbar Puncture






6. Do Not Resuscitate






7. Shortness of Breath






8. Incision and Drainage






9. Black tarry stool






10. Caesarean Section






11. Atrial Fibrillation






12. Gun Shot Wound






13. Normal - of no danger to health






14. Atrial Fibrillation






15. Post - After






16. Normal Sinus Rhythm






17. Less Than






18. Coronary Artery Disease - 'heart disease'






19. Overdose






20. No Acute Distress - No Acute Disease






21. Right Lower Extremity






22. Up to Date






23. Against Medical Advice






24. Motorcycle Accident






25. A.k.a. 'Stroke'. Lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage






26. Congestive Heart Failure






27. Review of System






28. Very large amounts of blood in the urine






29. Myocardial Infarction






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






31. Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)






32. Condition of dizziness - 'room spinning'






33. Increased/ fast breathing rate






34. Genitourinary






35. Loss of Consciousness






36. Post - After






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






38. Chest X-Ray






39. Dangerous infection of the blood; Serious infection






40. Low blood pressure






41. Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug






42. Swelling






43. Excessive or profuse bleeding






44. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation






45. Up - Above - More - Increase - Higher






46. Electrocardiogram






47. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm






48. Oriented to person - place - and time






49. As needed






50. A.k.a. 'Stroke'. Lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage