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Scribeamerica Introductory Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Problems 'difficulty' with breathing






2. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease






3. Upper Respiratory Infection






4. Deep Venous Thrombosis






5. Lower on the body - farther from the head






6. Incision and Drainage






7. Not Applicable






8. Genitourinary






9. Loss of Consciousness






10. Twice Daily






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






12. Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug






13. Cerebrospinal Fluid






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






15. Congestive Heart Failure






16. Treatment






17. Transient Ischemic Attack






18. Status Post (after)






19. Normal - of no danger to health






20. At Every Bedtime






21. Right Upper Extremity






22. Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs






23. History






24. Obviously; a lot; wholly






25. Against Medical Advice






26. Fracture






27. Nose bleed






28. Normal






29. Down - Below - Less - Decrease - Lower






30. Myocardial Infarction






31. Cerebrovascular Accident -or- Costovertebral Angle






32. Left Lower Quadrant






33. Per Os (by mouth)






34. Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)






35. Located towards the front of the body






36. Located towards the front of the body






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






38. Increased/ fast breathing rate






39. Prescription






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






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






42. Up - Above - More - Increase - Higher






43. Bilateral Lower Extremities






44. Overdose






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






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






47. Every 2 Hours






48. Not Applicable






49. Tympanic membrane






50. Last Normal Menstrual Period