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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. Condition of dizziness - 'room spinning'






2. Dyspnea On Exertion






3. Nearer to the trunk of the body






4. Sweating






5. Approximately






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






7. Antibiotics






8. Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia






9. Low oxygen saturation of the body - not enough oxygen in the blood






10. Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive. 'superficial'






11. Disease






12. Down - Below - Less - Decrease - Lower






13. IV Drug Abuse






14. Cerebrospinal Fluid






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






16. Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia






17. Diabetic Ketoacidosis






18. Low blood pressure






19. Computerized Assisted Tomography - 'Cat scan'






20. Atrial Fibrillation






21. Treatment






22. Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)






23. Abdomen - Abdominal






24. High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease






25. Left Upper Extremity






26. Family History






27. History of Present Illness and Physical Exam






28. Pale skin






29. Painful urination






30. Gastrointestinal






31. Primary Care Physician (a.k.a. PMD)






32. Before






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






34. Farther from the trunk of the body






35. Right Lower Quadrant






36. Head - Eyes - Ears - Nose - Throat






37. Painful urination






38. Post - After






39. Oriented to person - place - and time






40. Lower on the body - farther from the head






41. No Acute Distress - No Acute Disease






42. Normal - of no danger to health






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






44. Prescription






45. Pulmonary Embolism -or- Physical exam






46. The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood






47. Hypertension - 'High Blood Pressure'






48. Upper Respiratory Infection






49. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm






50. Very large amounts of blood in the vomit