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Scribeamerica Medical Terminology
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1. Long-standing - constant. Opposite of acute
Intermittent
Chronic
Otalgia
Myocardial infarction
2. Poor self hygiene
Septal hematoma
Unkempt
Strength 5/5
Loss of TM landmarks
3. Heart rhythm for anyone with Atrial Fibrillation
Trismus
Hyperglycemia
Irregularly irregular
Pharyngitis
4. Described as grating - scratching sound of the heart indicative of pericarditis
Auricle
Pharyngitis
Friction rub
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
5. Transparent frontal aspect of the eye - covering both the iris and pupil
Oropharynx
Bradycardia
Gallop
Cornea
6. The state of crying - or being about to cry
Facial asymmetry
Tearful
Hypertension (HTN)
Post-ictal
7. Swelling of optic disk due to increased intracranial pressure - seen fundoscopically
Papilledema
Hypernatremia
Cornea
Ischemia
8. Disease of the heart muscle
Gallop
Status epileptcus
Fundus of the eye
Cardiomyopathy
9. Fast heart rate (HR>100)
Infarct
Syncope
Malaise
Tachycardia
10. Interior surface of eye
Fundus of the eye
Well developed
Papilledema
Chronic
11. Able to move about - not confined to a bed
Extra systoles
Malocclusion
Ambulatory
Arthralgias
12. The back of the mouth - where it meets the throat
Oropharynx
Afebrile
Cerumen
Supple
13. Hips and knees flex in response to the neck being flexed; sign of meningitis
Trachea midline
Aortic dissection
Ischemia
Brudzinski
14. Low blood pressure (typically <100/65)
Hypotension
Malocclusion
Ophthalmalgia
Oropharynx
15. When an infant or baby cannot be made to stop crying
Acute
Fundus of the eye
Inconsolable
Bell's Palsy
16. Difficulty in neurologically generating or understanding language
Kernigs
Tinnitus
Dysphasia
Vasovagal episode
17. Hemorrhage from the nose; nose bleeding
Epistaxis
TEMI
Differential Diagnosis
Meningitis
18. Abnormal heart sound rated on 1-6 scale
Gingiva
Malnourished
Murmur
Hypernatremia
19. No deviation of trachea (deviates to unaffected side in pnuemothorax)
Differential Diagnosis
Trachea midline
Facial angioedema
TM bulging
20. Normal state of mental and body development
Sinusitis
Palpable
Well developed
Bruit
21. Extremely skinny - bony - malnourished
Cachectic
Carotid bruit
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
Cornea
22. The far back of the nasal canal - where it joins the back of the throat
Fundus
Occipital/Occiput
Nasopharynx
TM bulging
23. Slow heart rate (HR<60)
Fluctuating
Papilledema
Unkempt
Bradycardia
24. The state of the patient's body - often referring to obesity
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
Encephalopathy
Auscultation
Body habitus
25. Mouth or orifice; example P.O. means Per Os or by mouth
Distress
JVD
Os
AT/NC
26. Location across the posterior top of the skull
TM erythema
Parietal
Moves all extremities (MAEx4)
Paresthesia
27. Absence of light reflection - indicative of ear infection
Supple
TM dullness
Palpable
Sunken eyes
28. Symptoms that are always present but changing in severity - never fully resolving
Irregularly irregular
Fluctuating
Thyromegaly
Parietal
29. Blood in the white part of the eye
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
Papilledema
Murmur
Polydipsia
30. Normal deep tendon reflexes - rated as 2/4
Normal DTRs
Constitutional
Paroxysmal
Tonic Clonic
31. Thin outer lining of the eye and eyelid
Resolved
Conjunctiva
Ischemia
Oriented x3
32. The diseases that a physician is considering as the reason for the patient's symptoms
Differential Diagnosis
Battles sign
Sunken eyes
Sepsis
33. The sides of the head - near the temples
Unkempt
EOMI
Vasovagal episode
Temporal
34. Generalized discomfort or weakness
Septal hematoma
Malaise
Adenopathy
Distress
35. Bruise/swelling of septum (sign of a nose fracture)
Baseline
Polydipsia
Periorbital ecchymosis
Septal hematoma
36. Normal strength of the extremities
Otitis media
Strength 5/5
Afebrile
Scleral icterus
37. The toes flex upward when sole of foot is stimulated - indicating motor nerve damage.
Babinski sign
Otalgia
Sticky/tacky mucosa
Hemorrhage
38. ST elevation MI (diagnosed on EKG); active heart attack
Acute on chronic
Bradycardia
Sunken eyes
TEMI
39. Appearing stable and at no risk of deterioration
Bruit
Trismus
Epistaxis
Non-toxic
40. Muscle aches
Myalgias
Cerumen
Rupture
Malocclusion
41. Anatomical feature of an infant's skull - the 'soft-spot'
Aortic dissection
Fontanel
Extra systoles
Resolved
42. External portion of the ear
Hyponatermia
Baseline
Auricle
Hypothyroid
43. Inside of the eye as seen with ophthalmoscope looking for increased cranial pressure
Strength 5/5
AT/NC
Fundoscopic Exam
Morbidly Obese
44. Diminished anal sphincter muscle contraction - indicative of neurological damage
Tonic Clonic
Decreased rectal tone
Moves all extremities (MAEx4)
Epistaxis
45. Elevated body temperature - fever - indicative of infection
Febrile
Tachycardia
TM erythema
TM dullness
46. Collection of pus or fluid around the tonsil
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA)
Distress
Os
Secretion pooling
47. Uvula in normal position (not shifted)
Dentition
Tinnitus
Bell's Palsy
Uvula midline
48. ST elevation MI (diagnosed on EKG); active heart attack
Chronic
TEMI
Aniscoria
Hypotension
49. Localized lack of blood supply
Ischemia
Sepsis
Romberg's sign
Fundoscopic Exam
50. Extremely thin and malnourished - wasting
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
Oriented x3
Hypothyroid
Emaciated