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Scribeamerica Medical Terminology
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1. A whooshing sound heard during auscultation indicative of blockage or aneurysm
Chronic
Bruit
Pharyngitis
Tachycardia
2. Localized lack of blood supply
TM bulging
Ischemia
Vertebral tenderness
Well developed
3. New onset - likely concerning. Opposite of chronic
Acute
Sclera
TM bulging
Arthralgias
4. Enlarged heart
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Dysarthria
Cardiomegaly
TM erythema
5. Without teeth
Edentulous
Pulse exam
Lingual
Cachectic
6. Anatomical feature of an infant's skull - the 'soft-spot'
Lacrimal
Syncope
Temporal
Fontanel
7. Repetitive seizures without regaining consciousness between them
Pericarditis
Hemiparesis
Status epileptcus
Hemorrhage
8. The diseases that a physician is considering as the reason for the patient's symptoms
Ataxia
Murmur
Differential Diagnosis
Auricle
9. Looking around - awake - attentive
Sunken eyes
Alert
Distress
Kernigs
10. Thin outer lining of the eye and eyelid
Paraspinal tenderness
Septal hematoma
Supple
Conjunctiva
11. Tenderness of the muscles next to the vertebrae
Tinnitus
Malnourished
Tonic Clonic
Paraspinal tenderness
12. Excessive or profuse bleeding
Elderly
Dry mucosa
Gingiva
Hemorrhage
13. Able to move about - not confined to a bed
Pharyngeal erythema
Thyromegaly
Murmur
Ambulatory
14. Disease of the heart muscle
Pronator drift
Loss of TM landmarks
Cardiomyopathy
Sepsis
15. Earwax
Cerumen
Hypernatremia
Acute
Pharyngitis
16. Symptoms that completely resolve at times - but continue to return repeatedly
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA)
Intermittent
Auricle
Dehydrated
17. A test to evaluate cerebellar function
Finger-nose-finger
Purulent nasal drainage
Ophthalmalgia
Decreased gag reflex
18. Absence of the ability to neurologically generate or understand language. Either inability to create words i.e. expressive aphasia; or inability to understand spoken words i.e. receptive aphasia)
Aphasic
Dehydrated
Rupture
Paroxysmal
19. Teeth
Fundus
Dentition
Nare
Diploplia
20. High potassium - concerning for heart arrhythmias
Secretion pooling
Tonic Clonic
Thyromegaly
Hyperkalemia
21. Low potassium - concerning for heart arrhythmias
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
JVD
Malnourished
Hypokalemia
22. Diminished anal sphincter muscle contraction - indicative of neurological damage
Auscultation
Periorbital ecchymosis
Bruit
Decreased rectal tone
23. Condition of feeling the room-spin
Syncope
Dysarthria
Encephalopathy
Vertigo
24. Extremely skinny - bony - malnourished
Fundoscopic exam
Cachectic
Facial angioedema
TEMI
25. Three or four sounds - resembling the sounds of a gallop (common in CHF)
Vasovagal episode
TM erythema
Gallop
Rhinorrhea
26. Described as grating - scratching sound of the heart indicative of pericarditis
Intermittent
Hypothyroid
Strength 5/5
Friction rub
27. Absence of the ability to neurologically generate or understand language. Either inability to create words i.e. expressive aphasia; or inability to understand spoken words i.e. receptive aphasia)
Aphasic
Hemorrhage
Rupture
Nasopharynx
28. Location across the posterior top of the skull
TM dullness
Battles sign
Parietal
Loss of TM landmarks
29. Swelling of optic disk due to increased intracranial pressure - seen fundoscopically
TM erythema
Gallop
Battles sign
Papilledema
30. When an infant or baby cannot be made to stop crying
Tearful
Ophthalmalgia
Inconsolable
TM erythema
31. Referring to the tongue
Hyperglycemia
Gallop
Lingual
Fundus of the eye
32. Swelling of the tonsils - indicating infection
Body habitus
Tonsillar edema
Thyromegaly
Hypokalemia
33. Sign of dehydration
Sunken eyes
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
Dry mucosa
Body habitus
34. General appearance of lacking water; dry lips - dry mucosa
Dry mucosa
Malaise
Baseline
Dehydrated
35. Listening with the stethoscope
Moves all extremities (MAEx4)
Hyperkalemia
Os
Auscultation
36. Poor nutritional state
Alert
Paresthesia
Malnourished
Sunken eyes
37. Diminished anal sphincter muscle contraction - indicative of neurological damage
Decreased rectal tone
Vertigo
Pharyngeal erythema
Carotid bruit
38. Headache
Cephalgia
Pronator drift
Cardiomegaly
Hyperglycemia
39. Whooshing blood flow heard with auscultation (carotid narrowing or plaque)
Hyperkalemia
Loss of TM landmarks
Carotid bruit
Paroxysmal
40. Pale inner aspect of the eyelid most often due to anemia
Resolved
Vertebral tenderness
Pale conjunctiva
Dysarthria
41. Bruising around the eyes - indicative of trauma
Encephalopathy
Conjunctival exudate
Periorbital ecchymosis
Rupture
42. No deviation of trachea (deviates to unaffected side in pnuemothorax)
Gingiva
Flouresceine uptake
TEMI
Trachea midline
43. Extremely overweight
Epistaxis
TEMI
Baseline
Morbidly Obese
44. The breaking-open of a bodily structure
Somnolent
Babinski sign
Raccoon eyes
Rupture
45. External portion of the ear
Auricle
Syncope
Meningitis
Dentition
46. Outer ear infection
Ill
Otitis externa
Murmur
AT/NC
47. Flexible - not-stiff
Hypotension
Supple
Decreased gag reflex
Encephalopathy
48. Dangerous infection of the blood with pathological microorganisms or their toxins
Facial asymmetry
Sepsis
Paraspinal tenderness
Facial angioedema
49. Difficulty in neurologically generating or understanding language
Dysphasia
Paroxysmal
Unkempt
Raccoon eyes
50. Carotid - brachial - radial - femoral - popliteal - dorsal pedis (DP) or posterior tibia (PT)
Baseline
Sclera
Edentulous
Pulse exam