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Scribeamerica Medical Terminology
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1. Referring to tear
Vasovagal episode
Afebrile
Lacrimal
Sticky/tacky mucosa
2. Redness of the pharynx - indicating a throat infection
Decreased gag reflex
Pharyngeal erythema
Nasopharynx
Paresthesia
3. Area of dead tissue following prolonged ischemia
Infarct
Gallop
Irregularly irregular
Ill
4. Extremely thin and malnourished - wasting
Emaciated
Somnolent
Facial asymmetry
Hypernatremia
5. Difficulty in neurologically generating or understanding language
Parietal
Hypotension
Dysphasia
Nystagmus
6. Extra ocular muscles intact
Bradycardia
Fundoscopic exam
Rupture
EOMI
7. Normal state of mental and body development
Malocclusion
Well developed
Friction rub
N-STEMI
8. Loss of coordination
Ataxia
Uncooperative
TM dullness
Elderly
9. Swelling of the face often secondary to an allergic reaction
Differential Diagnosis
Facial angioedema
Hyperkalemia
Saturday Night Palsy
10. White part of the eye
Sclera
Arrhythmia
Hypotension
Aortic dissection
11. Symptoms that are always present but changing in severity - never fully resolving
Dehydrated
Parietal
Fluctuating
Normal DTRs
12. Oriented to person - place - and time
Oriented x3
Brudzinski
TM bulging
JVD
13. Listening with the stethoscope
Papilledema
Auscultation
Odynophagia
Aniscoria
14. The patient moves their arms and legs normally - indicating normal motor function
Transient
Encephalopathy
Moves all extremities (MAEx4)
Extra systoles
15. Nostril
Emaciated
Nare
Fundoscopic Exam
Loss of TM landmarks
16. Extra ocular muscles intact
EOMI
Acute
Odynophagia
Well developed
17. Disease of the heart muscle
Ophthalmalgia
Cardiomyopathy
Paroxysmal
Elderly
18. Involuntary 'shaking' eye movements - rather than normal continuous smooth motion
Nystagmus
Acute on chronic
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA)
Otitis externa
19. Teeth
Romberg's sign
Dentition
Constitutional
TM
20. Drooping of one side of the face indicating neurological damage
Sclera
Trismus
Facial asymmetry
Temporal
21. The toes flex upward when sole of foot is stimulated - indicating motor nerve damage.
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
Dehydrated
Transient
Babinski sign
22. Demonstrates the presence of a corneal abrasion
Stye/hordeolum
TM
Flouresceine uptake
Hypernatremia
23. Extra beats of the heart heard during auscultation
Extra systoles
Irregularly irregular
Nasopharynx
Decreased gag reflex
24. High potassium - concerning for heart arrhythmias
Cardiomyopathy
Diploplia
Hyponatermia
Hyperkalemia
25. 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)
Hypokalemia
Transient
Fontanel
Aphasic
26. Without teeth
Thyromegaly
Status epileptcus
Facial angioedema
Edentulous
27. High potassium - concerning for heart arrhythmias
Well developed
Adenopathy
Hyperkalemia
Sinusitis
28. Tenderness of the muscles next to the vertebrae
Os
Paraspinal tenderness
Nasopharynx
Friction rub
29. Inside of the eye as seen with ophthalmoscope looking for increased cranial pressure
Cachectic
Fundoscopic Exam
Aphasic
Sticky/tacky mucosa
30. Poor mechanical articulation of speech due to abnormal lip - tongue - or cheek motor function
Occipital/Occiput
Dysarthria
Trachea midline
Conjunctiva
31. Flexible - not-stiff
Supple
Cornea
Gallop
Meningitis
32. Sign of dehydration
Gingiva
Facial angioedema
Sunken eyes
Hypertension (HTN)
33. Stiff neck/Signs of meningitis
Meningismus
Otitis externa
Resolved
Pharyngeal erythema
34. The bottom or base of an organ; often referring to the uterus or eye
Raccoon eyes
Fundus
Brudzinski
Extra systoles
35. New exacerbation of a chronic condition
Irregularly irregular
Acute on chronic
Nasopharynx
Paresthesia
36. Symptoms that completely resolve at times - but continue to return repeatedly
Fluctuating
Saturday Night Palsy
Dehydrated
Intermittent
37. Area of dead tissue following prolonged ischemia
Hypothyroid
Infarct
Dysarthria
Cachectic
38. Yellowing of the sclera due to jaundice
Gingiva
Scleral icterus
C- spine
Diploplia
39. Clear nasal discharge
Rhinorrhea
Paroxysmal
Cornea
Gallop
40. The TM is opaque - no longer transparent
Loss of TM landmarks
Cornea
Hypernatremia
Sticky/tacky mucosa
41. Swelling of optic disk due to increased intracranial pressure - seen fundoscopically
Extra systoles
TM
Conjunctival exudate
Papilledema
42. Transparent frontal aspect of the eye - covering both the iris and pupil
Cornea
TM dullness
Labyrinthitis
Palpable
43. Gums
Aniscoria
Gingiva
Otitis externa
Scleral icterus
44. Described as grating - scratching sound of the heart indicative of pericarditis
Tearful
Ill
Friction rub
Status epileptcus
45. Hips and knees flex in response to the neck being flexed; sign of meningitis
Brudzinski
Vertigo
Lacrimal
Aniscoria
46. Description of a Grand-Mal or generalized seizure with stupor and transient LOC
Tonic Clonic
Alert
Somnolent
TM erythema
47. Extremely skinny - bony - malnourished
TM bulging
Decreased rectal tone
Cachectic
Bruit
48. Looking around - awake - attentive
Alert
Hemiplegia
Gallop
Flouresceine uptake
49. Absence of light reflection - indicative of ear infection
Status epileptcus
Normal DTRs
Arrhythmia
TM dullness
50. Poor self hygiene
Morbidly Obese
Hypokalemia
Fluctuating
Unkempt