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Scribeamerica Medical Terminology

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1. A patient's inability to tolerate their body-state - due to pain or respiratory failure






2. Diagnosis of double vision






3. Small infected bump on the eyelid - usually in between the eyelash hairs






4. Difficulty in neurologically generating or understanding language






5. Involuntary turning or lowering of forearm when outstretched






6. Sticky tongue - mouth - and lips indicating early dehydration






7. A localized facial nerve dysfunction that causes facial droop and numbness

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8. Condition of feeling the room-spin






9. Pain in the eye






10. Bruising around the eyes - indicative of a basilar skull fracture






11. Localized lack of blood supply






12. Drooping of one side of the face indicating neurological damage






13. Normal state of mental and body development






14. Looking around - awake - attentive






15. Indicative of decreased LOC or brainstem injury






16. Infection of the meninges - the membranes that contain the brain and spinal cord






17. Thin outer lining of the eye and eyelid






18. Low sodium - dehydration






19. The state of the patient's body - often referring to obesity






20. Bruise/swelling of septum (sign of a nose fracture)






21. Able to move about - not confined to a bed






22. Carotid - brachial - radial - femoral - popliteal - dorsal pedis (DP) or posterior tibia (PT)






23. Does not follow commands or go along with physician requests






24. Gone - no longer existing






25. Disturbance of rhythm in the heartbeat






26. The forehead and the anterior top of the skull






27. A permanent localized numbness or weakness to a specific nerve's distal innervation






28. Inside of the eye as seen with ophthalmoscope looking for increased cranial pressure






29. Yellowing of the sclera due to jaundice






30. Appearing old






31. Swelling of the optic nerve sheath - as noted with fundoscopic examination






32. Aggressively uncooperative






33. High potassium - concerning for heart arrhythmias






34. Weakness of one half of the body






35. Swelling of the face often secondary to an allergic reaction






36. Light sensitivity






37. The breaking-open of a bodily structure






38. Pale inner aspect of the eyelid most often due to anemia






39. Enlarged thyroid






40. Anatomical feature of an infant's skull - the 'soft-spot'






41. Slow heart rate (HR<60)






42. Abnormal tactile sensation often described as tingling - numbness - or pinpricking






43. Described as grating - scratching sound of the heart indicative of pericarditis






44. High sodium - dehydration






45. The toes flex upward when sole of foot is stimulated - indicating motor nerve damage.






46. Extra beats of the heart heard during auscultation






47. Transparent frontal aspect of the eye - covering both the iris and pupil






48. Atraumatic - Normocephalic. Normal external head inspection






49. Not appearing healthy






50. Pus in the eyes







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