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Scribeamerica Medical Terminology
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1. General appearance of lacking water; dry lips - dry mucosa
Facial asymmetry
Dehydrated
Hypernatremia
Conjunctival exudate
2. Arterial wall splits apart and threatens the patient's life due to risk of hemorrhage
Aortic dissection
Meningitis
Well developed
Septal hematoma
3. Blood in anterior chamber of the eye - as seen during the fundoscopic exam
Photophobia
Decreased rectal tone
Hyphema
Myalgias
4. Low blood pressure (typically <100/65)
Hypotension
Aphasic
Inconsolable
Secretion pooling
5. Dry tongue - mouth - and lips - indicating significant dehydration
Cachectic
Dry mucosa
Alert
Malocclusion
6. Blood in the white part of the eye
Unkempt
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
Thyromegaly
Ill
7. Hips and knees flex in response to the neck being flexed; sign of meningitis
Kernigs
Carotid bruit
Brudzinski
Arrhythmia
8. Redness of the pharynx - indicating a throat infection
Malnourished
Aniscoria
Ill
Pharyngeal erythema
9. Unequal diameter of pupils
Aniscoria
Ataxia
Romberg's sign
Hyponatermia
10. New exacerbation of a chronic condition
Acute on chronic
Cornea
Cornea
Ambulatory
11. Light sensitivity
Gingiva
Alert
Photophobia
Hypotension
12. The general appearance and nature of a patient
Constitutional
Stye/hordeolum
Loss of TM landmarks
Vasovagal episode
13. Uvula in normal position (not shifted)
Saturday Night Palsy
Normal DTRs
Uvula midline
Trachea midline
14. The general appearance and nature of a patient
Fundoscopic Exam
Hypertension (HTN)
Constitutional
Bell's Palsy
15. Bony tenderness directly over the vertebrae
Alert
Tonic Clonic
Facial angioedema
Vertebral tenderness
16. A permanent localized numbness or weakness to a specific nerve's distal innervation
Saturday Night Palsy
Flouresceine uptake
Hemorrhage
Finger-nose-finger
17. Tenderness of the muscles next to the vertebrae
Paraspinal tenderness
Aniscoria
Facial asymmetry
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
18. Description of a Grand-Mal or generalized seizure with stupor and transient LOC
Intermittent
Tonic Clonic
Carotid bruit
Saturday Night Palsy
19. Unequal diameter of pupils
Aniscoria
Fluorescein
Status epileptcus
Tonic Clonic
20. Collection of pus or fluid around the tonsil
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA)
Febrile
Stye/hordeolum
Bell's Palsy
21. Throat infection
Dysphasia
Oropharynx
Pharyngitis
TM
22. Bruise/swelling of septum (sign of a nose fracture)
Hemiplegia
Uvula midline
Septal hematoma
Febrile
23. Pus on the tonsils - indicating infection of the tonsils
Raccoon eyes
JVD
Tonsillar exudate
Dehydrated
24. Abnormal heart sound rated on 1-6 scale
Hypotension
Sinusitis
Dysarthria
Murmur
25. Poor ability to handle secretions (saliva): drooling at the mouth and gagging
Secretion pooling
Auscultation
Fontanel
Supple
26. A patient's inability to tolerate their body-state - due to pain or respiratory failure
Conjunctiva
Adenopathy
Distress
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA)
27. External portion of the ear
Auricle
AT/NC
Rupture
Lacrimal
28. Absence of light reflection - indicative of ear infection
TM dullness
Sclera
Acute on chronic
Adenopathy
29. Ear ache
Otalgia
Febrile
Nasopharynx
Fluorescein
30. 'Outpouching' of the TM - indicative of inflammation
TM bulging
Irregularly irregular
Lacrimal
Somnolent
31. Involuntary 'shaking' eye movements - rather than normal continuous smooth motion
Epistaxis
Pale conjunctiva
Hyperglycemia
Nystagmus
32. 'Ringing in the ears' - the perception of ringing even with no external stimuli
C- spine
Hyphema
Ambulatory
Tinnitus
33. Without teeth
Edentulous
Auricle
Palpable
Constitutional
34. Three or four sounds - resembling the sounds of a gallop (common in CHF)
Thyromegaly
Malodorous
Cardiomegaly
Gallop
35. Pus draining from the nose
Hypoglycemia
Fundoscopic Exam
Malodorous
Purulent nasal drainage
36. Inside of the eye as seen with ophthalmoscope looking for increased cranial pressure
Oropharynx
Afebrile
Fundoscopic Exam
Lymphadenopathy
37. The diseases that a physician is considering as the reason for the patient's symptoms
Lingual
Hyperglycemia
Adenopathy
Differential Diagnosis
38. Normal strength of the extremities
Strength 5/5
Encephalopathy
Hypoglycemia
Pronator drift
39. Enlarged lymph nodes
Paresthesia
Lymphadenopathy
Myalgias
Loss of TM landmarks
40. The bottom or base of an organ; often referring to the uterus or eye
Chronic
Febrile
Fundus
Nare
41. Condition of feeling the room-spin
Vertigo
Pulse exam
Cerumen
Os
42. Redness of the pharynx - indicating a throat infection
Meningismus
Auscultation
Facial angioedema
Pharyngeal erythema
43. The state of the patient's body - often referring to obesity
Infarct
Auricle
Scleral icterus
Body habitus
44. Swelling of the tonsils - indicating infection
Ataxia
Polydipsia
Tonsillar edema
Malnourished
45. Elevated body temperature - fever - indicative of infection
Combative
Supple
Rupture
Febrile
46. High potassium - concerning for heart arrhythmias
Aniscoria
Hyperkalemia
Bell's Palsy
Dysphasia
47. Demonstrates the presence of a corneal abrasion
Aortic dissection
Hemiparesis
Flouresceine uptake
Pronator drift
48. Earwax
Frontal
Trachea midline
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
Cerumen
49. Unequal diameter of pupils
Fluorescein
Meningitis
Dentition
Aniscoria
50. Repetitive seizures without regaining consciousness between them
Rhinorrhea
Status epileptcus
Supple
Ophthalmalgia