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Scribeamerica Medical Terminology
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1. 'Outpouching' of the TM - indicative of inflammation
TM bulging
Cardiomegaly
Ophthalmalgia
Purulent nasal drainage
2. Description of a Grand-Mal or generalized seizure with stupor and transient LOC
Tearful
Chronic
Raccoon eyes
Tonic Clonic
3. Pus in the eyes
Gallop
Fundus of the eye
Resolved
Conjunctival exudate
4. When an infant or baby cannot be made to stop crying
Transient
Oriented x3
Inconsolable
Bell's Palsy
5. A whooshing sound heard during auscultation indicative of blockage or aneurysm
Bruit
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
Combative
Morbidly Obese
6. Tenderness of the muscles next to the vertebrae
Paraspinal tenderness
Ataxia
Bradycardia
Gallop
7. A patient's inability to tolerate their body-state - due to pain or respiratory failure
Distress
Fundus
Lacrimal
Malnourished
8. Ear ache
Otalgia
Os
Romberg's sign
Acute
9. Disease of the brain
Encephalopathy
Status epileptcus
Malnourished
Resolved
10. Nostril
C- spine
Fundoscopic Exam
Nare
Meningismus
11. Muscle aches
Morbidly Obese
Uvula midline
Trismus
Myalgias
12. Sign of dehydration
Fundoscopic Exam
N-STEMI
Sunken eyes
Pericarditis
13. Occasional - sporadic - transient
Afebrile
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
Paroxysmal
Dehydrated
14. Poor ability to handle secretions (saliva): drooling at the mouth and gagging
Secretion pooling
Facial angioedema
Vasovagal episode
Sticky/tacky mucosa
15. Teeth
Dentition
Carotid bruit
Conjunctival exudate
Decreased gag reflex
16. Interior surface of eye
Hypothyroid
Fundus of the eye
Thyromegaly
Septal hematoma
17. A permanent localized numbness or weakness to a specific nerve's distal innervation
Papilledema
Saturday Night Palsy
Finger-nose-finger
Infarct
18. Stiff neck/Signs of meningitis
Fundoscopic Exam
Meningismus
Brudzinski
Paroxysmal
19. Hips and knees flex in response to the neck being flexed; sign of meningitis
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
Cornea
Brudzinski
Papilledema
20. Able to move about - not confined to a bed
Conjunctiva
Raccoon eyes
Ambulatory
Battles sign
21. Light sensitivity
Cachectic
Malocclusion
Epistaxis
Photophobia
22. The TM is opaque - no longer transparent
TM bulging
Loss of TM landmarks
Auricle
Meningismus
23. Does not follow commands or go along with physician requests
Decreased rectal tone
Oropharynx
Uncooperative
Hyphema
24. General appearance of lacking water; dry lips - dry mucosa
Hemiparesis
Dehydrated
Tearful
Vertigo
25. Normal state of mental and body development
Afebrile
Nare
Well developed
TM erythema
26. Disease of the brain
Malodorous
Encephalopathy
Ophthalmalgia
Acute on chronic
27. Slow heart rate (HR<60)
Purulent nasal drainage
Unkempt
Oriented x3
Bradycardia
28. Pain in the eye
N-STEMI
Cardiomyopathy
Ophthalmalgia
Trismus
29. Blood in the white part of the eye
Decreased gag reflex
Tonsillar edema
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
Pharyngitis
30. Swelling of the optic nerve sheath - as noted with fundoscopic examination
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
Cephalgia
Papilledema
TM erythema
31. Painful swallowing
Odynophagia
Ambulatory
Hypotension
Acute on chronic
32. Symptoms that completely resolve at times - but continue to return repeatedly
Dry mucosa
Intermittent
Cerumen
Photophobia
33. Listening with the stethoscope
Auscultation
Baseline
Sepsis
Arrhythmia
34. Tenderness of the muscles next to the vertebrae
Supple
Brudzinski
TM dullness
Paraspinal tenderness
35. Described as grating - scratching sound of the heart indicative of pericarditis
Friction rub
Palpable
Hypotension
Frontal
36. Death of cardiac muscle due to prolonged ischemia
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
Hypokalemia
Tearful
Myocardial infarction
37. Stiff hamstrings/inability to straighten the leg when hip is flexed; sign of meningitis
Rupture
Kernigs
Non-toxic
Hypertension (HTN)
38. Enlarged thyroid
Cardiomyopathy
Malnourished
Thyromegaly
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
39. Loss of consciousness; fainting - 'passing out'
Purulent nasal drainage
Diploplia
Carotid bruit
Syncope
40. A test to evaluate cerebellar function
JVD
Fluorescein
Finger-nose-finger
Arrhythmia
41. Bruising behind the ears - indicative of a basilar skull fracture
Tonic Clonic
TM dullness
Battles sign
Trachea midline
42. Paralysis of one half of the body
Gallop
Hemiplegia
Infarct
Well developed
43. Mouth or orifice; example P.O. means Per Os or by mouth
Os
Murmur
Constitutional
C- spine
44. Long-standing - constant. Opposite of acute
Chronic
Ill
Photophobia
Trismus
45. Pale inner aspect of the eyelid most often due to anemia
Babinski sign
N-STEMI
Flouresceine uptake
Pale conjunctiva
46. Appearing drowsy
Somnolent
Syncope
Encephalopathy
AT/NC
47. Middle ear infection
Hyperkalemia
Otitis media
Flouresceine uptake
Status epileptcus
48. Difficulty in neurologically generating or understanding language
Frontal
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
JVD
Dysphasia
49. The sides of the head - near the temples
Sclera
Temporal
Oropharynx
Dentition
50. Hemorrhage from the nose; nose bleeding
Epistaxis
EOMI
Pericarditis
Acute on chronic