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Scribeamerica Medical Terminology
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1. Bruising around the eyes - indicative of a basilar skull fracture
Stye/hordeolum
Auricle
Lymphadenopathy
Raccoon eyes
2. Blood in the white part of the eye
Frontal
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
Decreased gag reflex
Stye/hordeolum
3. Flexible - not-stiff
Vasovagal episode
Supple
Aniscoria
Tachycardia
4. Swelling of the face often secondary to an allergic reaction
Chronic
Facial angioedema
Gingiva
Dysarthria
5. Condition of feeling the room-spin
Vertigo
Acute
Cephalgia
Otitis externa
6. The state of somnolence and decreased responsiveness after a seizure
Aniscoria
Post-ictal
Ambulatory
Odynophagia
7. 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
Moves all extremities (MAEx4)
AT/NC
Post-ictal
8. General appearance of lacking water; dry lips - dry mucosa
Hypokalemia
Strength 5/5
Dehydrated
Fundus of the eye
9. The toes flex upward when sole of foot is stimulated - indicating motor nerve damage.
Hemiplegia
Babinski sign
Hyperkalemia
Pharyngeal erythema
10. Indicative of decreased LOC or brainstem injury
Unkempt
Ataxia
Elderly
Decreased gag reflex
11. Flexible - not-stiff
Facial asymmetry
Supple
Otitis externa
Perforated TM
12. Muscle aches
Myalgias
Strength 5/5
Raccoon eyes
Normal DTRs
13. A patient's inability to tolerate their body-state - due to pain or respiratory failure
Hyponatermia
Distress
Photophobia
Fluctuating
14. Blood in anterior chamber of the eye - as seen during the fundoscopic exam
Aniscoria
Pronator drift
Hyphema
Sticky/tacky mucosa
15. Repetitive seizures without regaining consciousness between them
Raccoon eyes
Status epileptcus
Syncope
Conjunctiva
16. Nostril
Morbidly Obese
Edentulous
Aortic dissection
Nare
17. High blood sugar due to diabetes
Moves all extremities (MAEx4)
TM erythema
Hyperglycemia
Strength 5/5
18. The use of an ophthalmoscope to look through the pupil and examine the interior surface of the posterior eye
Nare
Fundoscopic exam
Friction rub
Photophobia
19. The breaking-open of a bodily structure
Rupture
Periorbital ecchymosis
Hypothyroid
Otitis externa
20. Persistent thirst or frequent drinking of liquids; possibly indicative of diabetes
Polydipsia
Tearful
Os
Distress
21. The bottom or base of an organ; often referring to the uterus or eye
Saturday Night Palsy
Rhinorrhea
Fundus
Decreased gag reflex
22. Inflammation of the pericardium
Elderly
TM dullness
Pericarditis
Facial asymmetry
23. Normal deep tendon reflexes - rated as 2/4
Occipital/Occiput
Kernigs
Periorbital ecchymosis
Normal DTRs
24. Loss of coordination
Ataxia
Hemiparesis
Fundus
Carotid bruit
25. Joint aches
Hyperglycemia
Arthralgias
Tearful
Normal DTRs
26. Bruise/swelling of septum (sign of a nose fracture)
Inconsolable
Paraspinal tenderness
Os
Septal hematoma
27. Bruising around the eyes - indicative of trauma
Intermittent
Periorbital ecchymosis
Facial angioedema
Babinski sign
28. Thin outer lining of the eye and eyelid
Meningismus
Tachycardia
Conjunctiva
Body habitus
29. New onset - likely concerning. Opposite of chronic
Acute
Infarct
Lingual
Moves all extremities (MAEx4)
30. Loss of consciousness; fainting - 'passing out'
Ill
Morbidly Obese
Palpable
Syncope
31. High potassium - concerning for heart arrhythmias
Status epileptcus
Hyperkalemia
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
Encephalopathy
32. The forehead and the anterior top of the skull
Somnolent
Frontal
Palpable
Fundoscopic Exam
33. Low blood pressure (typically <100/65)
Ambulatory
Inconsolable
Hypotension
Conjunctiva
34. 'Outpouching' of the TM - indicative of inflammation
Auscultation
AT/NC
Papilledema
TM bulging
35. Uvula in normal position (not shifted)
Facial asymmetry
Facial asymmetry
Uvula midline
Aniscoria
36. Occasional - sporadic - transient
Acute on chronic
Paroxysmal
Septal hematoma
Otitis externa
37. Stroke. Blood supply to the brain is restricted or absent due to hemorrhage or occlusion of a vessel resulting in neurological damage and dysfunction
Temporal
Vertebral tenderness
Oriented x3
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
38. Not appearing healthy
Gingiva
Ill
Pronator drift
Arrhythmia
39. 'Ringing in the ears' - the perception of ringing even with no external stimuli
Morbidly Obese
Romberg's sign
Tinnitus
TEMI
40. Swelling of a lymph-node - usually indicative of an infection distally
Lymphadenopathy
Fundus of the eye
Adenopathy
Murmur
41. The state of somnolence and decreased responsiveness after a seizure
Infarct
Post-ictal
Otitis media
Morbidly Obese
42. The most posterior part of the skull - the back of the head
C- spine
Occipital/Occiput
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA)
Polydipsia
43. Poor nutritional state
Intermittent
Malnourished
Bradycardia
Hemorrhage
44. Nostril
Distress
Cachectic
Syncope
Nare
45. The use of an ophthalmoscope to look through the pupil and examine the interior surface of the posterior eye
Fundoscopic exam
Aphasic
Encephalopathy
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
46. The sides of the head - near the temples
Hyperkalemia
Temporal
Cerumen
Lymphadenopathy
47. Slow heart rate (HR<60)
Alert
N-STEMI
Somnolent
Bradycardia
48. Infection of the deep inner ear - known as the labyrinth. Often causes vertigo
Thyromegaly
Labyrinthitis
Polydipsia
Encephalopathy
49. Appearing old
Elderly
Ambulatory
AT/NC
Septal hematoma
50. Blood in anterior chamber of the eye - as seen during the fundoscopic exam
Finger-nose-finger
Afebrile
Hyphema
Afebrile