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Scribeamerica Medical Terminology

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1. Listening with the stethoscope






2. Occasional - sporadic - transient






3. Fast heart rate (HR>100)






4. Disease of the brain






5. Extremely skinny - bony - malnourished






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






7. Low thyroid function






8. Normal state of mental and body development






9. Rupture of the eardrum






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






11. Whooshing blood flow heard with auscultation (carotid narrowing or plaque)






12. Appearing old






13. Loss of consciousness; fainting - 'passing out'






14. Aggressively uncooperative






15. Heart rhythm for anyone with Atrial Fibrillation






16. Muscle aches






17. Pus draining from the nose






18. Blood in anterior chamber of the eye - as seen during the fundoscopic exam






19. Symptoms that completely resolve at times - but continue to return repeatedly






20. The back of the mouth - where it meets the throat






21. Occasional - sporadic - transient






22. Symptoms that completely resolve at times - but continue to return repeatedly






23. Extremely thin and malnourished - wasting






24. Jugular vein distention - sign of heart dysfunction






25. Pus in the eyes






26. Extremely overweight






27. 'Ringing in the ears' - the perception of ringing even with no external stimuli






28. Flexible - not-stiff






29. The most posterior part of the skull - the back of the head






30. Stiff hamstrings/inability to straighten the leg when hip is flexed; sign of meningitis






31. Diagnosis of double vision






32. Gone - no longer existing






33. Bruising behind the ears - indicative of a basilar skull fracture






34. Headache






35. Disease of the heart muscle






36. Hips and knees flex in response to the neck being flexed; sign of meningitis






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






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






39. Unequal diameter of pupils






40. Extra beats of the heart heard during auscultation






41. Light sensitivity






42. Inflammation of the pericardium






43. When an infant or baby cannot be made to stop crying






44. Aggressively uncooperative






45. Redness of the pharynx - indicating a throat infection






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






47. Extra ocular muscles intact






48. Low blood pressure (typically <100/65)






49. Swelling of a lymph-node - usually indicative of an infection distally






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







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