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Scribeamerica Medical Terminology

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1. Symptoms that are always present but changing in severity - never fully resolving






2. The diseases that a physician is considering as the reason for the patient's symptoms






3. ST elevation MI (diagnosed on EKG); active heart attack






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






5. Low potassium - concerning for heart arrhythmias






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






7. Uvula in normal position (not shifted)






8. Location across the posterior top of the skull






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






10. White part of the eye






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






12. Extremely skinny - bony - malnourished






13. Resolving spontaneously after onset






14. Jugular vein distention - sign of heart dysfunction






15. Falling to one side when standing with feet together and eyes closed - indicating abnormal cerebellar function or inner ear dysfunction

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16. Referring to the tongue






17. Extremely overweight






18. Difficulty in neurologically generating or understanding language






19. Low sodium - dehydration






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






21. Light sensitivity






22. Loss of coordination






23. Tenderness of the muscles next to the vertebrae






24. Gone - no longer existing






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






26. Pus in the eyes






27. Swelling of the tonsils - indicating infection






28. Bony tenderness directly over the vertebrae






29. Normal state of mental and body development






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






31. Poor ability to handle secretions (saliva): drooling at the mouth and gagging






32. High blood sugar due to diabetes






33. Redness of the pharynx - indicating a throat infection






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






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






36. No deviation of trachea (deviates to unaffected side in pnuemothorax)






37. Poor mechanical articulation of speech due to abnormal lip - tongue - or cheek motor function






38. A whooshing sound heard during auscultation indicative of blockage or aneurysm






39. Swelling of the tonsils - indicating infection






40. Slow heart rate (HR<60)






41. Flexible - not-stiff






42. Unequal diameter of pupils






43. Appearing drowsy






44. 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)






45. Teeth






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






47. Elevated body temperature - fever - indicative of infection






48. Redness of the pharynx - indicating a throat infection






49. Outer ear infection






50. High blood pressure (typically >140/90)