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Scribeamerica Training Basics
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medical-transcription
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Basic life support
EMS
BLS
valium
PO
2. Anti-coagulant
lovenox
P
UTD
TURP
3. A disturbance of the cardiac rhythm
Atx
s/s
ectopy
via
4. Contraction of chewing muscles
glucophage
trismus
SNTTP
marcaine
5. Electrocardiogram; a tracing of the electrical activity of the heart; often used to r/o cardiac ischemic arrhythmia
hemogram
tegretol (carbamazepine)
aphasia
EKG (or ECG)
6. Partial thromboplastin time; a coagulation test for certain clotting factors
diverticulitis
BBB
PTT test
superficial
7. A tube inserted into the pleural space to drain blood - fluid - or air and allow the lungs to fully expand
Ddx
chest tube
nasogastric tube placement
CPK
8. Escape of fluid into a cavity - joint - or other part
inguinal
versed
effusion
darvocet
9. Tenderness
tend
supp
SM
PE
10. Intensive care unit
AAA
sub-mental
labyrinthitis
ICU
11. Tissue swelling
SLR
deep reflexes
epistaxis control
edema
12. Suppository
ext
Level 1
supp
ED
13. External or extremity
macrobid
Level 2
ext
orthopnea
14. Penicillin
SL
palmar
PCN
Q
15. Small - inflamed - congested spots on the skin; pimples
papules
SOB
STTa
aural
16. Forcible extraction or tearing away of a part
evulsion
sub-mental
BLE
TM
17. Antibiotic
PEG tube
levaquin
hypovolemia
lantus
18. Area of skin between the genitals and anus
aspirin
kyphosis (kyphotic)
perineum
pulse ox
19. Turning of the palm or foot inward
AT/NC
QH
cipro
pronation
20. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (Westergren 'sed rate'); often ordered for people experiencing unexplained fevers - inflammatory diseases like arthritis - or other vague symptoms
ESR
Fluorescein Stain/Woods lamp exam
testicles
NKDA
21. A fluid-filled sac-like cavity situated in places where friction would otherwise occur
anserine bursa
distal
T4/TSH
trismus
22. Sublingual
nerve block
LVH
SL or sub-L
Fluorescein Stain/Woods lamp exam
23. Sets of vital signs (blood pressure and pulse) taken from a patient as they are in a standing or supine positions; used primarily to diagnose hypovolemia
orthostatics
erythromycin ophthalmic ointment
NIDDM
cholecystitis
24. Antibiotic
MDI
tequin
Level 2
supp
25. Test for blood type - compatibility with donor blood; reserves units of blood for the patient
syncope
CTAbd
type and cross
sodium
26. A seizure medication
hemogram
dilantin (pheytoin)
TDO
NSR
27. A test performed on sputum - stool - or some other specimen to diagnose bacterial infection
inverted
D-dimer
gram stain
cyanotic
28. Mitral valve prolapse
CVA Tenderness
pen VK
MVP
PUD
29. Narcotic
metastasis
nubain
avulsion
pt
30. Air or gas in the pleural space; Ptx
hemorrhage
tegretol (carbamazepine)
pneumothorax
vancomycin
31. Listening for sounds within the body
supp
QRS
auscultation
dysmenorrhea
32. Anti-reflux
adnexa
prilosec
dysarthria
CAD
33. After meals ('post cibum')
NVT intact
bruit
lithiasis
PC
34. Significant lab work; patients require admission
ativan
CSF
Level 5
ABG
35. Antibiotic
cefzil
B
RUQ
MRI
36. Clear to auscultation or CT angiogram
BLE
flexion
levaquin
CTA
37. Right upper lobe (of lung)
RUL
rigors
ext
auricle
38. White part of the eye
allopurinol
Heel-to-Shin
ET
sclera
39. Dehydration
hypovolemia
V-fib
vertigo
ibuprofen
40. Bacterial or viral infection of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
meningitis
posterior
LAT or LET
salicylate/Aspirin
41. Antibiotic
bacitracin
BID
NSBGP
HEENT
42. Cardiac stimulants
digoxin/lanoxin
sepsis
PICC line
bacitracin
43. Abnormally fast breathing
C-diff
nasal cannula
tachypnea
QHS
44. A bronchodilator - cardiac stimulant - and diuretic
humalog
CVP
theophylline
IUP
45. A bronchodilator - cardiac stimulant - and diuretic
WDWN
tinnitus
theophylline
s/p
46. An exam for eye trauma or infection; the cornea is stained with fluorescein dye and observed under a blue fluorescent light
medial
BBB
Fluorescein Stain/Woods lamp exam
Ab
47. Pain control/sedation
lidocaine
external
NTG
nubain
48. 4 HPI - 2 ROS - 8 Physical Exam
A
B/L
GSW
How many HPI - ROS - and Physical Exam elements do you need for a Level 5 chart?
49. Diabetic medication
glucophage
BBB
ischium
LSS
50. Lack or failure of muscle coordination - e.g. a staggering gait
ataxia
Spurling's test
Gtt(s)
auricle