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Scribeamerica Training Basics

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Basic life support






2. Anti-coagulant






3. A disturbance of the cardiac rhythm






4. Contraction of chewing muscles






5. Electrocardiogram; a tracing of the electrical activity of the heart; often used to r/o cardiac ischemic arrhythmia






6. Partial thromboplastin time; a coagulation test for certain clotting factors






7. A tube inserted into the pleural space to drain blood - fluid - or air and allow the lungs to fully expand






8. Escape of fluid into a cavity - joint - or other part






9. Tenderness






10. Intensive care unit






11. Tissue swelling






12. Suppository






13. External or extremity






14. Penicillin






15. Small - inflamed - congested spots on the skin; pimples






16. Forcible extraction or tearing away of a part






17. Antibiotic






18. Area of skin between the genitals and anus






19. Turning of the palm or foot inward






20. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (Westergren 'sed rate'); often ordered for people experiencing unexplained fevers - inflammatory diseases like arthritis - or other vague symptoms






21. A fluid-filled sac-like cavity situated in places where friction would otherwise occur






22. Sublingual






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






24. Antibiotic






25. Test for blood type - compatibility with donor blood; reserves units of blood for the patient






26. A seizure medication






27. A test performed on sputum - stool - or some other specimen to diagnose bacterial infection






28. Mitral valve prolapse






29. Narcotic






30. Air or gas in the pleural space; Ptx






31. Listening for sounds within the body






32. Anti-reflux






33. After meals ('post cibum')






34. Significant lab work; patients require admission






35. Antibiotic






36. Clear to auscultation or CT angiogram






37. Right upper lobe (of lung)






38. White part of the eye






39. Dehydration






40. Bacterial or viral infection of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord






41. Antibiotic






42. Cardiac stimulants






43. Abnormally fast breathing






44. A bronchodilator - cardiac stimulant - and diuretic






45. A bronchodilator - cardiac stimulant - and diuretic






46. An exam for eye trauma or infection; the cornea is stained with fluorescein dye and observed under a blue fluorescent light






47. Pain control/sedation






48. 4 HPI - 2 ROS - 8 Physical Exam






49. Diabetic medication






50. Lack or failure of muscle coordination - e.g. a staggering gait