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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Emergency petition






2. Part of the EKG reading; may be asked to record 'normal axis' or an abnormality like LAD (left axis deviation)






3. Skin infection






4. CBC + differential






5. Antibiotic






6. Otherwise






7. Ophthalmic medication






8. No change






9. Warm and dry






10. The ventral portion of the body overlying the heart and lower chest






11. 'nothing per os' (nothing by mouth)






12. Upper - nearer to head






13. Difficulty breathing when recumbent; ease of breathing only in sitting or standing positions






14. Pharynx inflammation with throat pain






15. Difficulty breathing due to narrowing of respiratory passage lumen






16. Incision and drainage






17. Abnormally fast breathing






18. Culture and sensitivity test; performed to determine the type of bacteria causing an illness or infection - and the most effective medicine to combat it; a sample of tissue or discharge are cultured in a lab then doused with various medications






19. Gout medication






20. By mouth ('per os')






21. Heart rate






22. Para; # of live offspring born to a woman






23. Pain control/sedation






24. Pain control/sedation






25. Painful urination






26. Dyspnea on exertion






27. Incision and drainage






28. Unable to obtain






29. Antibiotic






30. Feverish






31. Pre-ventricular contraction






32. Out of town






33. Primary care physician






34. Therapeutic abortion (D&C)






35. Antibiotic






36. Complaining of






37. Deep vein thrombosis






38. Type and cross; a test to determine compatibility between a patient's blood and a donor's blood prior to a transfusion procedure






39. Otherwise






40.






41. Removal of the appendix






42. Liver and spleen enlargement






43. NSAID/muscle relaxant






44. A glue used for laceration repair






45. Rapid ventricular response






46. Outside






47. Chest pain






48. Hypertension






49. Acute myocardial infarction






50. Pain control/sedation