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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. Hypertension






2. Numbness or tingling






3. Cervical vertebra #1 - #2 - etc.






4. Non-specific bowel gas pattern






5. On or near the midline






6. Intolerance to light






7. Yellowing of the eye; typically due to liver diseases like hepatitis






8. Bilateral






9. Pre-ventricular contraction






10. Incomplete closure of the parietal plates of a fetal or young skull






11. Intramuscular






12. Blood urea nitrogen; elevated levels are markers for abnormal kidney functioning (b/c the kidneys filter urea waste product out of the blood)






13. Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus






14. Nearer to the surface






15. A catheter tube passed through the urethra and into the bladder






16. 'stones'; concretions of material - usually salts - that form in an organ or duct






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






18. Important for osmoregulation






19. Pain control/sedation






20. A hypnotic and sedative mediation for seizure treatment






21. Joint pain






22. Small red spots on the skin






23. Endotracheal






24. Left lower quadrant of abdomen






25. Temporary detaining order






26. Cerebrospinal fluid






27. Fetal heart rate/fetal heart tones






28. A procedure in which medications or electric shock is used to restore a normal heart rhythm






29. Beats per minute






30. Fluid accumulation in the pleural space; causes SOB






31. Turning of the palm or foot inward






32. Skin reddening due to irritation or capillary congestion






33. Abnormally slow heart beat (below 60 bpm)






34. Pain control/sedation






35. Difficulty speaking






36. Joint pain






37. Thoracic spine x-ray






38. Diabetic ketoacidosis






39. Bruising; a discolored area of the skin due to bleeding underneath






40. Collapsed or airless lung; Atx






41. A protein found in the blood after a clot is degraded by finbrinolysis; test is often used to diagnose DVT or PE






42. Forcible extraction or tearing away of a part






43. Pregnant






44. Birth control pill






45. Bruising; a discolored area of the skin due to bleeding underneath






46. Blood infection due to microorganisms or their toxins






47. Hematocrit; the ratio of cellular components to total blood plasma volume; abnormal levels may be markers of anemia - leukemia - or other conditions






48. Lower - narrow portion of the uterus






49. Test for blood type






50. Male gonads