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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. Marijuana






2. Numbness - tingling






3. Diabetic medication






4. Cartilaginous projection anterior to the exterior meatus of the ear






5. Lower - narrow portion of the uterus






6. Minor lab work required; ex: UTI






7. Status post






8. Right lower quadrant of abdomen






9. Collapsed or airless lung; Atx






10. Pneumothorax






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






12. Obstruction of blood vessel by clot or foreign body






13. Dilation and curettage






14.






15. Bottom of internal surface of a hollow organ






16. Shaking that occurs during a high fever






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






18. Temporomandibular joint






19. NSAID/muscle relaxant






20. Decreases blood oxygen concentration






21. Physically wasted - ill; in a state of malnutrition






22. Homicidal ideations






23. By mouth ('per os')






24. Complete blood count ('hemogram'); includes WBC - Hgb - HCt - Platelets - and differential (other WBC types: monocytes - lymphocytes - neutrophils - eosophils - basophils); often used to diagnose infection or anemia






25. Narcotic






26. Arrangement - kind - and number of teeth present






27. Intensive care unit






28. Rule out






29. Thyroid hormone levels






30. Thin watery discharge from the nose; 'runny nose'






31. Axis line dividing R and L sides of body






32. Motor vehicle collision (motor vehicle accident)






33. Narcotic






34. Urine in the blood






35. Anterior and posterior






36. Emergency department






37. Computed tomography scan ('CAT Scan'); images bone and soft tissue






38. Narcotic






39. A neurological test for proprioception in which the patient stands with their eyes open - and then closed; if the patient sways or falls when their eyes are closed - the test is positive






40. Sound/murmur heard during auscultation






41. Full range of motion






42. No acute distress






43. A test performed during the Physical Exam in which the knee is manipulated to test for a ligament injury






44. Antibiotic






45. Narcotic






46. Disease






47. Non-specific bowel gas pattern






48. Emergency medical services






49. 2 times per day ('bis in die')






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