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Murmur layman's - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Heart murmur


Episodes of abnormally fast/racing heartbeat - THE CORRECT
ANSWER-Supraventricular tachycardia



Supraventricular tachycardia (abbv) - THE CORRECT ANSWER-SVT


Emphysema or chronic bronchitis layman's - THE CORRECT ANSWER-
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)


Blood clot in lung layman's - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Pulmonary
embolism (PE)


Pneumonia (abbv) - THE CORRECT ANSWER-PNA


Reflux layman's - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Gastroesophageal reflux
disease (GERD)


Gastroesophageal reflux disease (abbv) - THE CORRECT ANSWER-
GERD

,Ulcer layman's - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Gastric ulcer or Peptic ulcer
disease


Crohn's or UC layman's - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Crohn's disease or
Ulcerative colitis


Irritable bowel layman's - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Irritable bowel
syndrome (IBS)


Irritable bowel syndrome (abbv) - THE CORRECT ANSWER-IBS


Bladder infection layman's - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Urinary tract
infection (UTI)


Kidney infection layman's - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Pyelonephritis
(Pyelo)


Kidney stones layman's - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Renal calculi


"I'm on dialysis" - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Chronic renal failure (CRF)
or End stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis


Enlarged prostate layman's - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Benign prostate
hypertrophy (BPH)


Document GPA for a pt who is currently pregnant, has been
pregnant 3 times in the past, and has 2 kids at home. - THE
CORRECT ANSWER-G: 4 P:2 A:1

,Stroke layman's - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Ischemic cerebrovascular
accident (CVA)


"Mini-stroke" layman's - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Transient ischemic
attack (TIA)


Seizures layman's - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Seizure disorder /
Epilepsy


Brain bleed layman's - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Hemorrhagic CVA


Bipolar layman's - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Bipolar disorder


Schizophrenia layman's - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Schizophrenia


"I drink a lot" - THE CORRECT ANSWER-EtOH abuse or Alcoholism


"I do drugs" - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Substance abuse


"Blood clot in my leg" - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Lower extremity deep
vein thrombosis (DVT)


"Bulge in my aorta" or "Triple A" - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Abdominal
aortic aneurysm (AAA)

, "Bad blood flow to my legs" - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Peripheral
vascular disease (PVD)


"Numbness in my legs" - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Peripheral
neuropathy (caused by DM)


"Low back pain" - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Chronic lower back pain


"Bulging/herniated disc" - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Degenerative disc
disease (DDD)


Osteoarthritis (abbv) - THE CORRECT ANSWER-(OA)


Rheumatoid arthritis (abbv) - THE CORRECT ANSWER-RA


"Chronic joint pain" - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Degenerative joint
disease (DJD)


"Weak/fragile bones" - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Osteoporosis (usually)


"Cancer" - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Cancer or carcinoma (CA) and
specify which (brain, breast, lung, colon, skin...)


"Spread to my..." - THE CORRECT ANSWER-With metastases to the...


"Chemo" - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Chemotherapy