ScribeAmerica - Introductory Training Packet (Basic Medical Terminology & Abbreviations) 2023/2024

ScribeAmerica - Introductory Training Packet (Basic Medical Terminology & Abbreviation s) Abrasion - ✔Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive. Acute - ✔New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic. Anterior - ✔Located towards the front of the body. Benign - ✔Normal, of no danger to health. Bradycardia - ✔Slow heart -rate (less than 60bpm) Cardiomegaly - ✔Enlarged Heart Cholecystitis - ✔Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder) Chronic - ✔Long -standing, constant. Opposite of acute. COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) - ✔Lung disease commonly seen in smokers. Coronary Artery - ✔The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood. Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA, Stroke) - ✔Lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage. Diaphoresis - ✔Sweating Distal - ✔Farther from the trunk of the body. Disposition - ✔The destination of a patient after their emergency department evaluation is complete. Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) - ✔A blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity. Dyspnea - ✔Problems with breathing. Dysuria - ✔Painful Urination Ecchymosis - ✔A bruise Edema - ✔Swelling Emesis - ✔Vomiting Epistaxis - ✔Nose bleed Erythema (Erythematous) - ✔Redness/Red Grossly - ✔Obviously; a lot; wholly Hematemesis - ✔Very larg e amounts of blood in the vomit. Hematuria - ✔Very large amounts of blood in the urine. Hemoptysis - ✔Coughing up very large amounts of blood. Hemorrhage - ✔Excessive or profuse bleeding Hepatomegaly - ✔Enlarged liver Hypertension - ✔High blood pressu re Hypotension - ✔Low blood pressure Hypoxia - ✔Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood. Infarct - ✔Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply. Inferior - ✔Lower on the body, farther from the head. Ischemia - ✔Lack of blood supply Laceration - ✔Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp) Lateral - ✔Farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to belly -button) Medial - ✔Nearer to the midline Melena - ✔Black tarry stool Myocardial Infarction (MI) - ✔Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia. Myalgia - ✔Muscular pain, "muscle aches"