Scribe America: MedScribe Test Questions and Correct Solutions

Abrasion - Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive Acute - New, usually of rapid onset and of concern (opposite of chronic) Ambulate - To walk from place to place Anterior - Located towards the front of the body Artery - Blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart Ausculate - Listening with a stethoscope Benign - Normal, of no danger to healthy Bony Tenderness - Pain elicited by pressing on a bone, rather than soft tissue Bradycardia - Slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm) Cardiomegaly - Enlarged heart Cholecystitis - Inflammation of the cholecyst (gall bladder) Chronic - Long standing, constant (opposite of acute) COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Coronary Artery - The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) - Aka "stroke"; lack of blood supply to brain causing brain damage Diaphoresis - Sweating Diffuse - Everywhere (opposite of focal) Distal - Farther from the trunk of the body Deep Vein Thrombosis - A blood clot in a deep vein, often an extremity Dyspnea - Problems with breathing Dysuria - Painful urination Ecchymosis - A bruise Edema - Swelling Emesis - Vomiting Epistaxis - Nose bleed Erythema - Redness Febrile - Elevated body temperature; fever (indicative of infection) Focal - Localized to one specific area Grossly - Obviously; a lot; wholly Hematemesis - Very large amounts of blood in vomit Hematuria - Very large amounts of blood in urine Hemoptysis - Coughing up very large amounts of blood Hemorrhage - Excessive or profuse bleeding Hepatomegaly - Enlarged liver Hypertension - High blood pressure Hypotension - Low blood pressure Hypoxia - Low oxygen saturation of the body; not enough oxygen in the blood Incontinence - Accidentally passing urine or stool Infarct - Dead tissue due to lack of blood supply Inferior - Lower on the body; farther from the head Ischemia - Lack of blood supply