ScribeAmerica Outpatient Initial Exam
2024 QAS 100% Accurate!!
Abrasion - ANSWERSScrape of the skin due to something abrasive
Abscess - ANSWERSCollection of pus underneath the skin
Antipyretic - ANSWERSMedication used to reduce fever
Acute - ANSWERSNew, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic
Afebrile - ANSWERSWithout a fever (T<100.4)
Anterior - ANSWERSLocated toward the front of the body
Appendicitis - ANSWERSDangerous infection of the appendix
Auscultation - ANSWERSListening to sounds arising from the organs
Benign - ANSWERSNormal, no danger to health
Bradycardia - ANSWERSSlow heart rate (<60bpm)
Bronchitis - ANSWERSInfection of the bronchi
Bronchiolitis - ANSWERSInfection of the bronchioles
Catheter - ANSWERSTube inserted into vessels or body cavities to permit injection or
withdrawal of fluids or to keep a passage open
Chronic - ANSWERSLong-standing, constant.
Cellulitis - ANSWERSInfection of skin cells
Conjunctivitis - ANSWERSInfection of the outer layer of the eye
Dialysis - ANSWERSProcess for removing waste from the blood for people with renal
failure
Diaphoresis - ANSWERSSweating
Diffuse - ANSWERSSpread out
, Distal - ANSWERSFarther from the trunk
Dyspnea - ANSWERSDifficulty breathing
Dysuria - ANSWERSPainful urination
Ecchymosis - ANSWERSBruise
-ectomy - ANSWERSSurgical removal
Edema - ANSWERSswelling
Emesis - ANSWERSVomiting
Epilepsy - ANSWERSSeizure disorder
Epistaxis - ANSWERSNose bleed
Erythema/Erythematous - ANSWERSRedness/Red
Exudates (tonsillar) - ANSWERSPus-pockets on the tonsils
Febrile - ANSWERSThe state of having a fever (T>100.4)
Grossly - ANSWERSObviously; a lot; wholly
Hematemesis - ANSWERSGross amounts of blood in the vomit
Hematuria - ANSWERSBlood in the urine
Hemoptysis - ANSWERSCoughing up gross amounts of blood
Hemorrhage - ANSWERSExcessive or profuse bleeding
Hepatomegaly - ANSWERSEnlarged liver
Hernia - ANSWERSProtrusion of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally
contains it
Hyperlipidemia - ANSWERSHigh cholesterol
Hypertension - ANSWERSHigh blood pressure
Hypotension - ANSWERSLow blood pressure
2024 QAS 100% Accurate!!
Abrasion - ANSWERSScrape of the skin due to something abrasive
Abscess - ANSWERSCollection of pus underneath the skin
Antipyretic - ANSWERSMedication used to reduce fever
Acute - ANSWERSNew, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic
Afebrile - ANSWERSWithout a fever (T<100.4)
Anterior - ANSWERSLocated toward the front of the body
Appendicitis - ANSWERSDangerous infection of the appendix
Auscultation - ANSWERSListening to sounds arising from the organs
Benign - ANSWERSNormal, no danger to health
Bradycardia - ANSWERSSlow heart rate (<60bpm)
Bronchitis - ANSWERSInfection of the bronchi
Bronchiolitis - ANSWERSInfection of the bronchioles
Catheter - ANSWERSTube inserted into vessels or body cavities to permit injection or
withdrawal of fluids or to keep a passage open
Chronic - ANSWERSLong-standing, constant.
Cellulitis - ANSWERSInfection of skin cells
Conjunctivitis - ANSWERSInfection of the outer layer of the eye
Dialysis - ANSWERSProcess for removing waste from the blood for people with renal
failure
Diaphoresis - ANSWERSSweating
Diffuse - ANSWERSSpread out
, Distal - ANSWERSFarther from the trunk
Dyspnea - ANSWERSDifficulty breathing
Dysuria - ANSWERSPainful urination
Ecchymosis - ANSWERSBruise
-ectomy - ANSWERSSurgical removal
Edema - ANSWERSswelling
Emesis - ANSWERSVomiting
Epilepsy - ANSWERSSeizure disorder
Epistaxis - ANSWERSNose bleed
Erythema/Erythematous - ANSWERSRedness/Red
Exudates (tonsillar) - ANSWERSPus-pockets on the tonsils
Febrile - ANSWERSThe state of having a fever (T>100.4)
Grossly - ANSWERSObviously; a lot; wholly
Hematemesis - ANSWERSGross amounts of blood in the vomit
Hematuria - ANSWERSBlood in the urine
Hemoptysis - ANSWERSCoughing up gross amounts of blood
Hemorrhage - ANSWERSExcessive or profuse bleeding
Hepatomegaly - ANSWERSEnlarged liver
Hernia - ANSWERSProtrusion of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally
contains it
Hyperlipidemia - ANSWERSHigh cholesterol
Hypertension - ANSWERSHigh blood pressure
Hypotension - ANSWERSLow blood pressure
