Outpatient Scribe part 1 Flashcards
Abrasion
Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive
Abscess
Collection of pus underneath the skin
Antipyretic
Medication used to reduce fever
Acute
- New, usually of rapid onset and of concern
- opposite of chronic
Afebrile
W/o a fever (temp of less than 100.4)
Anterior
located towards the front of the body
Appendicitis
Dangerous infection of the appendix
Auscultation
Listening to sounds arising within organs (such as lungs)
Benign
Normal, of no danger to health
Bradycardia
slow HR (less than 60 bpm)
Bronchitis
Infection of the bronchi (upper airway)
Bronchiolitis
Infection of the bronchioles (smaller air-tubes in the lungs)
Catheter
Tube inserted into vessels or body cavities to permit injection or withdrawal of fluids or keep a passage open
Chronic
- Long-standing, constant
- Opposite of acute
Cellulitis
Infection of skin cells
Conjunctivitis
Infection of the outer layer of the eye
Dialysis
Process for removing waste from blood for people with renal failure
Diaphoresis
Sweating
Diffuse
Spread out (not localized)
Distal
Farther from the trunk of the body
Dyspnea
Difficulty breathing
Ecchymosis
A bruise
-ectomy
Surgical removal (suffix) - ex. tonsillectomy
Edema
Swelling
Emesis
Vomiting
Epilepsy
Seizure disorder
Epistaxis
Nose bleed
Erythema/Erythematous
Redness/Red
Exudates (tonsillar)
Pus-pockets on the tonsils
Febrile
state of having a fever (temp of more than 100.4)
