Outpatient Scribe part 2 Flashcards
Distal
farther from the trunk of the body
Grossly
obviously; a lot; wholly
Hematemesis
Gross amounts of blood in the vomit
Hematuria
Blood in urine
Hemoptysis
Coughing up gross amounts of blood
Hemorrhage
Excessive or profuse bleeding
Hepatomegaly
Enlarged liver
Hernia
Protrusion of organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains it
Hyperlipidemia
High cholesterol
Hypertension
High blood pressure
Hypotension
Low blood pressure
Hypoxia
- Low oxygen saturation of the body
- not enough oxygen in the blood
ICD-10
a system to classify and code diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures
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
-itis
- suffix
- inflammation (ex. appendicitis)
Laceration
- Splitting of skin due to trauma
- cut due to something sharp
Lateral
- Farther from midline
- line can be traced from nose to belly-button
Lethargic
septic, very sick, about to die
Medial
nearer to the midline
Meningitis
Dangerous infection of the outer lining of the brain
Otitis Externa
Infection of the outer ear (ear canal)
Otitis Media
Infection of the inner ear (behind the eardrum)
Melena
black tarry stool
Myalgia
- Muscular pain
- “muscle aches”
Pallor
Pale skin
Palpation
Examine by touch
Palpitation
To beat rapidly, irregularly, or forcibly (usually related to the heart)
Peritoneal signs
Guarding/Rebound/Rigidity: PE findings indicating a rupture in the abdomen
Pharyngitis
Throat infection
Pneumonia
Bacterial infection of the lungs
Posterior/ Dorsal
Rear or backside of the body
Prone
body position of lying flat, face down
Proximal
Nearer to the trunk of the body
Pulmonary
relating to the lungs
Purulence/Purulent
Pus/Pus-like
