Vituity Scribe Pre classroom
Exam Questions & Answers
Bruit - -An abnormal murmur or sound heard through a stethoscope
-Dentition - -the teeth in situ or in the dental arch
-diaphoresis - -excessive sweating
-Downcodes - -A reduction of reimbursement for medical services when
documentation is missing in a medical chart
-dysmenorrhea - -painful menstruation
-dyspareunia - -painful intercourse
-endentulous - -without teeth
-epistaxis - -nosebleed
-hematochezia - -bright red blood in stool
-hemoptysis - -coughing up blood
-hemothorax - -a collection of blood in the pleural cavity
-keloid - -scar formation consisting of dense tissue
-melena - -Black tarry stool
-Missed Ancillary - -when a test or procedure is performed on a patient, but
it is not documented in the medical chart to allow for generation of a bill
-occiput - -back part of the skull
-Odynophagia - -painful swallowing
-olecranon - -point of elbow
-Paresthesia - -abnormal tactile sensation often described as creeping,
burning, tingling, or numbness
, -pleurisy - -an inflammation of the pleura that produces sharp chest pain
with each breath
-pruritis - -itchiness
-Rhinorrhea - -thin, watery discharge from the nose (runny nose)
-sputum - -any mixed matter with saliva that is expectorated through the
mouth
-Stellate - -star-shaped, radiating from the center
-Normocephalic - -normal appearance and size of the head
-Atraumatic - -no signs of trauma present
-abrasion - -superficial wound to the top most layer of the skin
-lacerationn - -cut in the skin
-Wheal - -round, localized area of edema on the skin
-Wheal-and-flare - -(a reaction) rash or hives (irregular, blanch raised areas
with redness)
-urticaria - -Hives or wheals which are either redder or paler than the
surrounding area and are often attended by itching
-maculopapular - -rash or hives (flat red area covered with small confluent
bumps)
-bullae - -fluid filled blisters
-petechiae - -a small round flat dark-red spot caused by bleeding into the
skin or beneath the mucus membrane
-purpura - -purple spots or blotches (don't turn white when pressed)
-induration - -abnormal hard spots
-Fluctuance - -movable and compressible
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