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Strengths - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Fast learner, Attentive, Organized, Able to

work at a fast pace and well under pressure

Weaknesses - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Sometimes I forget to ask for help - But I

realize it is OK to defer to team members when it is necessary.

Why Medicine - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ I want to be able to help people while

practicing and studying medicine. I believe health is one of the most important

aspects of a persons life. If you are healthy you will be able to live an enjoyable life.

Why a scribe - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Working in the Emergency Department as

a scribe will give me invaluable medical experience. Being able to follow a physician

through the process of seeing patients being admitted to tests being ordered and so

on is a wonderful opportunity for me as a pre-health professional

Future Plans - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ I plan on applying to a physician assistant

program next year. my top schools are Rutgers University PA program, Seton Hall

and Salus University

A time I had to deal with conflict or a difficult group member - CORRECT ANSWER

✔✔✔ I have been in sitiuations in school where participating in a group project

becomes necessary and sometimes one group member has a tendency to take the

backdrop in terms of contributing to the group or on the opposite spectrum try to

dictate every aspect. To resolve this , I try to initiate a group discussion where all

members go around and contribute an idea and add on to other group members

ideas. This was everyone will have a voice and everyone will have contributued.

Walk through resume - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ ...

Leadership position - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ I have worked as the secretary of

my English honor society. I had the responsibility of inducting new members along

with other executive board members as well as taking care of any concerns or

needs of members.

Abrasion - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Scrape of skin due to something abrasive

Acute - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ New usually rapid onset and of concern

Benign - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Of no danger to health, normal

Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Slow heart rate less than 60bpm

Cardiomegaly - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Enlarged heart

Cholecystitis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Inflammation of cholecyst (gallbladder)

Chronic - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Long standing- constant

COPD - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Strengths - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Fast learner, Attentive, Organized, Able to work at a fast pace and well under pressure Weaknesses - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Sometimes I forget to ask for help - But I realize it is OK to defer to team members when it is necessary. Why Medicine - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ I want to be able to help people while practicing and studying medicine. I believe health is one of the most important aspects of a persons life. If you are healthy you will be able to live an enjoyable life. Why a scribe - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Working in the Emergency Department as a scribe will give me invaluable medical experience. Being able to follow a physician through the process of seeing patients being admitted to tests being ordered and so on is a wonderful opportunity for me as a pre-health professional Future Plans - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ I plan on applying to a physician assistant program next year. my top schools are Rutgers University PA program, Seton Hall and Salus University A time I had to deal with conflict or a difficult group member - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ I have been in sitiuations in school where participating in a group project becomes necessary and sometimes one group member has a tendency to take the backdrop in terms of contributing to the group or on the opposite spectrum try to dictate every aspect. To resolve this , I try to initiate a group discussion where all members go around and contribute an idea and add on to other group members ideas. This was everyone will have a voice and everyone will have contributued. Walk through resume - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ ... Leadership position - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ I have worked as the secretary of my English honor society. I had the responsibility of inducting new members along with other executive board members as well as taking care of any concerns or needs of members. Abrasion - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Scrape of skin due to something abrasive Acute - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ New usually rapid onset and of concern Benign - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Of no danger to health, normal Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Slow heart rate less than 60bpm Cardiomegaly - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Enlarged heart Cholecystitis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Inflammation of cholecyst (gallbladder) Chronic - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Long standing- constant COPD - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Commonly seen in smokers Coronary artery - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Artery supplies heart tissue with blood CVA (CErebrovascular accident) - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ STROKE lack of blood supply to brain causing damage Diaphoresis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Sweating Deep vein thrombosis DVA - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Blood clot in deep vein usually extremity Dyspnea - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Problems with breathing Dysuria - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Painful urination Ecchymosis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Bruise Edema - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Swelling Emesis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Vomiting Epitaxis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Nose bleed Erythema/erythematous - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Redness/red Grossly - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Obvious. A whole lot. Wholly Hemataemesis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Large amount of blood in vomit Hematauria - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Large amounts of blood in urine Hemoptysis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Coughing up large amounts of blood Hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Excessive/profuse bleeding Hepatomegaly - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Enlarged liver Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ High blood pressure Hypotension - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Low blood pressure Hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Low amounts of O2 saturation in body, not enough in blood Infarct - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Area of dead tissue caused by lack of blood supply Ischemia - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Lack of blood supply Laceratin - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Splitting of skin due to trauma (cut due to something sharp) Melena - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Black tarry stool

Abd - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Abdomen Abdominal Abx - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Antibiotics AMA - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Against medical advice AMS - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Altered mental status ASA - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Acetylsalicylic acid Aspirin BID - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Twice daily Bilat LE - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Bilateral lower extremities BM - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Bowel movement CA - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Cancerous Carcinoma CABG - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Coronary artery bypass graft Open heart surgery CAD - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Coronary artery disease Heart disease CT OR CAT - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Computerized assisted tomograhy CHF - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Congestive heart failure CP - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Chest pain CPR - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Cardiopulmonary resuscitation C-section - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Caesarean section CVA - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ CErebrovascular accident Costovertebral angle CXR - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Chest x ray

C/o - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Complains of DKA - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Diabetic ketoacidosis DM - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Diabetes mellituz DOE - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Dyspnea on exertion Dx - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Diagnosis Dz - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Disease ECG EKG - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Electrocardiogram EtOH - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Alcohol

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