Scribe America Final Outpatient Exam
With Practice Questions And Correct
Answers||Graded A+
HTN CC -ANSWER asymptomatic
HLD CC -ANSWER asymptomatic
DM CC -ANSWER polyuria, polydipsia
CAD CC -ANSWER CP or pressure
Asthma CC -ANSWER SOB, wheezing
How do you diagnose HTN? -ANSWER Check BP
How do you diagnose HLD? -ANSWER Check bloodwork
How do you diagnose DM? -ANSWER Fasting blood glucose, HA1C
How do you diagnose HLD? -ANSWER Check blood work for LDL levels
How do you diagnose CAD? -ANSWER Cardiac Catheterization by cardiologist
How do you diagnose asthma? -ANSWER Peak Flow Testing
How is Peak Flow measured? -ANSWER Liters/Minute
In what quadrant is the appendix located? -ANSWER RLQ
In what quadrant is the gallbladder located? -ANSWER RUQ
In what quadrant is the diverticuli located? -ANSWER LLQ
What do you test to find out if person has pancreatitis? -ANSWER Lipase
Weakness -ANSWER Peristesia
Co morbidity -ANSWER The presence of two or more chronic conditions
Etiology -ANSWER The cause of a disease
The relaxed phase of the heartbeat? -ANSWER Diastolic
, Excessive Thirst? -ANSWER Polydipsia
Anticoagulant -ANSWER A drug that prevents blood clotting
How long must a patient have a disease for it to be considered chronic? -ANSWER 3
months
Explain why patients with comorbidities are complex and give an example? -ANSWER
The treatment of one disease may contradict the treatment of the second, such as one
medicine making their other illness worse.
Complex patients often bill to a HIGHER or LOWER level? -ANSWER Higher
100/70 BP reading. What is this? -ANSWER Normal
150/95 BP reading. What is this? -ANSWER Hypertensive
130/85 BP reading. What is this? -ANSWER Pre-Hypertensive
Patients with HTN often become symptomatic when the HTN is chronic and worsening.
Name two symptoms a patient with severe HTN may experience? -ANSWER Vision
Loss, Epistaxis
Give three examples of non-pharmacological HTN management -ANSWER low sodium
diet, decreased EtOH intake and exercise
What is the abbreviation for hydrochlorothiazide -ANSWER HCTZ
The majority of diabetes patients have Type I or II diabetes? -ANSWER Type II
What are three common symptoms of diabetes? -ANSWER Polyuria, Polydipsia, Fatigue
Name one disease that can be caused by diabetes and explain how chronic
hyperglycemia contributes to it's etiology? -ANSWER Diabetic Retinopathy, damage to
the small vessels of the eyes can cause them to hemorrhage, leading to blurred vision.
Both Type I and Type II diabetes can be treated with insulin. Which type can also be
treated with oral medication? -ANSWER Type II
Which mediation is preferred for someone with mild, new onset, type II DM: Metformin
or Humalog? Why? -ANSWER Metformin. Sometimes Type II diabetes can be treated
with just oral medication
Name 3 risk factors of HLD -ANSWER Obesity, physical inactivity, FHx
With Practice Questions And Correct
Answers||Graded A+
HTN CC -ANSWER asymptomatic
HLD CC -ANSWER asymptomatic
DM CC -ANSWER polyuria, polydipsia
CAD CC -ANSWER CP or pressure
Asthma CC -ANSWER SOB, wheezing
How do you diagnose HTN? -ANSWER Check BP
How do you diagnose HLD? -ANSWER Check bloodwork
How do you diagnose DM? -ANSWER Fasting blood glucose, HA1C
How do you diagnose HLD? -ANSWER Check blood work for LDL levels
How do you diagnose CAD? -ANSWER Cardiac Catheterization by cardiologist
How do you diagnose asthma? -ANSWER Peak Flow Testing
How is Peak Flow measured? -ANSWER Liters/Minute
In what quadrant is the appendix located? -ANSWER RLQ
In what quadrant is the gallbladder located? -ANSWER RUQ
In what quadrant is the diverticuli located? -ANSWER LLQ
What do you test to find out if person has pancreatitis? -ANSWER Lipase
Weakness -ANSWER Peristesia
Co morbidity -ANSWER The presence of two or more chronic conditions
Etiology -ANSWER The cause of a disease
The relaxed phase of the heartbeat? -ANSWER Diastolic
, Excessive Thirst? -ANSWER Polydipsia
Anticoagulant -ANSWER A drug that prevents blood clotting
How long must a patient have a disease for it to be considered chronic? -ANSWER 3
months
Explain why patients with comorbidities are complex and give an example? -ANSWER
The treatment of one disease may contradict the treatment of the second, such as one
medicine making their other illness worse.
Complex patients often bill to a HIGHER or LOWER level? -ANSWER Higher
100/70 BP reading. What is this? -ANSWER Normal
150/95 BP reading. What is this? -ANSWER Hypertensive
130/85 BP reading. What is this? -ANSWER Pre-Hypertensive
Patients with HTN often become symptomatic when the HTN is chronic and worsening.
Name two symptoms a patient with severe HTN may experience? -ANSWER Vision
Loss, Epistaxis
Give three examples of non-pharmacological HTN management -ANSWER low sodium
diet, decreased EtOH intake and exercise
What is the abbreviation for hydrochlorothiazide -ANSWER HCTZ
The majority of diabetes patients have Type I or II diabetes? -ANSWER Type II
What are three common symptoms of diabetes? -ANSWER Polyuria, Polydipsia, Fatigue
Name one disease that can be caused by diabetes and explain how chronic
hyperglycemia contributes to it's etiology? -ANSWER Diabetic Retinopathy, damage to
the small vessels of the eyes can cause them to hemorrhage, leading to blurred vision.
Both Type I and Type II diabetes can be treated with insulin. Which type can also be
treated with oral medication? -ANSWER Type II
Which mediation is preferred for someone with mild, new onset, type II DM: Metformin
or Humalog? Why? -ANSWER Metformin. Sometimes Type II diabetes can be treated
with just oral medication
Name 3 risk factors of HLD -ANSWER Obesity, physical inactivity, FHx
