SCRIBEAMERICA ED FINAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What does disposition (dispo) mean? Answer: The patient's
destination after they leave the Emergency
Department.
◉ What is the abbreviation for a heart attack? Answer: MI- Myocardial
Infarction
◉ What is the abbreviation for high blood pressure? Answer: HTN-
Hypertension
◉ What is the medical term for acid reflux? Answer: GERD-
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
◉ What is the medical term for stroke? Answer: CVA- Cerebrovascular
Accident
◉ What is the term for gallbladder removal? Answer: Cholecystectomy
,◉ What does NKDA stand for? Answer: No Known Drug Allergies
◉ What is the medical term for redness? Answer: Erythema
◉ What is the medical term for bruising? Answer: Ecchymosis
◉ If the doctor says the exam was "benign", what does that mean?
Answer: Normal- Nothing of
concern
◉ What is located in Epigastric Quadrant? Answer: Gerd, MI
◉ Located in RUQ. Answer: Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis
◉ Located in LUQ. Answer: Pancreatitis
◉ Located in Periumbilical. Answer: SBO
◉ Located in RLQ. Answer: Appendicitis
◉ Located in LLQ. Answer: Diverticulitis
,◉ Located in Suprapubic. Answer: Ovarian Torsion/Cyst, UTI
◉ Located in Flanks. Answer: Pyelonephritis, Renal Calculi
◉ What other past histories would suggest that a patient has CAD?
Answer: MI, Angina, CABG, Stent,
Angioplasty
◉ Does a PMHx of CVA mean the patient has CAD? Answer: No
◉ Does a surgical history of angioplasty mean the patient has CAD?
Answer: Yes
◉ Explain the difference between CAD and an MI. Answer: CAD is a
broad term for heart disease. MI is
included in CAD. It's an active heart attack.
◉ If someone has a PMHx of A-Fib or CHF, do they also have CAD?
Answer: No
◉ What are the "cardiac risk factors?". Answer: HTN, DM, HLD, CAD,
Smoking, FHx CAD < 55 y/o
, ◉ How is CAD diagnosed? Answer: By a cardiologist during a cardiac
catheterization. Not done in the
ED.
◉ Name two ways that an MI can be diagnosed? Answer: STEMI- EKG,
Non-STEMI- Troponin
◉ What are some associated symptoms of an MI other than CP?
Answer: N/V, SOB, Diaphoresis
◉ What are some associated symptoms for CHF? Answer: SOB
(Orthopnea, PND, DOE), pedal edema
◉ What 2 studies would diagnose CHF? Answer: CXR or elevated BNP
◉ What is A-Fib? Answer: Electrical abnormality of the heart causing
the top of the heart to quiver
◉ What might someone feel with A-Fib? Answer: Palpitations, fast,
pounding, irregular heartbeat
◉ How is A-Fib diagnosed? Answer: EKG
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What does disposition (dispo) mean? Answer: The patient's
destination after they leave the Emergency
Department.
◉ What is the abbreviation for a heart attack? Answer: MI- Myocardial
Infarction
◉ What is the abbreviation for high blood pressure? Answer: HTN-
Hypertension
◉ What is the medical term for acid reflux? Answer: GERD-
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
◉ What is the medical term for stroke? Answer: CVA- Cerebrovascular
Accident
◉ What is the term for gallbladder removal? Answer: Cholecystectomy
,◉ What does NKDA stand for? Answer: No Known Drug Allergies
◉ What is the medical term for redness? Answer: Erythema
◉ What is the medical term for bruising? Answer: Ecchymosis
◉ If the doctor says the exam was "benign", what does that mean?
Answer: Normal- Nothing of
concern
◉ What is located in Epigastric Quadrant? Answer: Gerd, MI
◉ Located in RUQ. Answer: Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis
◉ Located in LUQ. Answer: Pancreatitis
◉ Located in Periumbilical. Answer: SBO
◉ Located in RLQ. Answer: Appendicitis
◉ Located in LLQ. Answer: Diverticulitis
,◉ Located in Suprapubic. Answer: Ovarian Torsion/Cyst, UTI
◉ Located in Flanks. Answer: Pyelonephritis, Renal Calculi
◉ What other past histories would suggest that a patient has CAD?
Answer: MI, Angina, CABG, Stent,
Angioplasty
◉ Does a PMHx of CVA mean the patient has CAD? Answer: No
◉ Does a surgical history of angioplasty mean the patient has CAD?
Answer: Yes
◉ Explain the difference between CAD and an MI. Answer: CAD is a
broad term for heart disease. MI is
included in CAD. It's an active heart attack.
◉ If someone has a PMHx of A-Fib or CHF, do they also have CAD?
Answer: No
◉ What are the "cardiac risk factors?". Answer: HTN, DM, HLD, CAD,
Smoking, FHx CAD < 55 y/o
, ◉ How is CAD diagnosed? Answer: By a cardiologist during a cardiac
catheterization. Not done in the
ED.
◉ Name two ways that an MI can be diagnosed? Answer: STEMI- EKG,
Non-STEMI- Troponin
◉ What are some associated symptoms of an MI other than CP?
Answer: N/V, SOB, Diaphoresis
◉ What are some associated symptoms for CHF? Answer: SOB
(Orthopnea, PND, DOE), pedal edema
◉ What 2 studies would diagnose CHF? Answer: CXR or elevated BNP
◉ What is A-Fib? Answer: Electrical abnormality of the heart causing
the top of the heart to quiver
◉ What might someone feel with A-Fib? Answer: Palpitations, fast,
pounding, irregular heartbeat
◉ How is A-Fib diagnosed? Answer: EKG
