SCRIBE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
What medical term describes the surgical removal of the gallbladder? Word -
ANS Cholecystectomy
What does "PHI" stand for? Expand the abbreviation - ANS Protected Health Information
T/F Sharing information about a case with family is allowed, as long as you are scribing with the
physician assigned to the case - ANS F
A patient underwent brain surgery to treat bleeding in the brain from a stroke. What PSHx
would you record into the chart? - ANS ***NOT Hemorrhagic CVA
Craniotomy for hemorrhagic CVA
OR Craniotomy??
A patient's PCP is on vacation. The patient is scheduled to see the NP who is covering for the
PCP during this time. The patient has never been seen by the NP before. Is this patient
considered a new patient or an established patient? - ANS Established
A patient is diagnosed with back strain caused by heavy lifting. As part of the treatment, the
physician discusses 4-5 different back stretching exercises that the patient can perform every
morning and before doing any heavy lifting. The discussion only takes 10 minutes of a 15 minute
Established Patient visit. Would your physician be able to bill counseling time on this patient? -
ANS Yes
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, What medical term would best describe "the likely course or outcome of a disease"? -
ANS Prognosis
Which section of the chart should you document when you hear the following cue "what
medical problems do you have"? - ANS PHx
You are writing an HPI for a patient who presented for hyperlipidemia management. In the
middle of the visit, your patient also reports having recently experienced urinary symptoms.
Which HPI structure would be the best to use in this scenario? - ANS Multiple Complaint
structure
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of HITECH? - ANS To require government
accountability on health insurance plans available in the market place
To require equal access, opportunity, and affordability for health insurance plans by screening
patient health information
To require patient accountability in paying for their health care visit
What medical term would describe a patient with a history of infection or inflammation of the
liver? - ANS Hepatitis
For correct billing and reimbursement to go through, a counseling note requires documentation
of the following: - ANS Total time with the patient
Percentage of the time spent counseling
You are writing an HPI for a very complex patient who has had multiple recent hospital
admissions for lung cancer. Which HPI structure would be the best to use in this scenario? -
ANS Chronologic Structure
Which of the following would be valid complications for CAD? - ANS MI
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
What medical term describes the surgical removal of the gallbladder? Word -
ANS Cholecystectomy
What does "PHI" stand for? Expand the abbreviation - ANS Protected Health Information
T/F Sharing information about a case with family is allowed, as long as you are scribing with the
physician assigned to the case - ANS F
A patient underwent brain surgery to treat bleeding in the brain from a stroke. What PSHx
would you record into the chart? - ANS ***NOT Hemorrhagic CVA
Craniotomy for hemorrhagic CVA
OR Craniotomy??
A patient's PCP is on vacation. The patient is scheduled to see the NP who is covering for the
PCP during this time. The patient has never been seen by the NP before. Is this patient
considered a new patient or an established patient? - ANS Established
A patient is diagnosed with back strain caused by heavy lifting. As part of the treatment, the
physician discusses 4-5 different back stretching exercises that the patient can perform every
morning and before doing any heavy lifting. The discussion only takes 10 minutes of a 15 minute
Established Patient visit. Would your physician be able to bill counseling time on this patient? -
ANS Yes
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, What medical term would best describe "the likely course or outcome of a disease"? -
ANS Prognosis
Which section of the chart should you document when you hear the following cue "what
medical problems do you have"? - ANS PHx
You are writing an HPI for a patient who presented for hyperlipidemia management. In the
middle of the visit, your patient also reports having recently experienced urinary symptoms.
Which HPI structure would be the best to use in this scenario? - ANS Multiple Complaint
structure
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of HITECH? - ANS To require government
accountability on health insurance plans available in the market place
To require equal access, opportunity, and affordability for health insurance plans by screening
patient health information
To require patient accountability in paying for their health care visit
What medical term would describe a patient with a history of infection or inflammation of the
liver? - ANS Hepatitis
For correct billing and reimbursement to go through, a counseling note requires documentation
of the following: - ANS Total time with the patient
Percentage of the time spent counseling
You are writing an HPI for a very complex patient who has had multiple recent hospital
admissions for lung cancer. Which HPI structure would be the best to use in this scenario? -
ANS Chronologic Structure
Which of the following would be valid complications for CAD? - ANS MI
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