SCRIBE AMERICA FINAL OUTPATIENT 2026
CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION ASSESSMENT
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ 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
◉ Why is HDL considered good cholesterol?. Answer: It's able to
remove cholesterol from artery plaques and recycle it back to the
liver.
◉ CAD and MI can be caused the HLD due to atherosclerosis of the
_________ arteries. Answer: coronary
◉ TIA and CVA can be caused by HLD due to atherosclerosis of the
__________ arteries. Answer: carotid
◉ What is the name of the drug group used to treat HLD? What is
one brand name?. Answer: Statin, Lipitor
, ◉ What are five risk factors of CAD?. Answer: HTN, HLD, DM, FHx,
Smoking
◉ The study that diagnoses CAD is?. Answer: Cardiac
Catheterization
◉ What are 2 non pharmacological treatments for CAD?. Answer:
Weight Loss, Exercise
◉ Order the following surgeries based on invasiveness:
Angioplasty
CABG
Cardiac Catheterization
Stent. Answer: Cardiac Catheterization, Angioplasty, Stent, CABG
◉ If a patient says, "I've had open heart surgery," what would you
write in the past medical history section?. Answer: CABG, coronary
artery bypass graft
◉ HCTZ. Answer: Hydrochlorothiazide
CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION ASSESSMENT
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ 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
◉ Why is HDL considered good cholesterol?. Answer: It's able to
remove cholesterol from artery plaques and recycle it back to the
liver.
◉ CAD and MI can be caused the HLD due to atherosclerosis of the
_________ arteries. Answer: coronary
◉ TIA and CVA can be caused by HLD due to atherosclerosis of the
__________ arteries. Answer: carotid
◉ What is the name of the drug group used to treat HLD? What is
one brand name?. Answer: Statin, Lipitor
, ◉ What are five risk factors of CAD?. Answer: HTN, HLD, DM, FHx,
Smoking
◉ The study that diagnoses CAD is?. Answer: Cardiac
Catheterization
◉ What are 2 non pharmacological treatments for CAD?. Answer:
Weight Loss, Exercise
◉ Order the following surgeries based on invasiveness:
Angioplasty
CABG
Cardiac Catheterization
Stent. Answer: Cardiac Catheterization, Angioplasty, Stent, CABG
◉ If a patient says, "I've had open heart surgery," what would you
write in the past medical history section?. Answer: CABG, coronary
artery bypass graft
◉ HCTZ. Answer: Hydrochlorothiazide
