SCRIBE AMERICA FINAL OUTPATIENT EXAM LATEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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
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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
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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
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