SCRIBEAMERICA ED LATEST STUDY EXAMS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔triage - ✔✔in Emergency department flow, what is after walk-in or admittance via
ambulance?
✔✔bed placement - ✔✔in Emergency department flow, what is after triage
✔✔nurse assessment - ✔✔in Emergency department flow, what is after bed
placement?
✔✔history and physical - ✔✔in Emergency department flow, what is after nurse
assessment?
✔✔chief complaint, vital signs, level of acuity - ✔✔during triage, what is determined?
✔✔heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, teperature, oxygen saturation - ✔✔what
are the vital signs tested during triage?
✔✔HPI and ROS - ✔✔subjective portion of H&P (history and physical)
✔✔PMHx, PSHx, FHx, SHx - ✔✔four portions of past history (Hx)
✔✔physical exam (PE) - ✔✔objective part of H&P
✔✔physician orders - ✔✔portion of emergency flow after H&P?
includes labs, imaging, medications and procedures
✔✔Results and ED course - ✔✔The portion of ED flow after physician orders which
consists of the patient re-evaluations and consultations with specialists
✔✔final diagnosis - ✔✔after ED course, via medical decision-making, the physician
rules out differential diagnosis and determines a ____
✔✔disposition - ✔✔after final Dx is ____-which is wither discharge back home, admit to
hospital, or transfer to another facility
✔✔hypertension (HTN) - ✔✔high blood pressure
✔✔hyperlipidemia (HLD) - ✔✔high cholesterol
✔✔hyperthyroidism - ✔✔thyroid problem
✔✔diabetes mellitus (DM) - ✔✔diabetes
, ✔✔Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) - ✔✔"I only take pills for my
diabetes"
✔✔Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) - ✔✔"I take shots (insulin) for my
diabetes"
✔✔Coronary artery disease (CAD) - ✔✔heart disease
✔✔myocardial infarction (MI) - ✔✔heart attack
✔✔congestive heart failure (CHF) - ✔✔heart failure
✔✔arrhythmia - ✔✔irregular heartbeat; eoisodes of abnormally fast, racing heartbeat
✔✔heart murmur - ✔✔murmur
✔✔asthma - ✔✔asthma
✔✔chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - ✔✔emphysema/ chronic bronchitis
✔✔pulmonary embolism (PE) - ✔✔blood clot in lungs
✔✔PNA - ✔✔pneumonia
✔✔gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) - ✔✔reflux
✔✔gastric ulcer or peptic ulcer disease - ✔✔ulcer
✔✔pancreatitis - ✔✔pancreatitis
✔✔diverticulitis - ✔✔diverticulitis
✔✔crohn's disease - ✔✔crohn's
✔✔ulcerative colitis - ✔✔UC
✔✔irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) - ✔✔irritable bowel
✔✔urinary tract infection (UTI) - ✔✔bladder infection
✔✔pyelonephritis (pyelo) - ✔✔kidney infection
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔triage - ✔✔in Emergency department flow, what is after walk-in or admittance via
ambulance?
✔✔bed placement - ✔✔in Emergency department flow, what is after triage
✔✔nurse assessment - ✔✔in Emergency department flow, what is after bed
placement?
✔✔history and physical - ✔✔in Emergency department flow, what is after nurse
assessment?
✔✔chief complaint, vital signs, level of acuity - ✔✔during triage, what is determined?
✔✔heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, teperature, oxygen saturation - ✔✔what
are the vital signs tested during triage?
✔✔HPI and ROS - ✔✔subjective portion of H&P (history and physical)
✔✔PMHx, PSHx, FHx, SHx - ✔✔four portions of past history (Hx)
✔✔physical exam (PE) - ✔✔objective part of H&P
✔✔physician orders - ✔✔portion of emergency flow after H&P?
includes labs, imaging, medications and procedures
✔✔Results and ED course - ✔✔The portion of ED flow after physician orders which
consists of the patient re-evaluations and consultations with specialists
✔✔final diagnosis - ✔✔after ED course, via medical decision-making, the physician
rules out differential diagnosis and determines a ____
✔✔disposition - ✔✔after final Dx is ____-which is wither discharge back home, admit to
hospital, or transfer to another facility
✔✔hypertension (HTN) - ✔✔high blood pressure
✔✔hyperlipidemia (HLD) - ✔✔high cholesterol
✔✔hyperthyroidism - ✔✔thyroid problem
✔✔diabetes mellitus (DM) - ✔✔diabetes
, ✔✔Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) - ✔✔"I only take pills for my
diabetes"
✔✔Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) - ✔✔"I take shots (insulin) for my
diabetes"
✔✔Coronary artery disease (CAD) - ✔✔heart disease
✔✔myocardial infarction (MI) - ✔✔heart attack
✔✔congestive heart failure (CHF) - ✔✔heart failure
✔✔arrhythmia - ✔✔irregular heartbeat; eoisodes of abnormally fast, racing heartbeat
✔✔heart murmur - ✔✔murmur
✔✔asthma - ✔✔asthma
✔✔chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - ✔✔emphysema/ chronic bronchitis
✔✔pulmonary embolism (PE) - ✔✔blood clot in lungs
✔✔PNA - ✔✔pneumonia
✔✔gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) - ✔✔reflux
✔✔gastric ulcer or peptic ulcer disease - ✔✔ulcer
✔✔pancreatitis - ✔✔pancreatitis
✔✔diverticulitis - ✔✔diverticulitis
✔✔crohn's disease - ✔✔crohn's
✔✔ulcerative colitis - ✔✔UC
✔✔irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) - ✔✔irritable bowel
✔✔urinary tract infection (UTI) - ✔✔bladder infection
✔✔pyelonephritis (pyelo) - ✔✔kidney infection
