ScribeAmerica Final Exam ED questions
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What are the 3 types of dispositions? - answer Discharge, Admit, Transfer
What does HPI stand for? - answer history of present illness
What does ROS stand for? - answer review of systems
The HPI and ROS are considered what type of information? - answer subjective
The physical exam is what type of information? - answer objective
If a physician told you a patient's abdomen was non tender, where would you document
this? - answer PE
What section focuses directly on the chief complaint? - answer HPI
If someone has a hx of CABG or MI, what is something you can also always document
in the PMHx section of the chart? - answer CAD
Name an example of something you may write in the Social Hx portion of the chart. -
answer smokes 1 pack/day
Name an example of something you may write in the Family Hx portion of the chart. -
answer Mother had Hx of CAD at age 46
What are the abbreviations for the following past medical history terms?
Hypertension
Stroke
Diabetes
Heart Attack
High Cholesterol - answer HTN
,CVA (cerebrovascular accident)
DM
MI
HLD
What are the medical terms for the following past surgical terms?
Removal of the appendix
Removal of the gallbladder
Removal of the uterus
Removal of a fallopian tube
Removal of the tonsils
Removal of the breast - answer appendectomy
cholecystectomy
hysterectomy
Salpingo-oophorectomy
tonsillectomy
mastectomy
What are the five vital signs? - answer Blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), oxygen
saturation (SaO2), respiratory rate (RR), temperature (C or F)
What does NKDA stand for? - answer no known drug allergies
What does LNMP stand for? - answer Last Normal Menstrual Period
If the doctor said the exam was "benign", what does this mean? - answer this means
that the exam was normal and of no concern
Explain acute vs chronic. - answer acute: serious, new condition, that could potentially
be life-threatening
chronic: not of much concern, long-lasting condition, typically not a death threat
What are the medical terms for the following pathophysiology abbreviations?
CAD
AAA
COPD
PNA
URI - answer coronary artery disease
abdominal aortic aneurysm
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pneumonia
upper respiratory disease
How are the following diseases diagnosed?
-CHF (two answers)
-PE (three answers)
, -Cholecystitis
-Pancreatitis
-Appendicitis
-Hemorrhagic CVA (two answers)
-DVT - answer -chest x-ray, bnp (b-type natriuretic peptide)
-CT chest with IV contrast (CTA chest), VQ scan, D-dimer
-abdominal ultrasound (US) of RUQ
-elevated lipase lab test
-CT AP w/ PO
-CTA w/ IV contrast, LP (lumbar puncture)
-ultrasound (US)
What are the two types of heart attacks and how are they diagnosed? - answer STEMI
(ST elevation myocardial infarction) and NSTEMI (non ST elevation myocardial
infarction)
STEMI: EKG
NSTEMI: troponin
What are three cardiac risk factors? - answer HTN, DM, HLD, CAD, Smoking, FHx
CAD < 55 y/o
What are four associated symptoms of an MI other than CP? (Hint: catch phrase) -
answer Chest pressure with diaphoresis, N/V (nausea and vomiting), and SOB
What are three symptoms a patient with an Ischemic CVA might present with? - answer
Unilateral focal neurological deficits: One-sided weakness, one-sided numbness or
changes in speech/vision
What are the only three symptoms of a true allergic reaction? - answer SOB (difficulty
breathing), rash, itching/swelling
What heart rhythm would a physician hear if the patient were in atrial fibrillation and how
is this disease diagnosed? - answer an irregularly irregular rhythm, this is diagnosed
by and EKG
What physical exam finding is associated with asthma? - answer wheezes (while
inspiring or expiring)
How is altered mental status different from a focal neurological deficit? - answer AMS
is very different than a focal neurological deficit. AMS is generalized and is typically
caused by things that affect the whole brain (drugs, low blood sugar). Focal neurological
deficits are localized weakness/numbness in one specific area, corresponding with
damage at one specific site in the brain. The most common cause of AMS for patients
without a Hx of dementia is from infection, most often caused by a UTI.
What is the major cause of AMS in the elderly? - answer UTI
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What are the 3 types of dispositions? - answer Discharge, Admit, Transfer
What does HPI stand for? - answer history of present illness
What does ROS stand for? - answer review of systems
The HPI and ROS are considered what type of information? - answer subjective
The physical exam is what type of information? - answer objective
If a physician told you a patient's abdomen was non tender, where would you document
this? - answer PE
What section focuses directly on the chief complaint? - answer HPI
If someone has a hx of CABG or MI, what is something you can also always document
in the PMHx section of the chart? - answer CAD
Name an example of something you may write in the Social Hx portion of the chart. -
answer smokes 1 pack/day
Name an example of something you may write in the Family Hx portion of the chart. -
answer Mother had Hx of CAD at age 46
What are the abbreviations for the following past medical history terms?
Hypertension
Stroke
Diabetes
Heart Attack
High Cholesterol - answer HTN
,CVA (cerebrovascular accident)
DM
MI
HLD
What are the medical terms for the following past surgical terms?
Removal of the appendix
Removal of the gallbladder
Removal of the uterus
Removal of a fallopian tube
Removal of the tonsils
Removal of the breast - answer appendectomy
cholecystectomy
hysterectomy
Salpingo-oophorectomy
tonsillectomy
mastectomy
What are the five vital signs? - answer Blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), oxygen
saturation (SaO2), respiratory rate (RR), temperature (C or F)
What does NKDA stand for? - answer no known drug allergies
What does LNMP stand for? - answer Last Normal Menstrual Period
If the doctor said the exam was "benign", what does this mean? - answer this means
that the exam was normal and of no concern
Explain acute vs chronic. - answer acute: serious, new condition, that could potentially
be life-threatening
chronic: not of much concern, long-lasting condition, typically not a death threat
What are the medical terms for the following pathophysiology abbreviations?
CAD
AAA
COPD
PNA
URI - answer coronary artery disease
abdominal aortic aneurysm
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pneumonia
upper respiratory disease
How are the following diseases diagnosed?
-CHF (two answers)
-PE (three answers)
, -Cholecystitis
-Pancreatitis
-Appendicitis
-Hemorrhagic CVA (two answers)
-DVT - answer -chest x-ray, bnp (b-type natriuretic peptide)
-CT chest with IV contrast (CTA chest), VQ scan, D-dimer
-abdominal ultrasound (US) of RUQ
-elevated lipase lab test
-CT AP w/ PO
-CTA w/ IV contrast, LP (lumbar puncture)
-ultrasound (US)
What are the two types of heart attacks and how are they diagnosed? - answer STEMI
(ST elevation myocardial infarction) and NSTEMI (non ST elevation myocardial
infarction)
STEMI: EKG
NSTEMI: troponin
What are three cardiac risk factors? - answer HTN, DM, HLD, CAD, Smoking, FHx
CAD < 55 y/o
What are four associated symptoms of an MI other than CP? (Hint: catch phrase) -
answer Chest pressure with diaphoresis, N/V (nausea and vomiting), and SOB
What are three symptoms a patient with an Ischemic CVA might present with? - answer
Unilateral focal neurological deficits: One-sided weakness, one-sided numbness or
changes in speech/vision
What are the only three symptoms of a true allergic reaction? - answer SOB (difficulty
breathing), rash, itching/swelling
What heart rhythm would a physician hear if the patient were in atrial fibrillation and how
is this disease diagnosed? - answer an irregularly irregular rhythm, this is diagnosed
by and EKG
What physical exam finding is associated with asthma? - answer wheezes (while
inspiring or expiring)
How is altered mental status different from a focal neurological deficit? - answer AMS
is very different than a focal neurological deficit. AMS is generalized and is typically
caused by things that affect the whole brain (drugs, low blood sugar). Focal neurological
deficits are localized weakness/numbness in one specific area, corresponding with
damage at one specific site in the brain. The most common cause of AMS for patients
without a Hx of dementia is from infection, most often caused by a UTI.
What is the major cause of AMS in the elderly? - answer UTI
