Scribe America Final Outpatient Exam 2024
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
HTN CC
asymptomatic
HLD CC
asymptomatic
DM CC
polyuria, polydipsia
CAD CC
CP or pressure
Asthma CC
SOB, wheezing
How do you diagnose HTN?
Check BP
How do you diagnose HLD?
Check bloodwork
How do you diagnose DM?
Fasting blood glucose, HA1C
How do you diagnose HLD?
Check blood work for LDL levels
How do you diagnose CAD?
Cardiac Catheterization by cardiologist
How do you diagnose asthma?
Peak Flow Testing
How is Peak Flow measured?
Liters/Minute
In what quadrant is the appendix located?
RLQ
In what quadrant is the gallbladder located?
RUQ
,In what quadrant is the diverticuli located?
LLQ
What do you test to find out if person has pancreatitis?
Lipase
Weakness
Peristesia
Co morbidity
The presence of two or more chronic conditions
Etiology
The cause of a disease
The relaxed phase of the heartbeat?
Diastolic
Excessive Thirst?
Polydipsia
Anticoagulant
A drug that prevents blood clotting
How long must a patient have a disease for it to be considered chronic?
3 months
Explain why patients with comorbidities are complex and give an example?
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?
Higher
100/70 BP reading. What is this?
Normal
150/95 BP reading. What is this?
Hypertensive
130/85 BP reading. What is this?
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?
Vision Loss, Epistaxis
Give three examples of non-pharmacological HTN management
low sodium diet, decreased EtOH intake and exercise
What is the abbreviation for hydrochlorothiazide
HCTZ
The majority of diabetes patients have Type I or II diabetes?
Type II
What are three common symptoms of diabetes?
Polyuria, Polydipsia, Fatigue
Name one disease that can be caused by diabetes and explain how chronic hyperglycemia contributes
to it's etiology?
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?
Type II
Which mediation is preferred for someone with mild, new onset, type II DM: Metformin or Humalog?
Why?
Metformin. Sometimes Type II diabetes can be treated with just oral medication
Name 3 risk factors of HLD
Obesity, physical inactivity, FHx
Why is HDL considered good cholesterol?
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
coronary
TIA and CVA can be caused by HLD due to atherosclerosis of the __________ arteries
carotid
What is the name of the drug group used to treat HLD? What is one brand name?
Statin, Lipitor
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
HTN CC
asymptomatic
HLD CC
asymptomatic
DM CC
polyuria, polydipsia
CAD CC
CP or pressure
Asthma CC
SOB, wheezing
How do you diagnose HTN?
Check BP
How do you diagnose HLD?
Check bloodwork
How do you diagnose DM?
Fasting blood glucose, HA1C
How do you diagnose HLD?
Check blood work for LDL levels
How do you diagnose CAD?
Cardiac Catheterization by cardiologist
How do you diagnose asthma?
Peak Flow Testing
How is Peak Flow measured?
Liters/Minute
In what quadrant is the appendix located?
RLQ
In what quadrant is the gallbladder located?
RUQ
,In what quadrant is the diverticuli located?
LLQ
What do you test to find out if person has pancreatitis?
Lipase
Weakness
Peristesia
Co morbidity
The presence of two or more chronic conditions
Etiology
The cause of a disease
The relaxed phase of the heartbeat?
Diastolic
Excessive Thirst?
Polydipsia
Anticoagulant
A drug that prevents blood clotting
How long must a patient have a disease for it to be considered chronic?
3 months
Explain why patients with comorbidities are complex and give an example?
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?
Higher
100/70 BP reading. What is this?
Normal
150/95 BP reading. What is this?
Hypertensive
130/85 BP reading. What is this?
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?
Vision Loss, Epistaxis
Give three examples of non-pharmacological HTN management
low sodium diet, decreased EtOH intake and exercise
What is the abbreviation for hydrochlorothiazide
HCTZ
The majority of diabetes patients have Type I or II diabetes?
Type II
What are three common symptoms of diabetes?
Polyuria, Polydipsia, Fatigue
Name one disease that can be caused by diabetes and explain how chronic hyperglycemia contributes
to it's etiology?
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?
Type II
Which mediation is preferred for someone with mild, new onset, type II DM: Metformin or Humalog?
Why?
Metformin. Sometimes Type II diabetes can be treated with just oral medication
Name 3 risk factors of HLD
Obesity, physical inactivity, FHx
Why is HDL considered good cholesterol?
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
coronary
TIA and CVA can be caused by HLD due to atherosclerosis of the __________ arteries
carotid
What is the name of the drug group used to treat HLD? What is one brand name?
Statin, Lipitor
