Medical Scribe 437 Final Exam Review
What is fluctuance a sign of? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ abscess
What is the difference between a laceration and abrasion? -Correct
Answer ✔ ✔ Laceration: Incision in the skin that typically need
sutures.
Abrasion: Scrape of skin
What procedure is associated with a laceration, but not an abrasion? -
Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Laceration Repair, Sutures
What does A&Ox3 mean? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ alert and oriented
to person, place, and time
What section of the neurological exam would you document "Normal
Finger-Nose-Finger test" and "Normal Heel-to-Shin"? -Correct Answer
✔ ✔ Cerebellar/Coordination
,What does DTR stand for? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ deep tendon
reflex
Point to the general area of your body that Cranial Nerves (CN)
control. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Face
In the neurological exam, what does "Normal gait" mean? -Correct
Answer ✔ ✔ Walking normally
In the psychiatric exam, what do SI and HI stand for? -Correct Answer
✔ ✔ Suicidal and Homicidal ideations
Is the Glascow Coma Scale (GCS) associated with Trauma pts or
Medical pts? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Trauma
Would you document "RUE strength 3/5" under the "Neurological" or
"Extremities" section of the exam? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔
Neurological
What would you guess TTP means? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ tender
to palpation
,A mother states her child has been extremely tired and drowsy
recently; based on that, can you document "Lethargic" in the child's
physical exam? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ NO!
Spell the medical term for "Hives" (allergic reaction rash) -Correct
Answer ✔ ✔ Urticaria
What is the medical term for swollen lymph nodes? -Correct Answer
✔ ✔ Lymphadenopathy
If you document "There is right pronator drift" in the neurological
exam, can you also document "No focal neurological deficits"? -
Correct Answer ✔ ✔ No, contradiction
If you documented "NAD" in the constitutional section, would you be
contradicting yourself if you wrote "There is mild respiratory distress"
in the pulmonary exam? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Yes
Arterial Blood Gas -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Blood taken from an
artery
, Serum -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ The clear liquid separated from
clotted blood
Coagulation -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ The change of blood from liquid
to solid
General anesthesia -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Medication that
suppresses the central nervous system that results in unconsciousness
and lack of sensation
POC -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Point of care
Cultures -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ The propagation of microorganisms
or of living tissue cells in media conducive to their growth
Critical Care Time -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Care provided to any
patient that is at serious risk for deterioration that may lead to
permanent bodily harm or death
What lab order contains the "H&H" (hemoglobin and hematocrit)? -
Correct Answer ✔ ✔ CBC - complete blood count
What is fluctuance a sign of? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ abscess
What is the difference between a laceration and abrasion? -Correct
Answer ✔ ✔ Laceration: Incision in the skin that typically need
sutures.
Abrasion: Scrape of skin
What procedure is associated with a laceration, but not an abrasion? -
Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Laceration Repair, Sutures
What does A&Ox3 mean? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ alert and oriented
to person, place, and time
What section of the neurological exam would you document "Normal
Finger-Nose-Finger test" and "Normal Heel-to-Shin"? -Correct Answer
✔ ✔ Cerebellar/Coordination
,What does DTR stand for? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ deep tendon
reflex
Point to the general area of your body that Cranial Nerves (CN)
control. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Face
In the neurological exam, what does "Normal gait" mean? -Correct
Answer ✔ ✔ Walking normally
In the psychiatric exam, what do SI and HI stand for? -Correct Answer
✔ ✔ Suicidal and Homicidal ideations
Is the Glascow Coma Scale (GCS) associated with Trauma pts or
Medical pts? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Trauma
Would you document "RUE strength 3/5" under the "Neurological" or
"Extremities" section of the exam? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔
Neurological
What would you guess TTP means? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ tender
to palpation
,A mother states her child has been extremely tired and drowsy
recently; based on that, can you document "Lethargic" in the child's
physical exam? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ NO!
Spell the medical term for "Hives" (allergic reaction rash) -Correct
Answer ✔ ✔ Urticaria
What is the medical term for swollen lymph nodes? -Correct Answer
✔ ✔ Lymphadenopathy
If you document "There is right pronator drift" in the neurological
exam, can you also document "No focal neurological deficits"? -
Correct Answer ✔ ✔ No, contradiction
If you documented "NAD" in the constitutional section, would you be
contradicting yourself if you wrote "There is mild respiratory distress"
in the pulmonary exam? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Yes
Arterial Blood Gas -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Blood taken from an
artery
, Serum -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ The clear liquid separated from
clotted blood
Coagulation -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ The change of blood from liquid
to solid
General anesthesia -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Medication that
suppresses the central nervous system that results in unconsciousness
and lack of sensation
POC -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Point of care
Cultures -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ The propagation of microorganisms
or of living tissue cells in media conducive to their growth
Critical Care Time -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Care provided to any
patient that is at serious risk for deterioration that may lead to
permanent bodily harm or death
What lab order contains the "H&H" (hemoglobin and hematocrit)? -
Correct Answer ✔ ✔ CBC - complete blood count
