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SCRIBE AMERICA FINAL EXAM RETAKE ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|AGRADE
High blood pressure layman's .....ANSWER.....Hypertension
Hypertension (abbv) .....ANSWER.....HTN
High cholesterol layman's .....ANSWER.....Hyperlipidemia
Hyperlipidemia (abbv) .....ANSWER.....HLD
Diabetes layman's .....ANSWER.....Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus (abbv) .....ANSWER.....DM
"I only take pills for my diabetes" .....ANSWER.....NIDDM (Type
2)
"I take insulin for my diabetes" .....ANSWER.....IDDM (Type 1)
Heart disease layman's .....ANSWER.....Usually coronary artery
disease
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Coronary artery disease (abbv) .....ANSWER.....CAD
Heart failure layman's .....ANSWER.....Congestive heart failure
Congestive heart failure (abbv) .....ANSWER.....CHF
Irregular heartbeat layman's .....ANSWER.....Atrial fibrillation (A-
fib)
Murmur layman's .....ANSWER.....Heart murmur
Episodes of abnormally fast/racing heartbeat
.....ANSWER.....Supraventricular tachycardia
Supraventricular tachycardia (abbv) .....ANSWER.....SVT
Emphysema or chronic bronchitis layman's .....ANSWER.....Chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Blood clot in lung layman's .....ANSWER.....Pulmonary embolism
(PE)
Pneumonia (abbv) .....ANSWER.....PNA
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Reflux layman's .....ANSWER.....Gastroesophageal reflux disease
(GERD)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (abbv) .....ANSWER.....GERD
Ulcer layman's .....ANSWER.....Gastric ulcer or Peptic ulcer
disease
Crohn's or UC layman's .....ANSWER.....Crohn's disease or
Ulcerative colitis
Irritable bowel layman's .....ANSWER.....Irritable bowel syndrome
(IBS)
Irritable bowel syndrome (abbv) .....ANSWER.....IBS
Bladder infection layman's .....ANSWER.....Urinary tract infection
(UTI)
Kidney infection layman's .....ANSWER.....Pyelonephritis (Pyelo)
Kidney stones layman's .....ANSWER.....Renal calculi
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"I'm on dialysis" .....ANSWER.....Chronic renal failure (CRF) or End
stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis
Enlarged prostate layman's .....ANSWER.....Benign prostate
hypertrophy (BPH)
Document GPA for a pt who is currently pregnant, has been
pregnant 3 times in the past, and has 2 kids at home.
.....ANSWER.....G: 4 P:2 A:1
Stroke layman's .....ANSWER.....Ischemic cerebrovascular accident
(CVA)
"Mini-stroke" layman's .....ANSWER.....Transient ischemic attack
(TIA)
Seizures layman's .....ANSWER.....Seizure disorder / Epilepsy
Brain bleed layman's .....ANSWER.....Hemorrhagic CVA
Bipolar layman's .....ANSWER.....Bipolar disorder
Schizophrenia layman's .....ANSWER.....Schizophrenia
SCRIBE AMERICA FINAL EXAM RETAKE ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|AGRADE
High blood pressure layman's .....ANSWER.....Hypertension
Hypertension (abbv) .....ANSWER.....HTN
High cholesterol layman's .....ANSWER.....Hyperlipidemia
Hyperlipidemia (abbv) .....ANSWER.....HLD
Diabetes layman's .....ANSWER.....Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus (abbv) .....ANSWER.....DM
"I only take pills for my diabetes" .....ANSWER.....NIDDM (Type
2)
"I take insulin for my diabetes" .....ANSWER.....IDDM (Type 1)
Heart disease layman's .....ANSWER.....Usually coronary artery
disease
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Coronary artery disease (abbv) .....ANSWER.....CAD
Heart failure layman's .....ANSWER.....Congestive heart failure
Congestive heart failure (abbv) .....ANSWER.....CHF
Irregular heartbeat layman's .....ANSWER.....Atrial fibrillation (A-
fib)
Murmur layman's .....ANSWER.....Heart murmur
Episodes of abnormally fast/racing heartbeat
.....ANSWER.....Supraventricular tachycardia
Supraventricular tachycardia (abbv) .....ANSWER.....SVT
Emphysema or chronic bronchitis layman's .....ANSWER.....Chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Blood clot in lung layman's .....ANSWER.....Pulmonary embolism
(PE)
Pneumonia (abbv) .....ANSWER.....PNA
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Reflux layman's .....ANSWER.....Gastroesophageal reflux disease
(GERD)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (abbv) .....ANSWER.....GERD
Ulcer layman's .....ANSWER.....Gastric ulcer or Peptic ulcer
disease
Crohn's or UC layman's .....ANSWER.....Crohn's disease or
Ulcerative colitis
Irritable bowel layman's .....ANSWER.....Irritable bowel syndrome
(IBS)
Irritable bowel syndrome (abbv) .....ANSWER.....IBS
Bladder infection layman's .....ANSWER.....Urinary tract infection
(UTI)
Kidney infection layman's .....ANSWER.....Pyelonephritis (Pyelo)
Kidney stones layman's .....ANSWER.....Renal calculi
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"I'm on dialysis" .....ANSWER.....Chronic renal failure (CRF) or End
stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis
Enlarged prostate layman's .....ANSWER.....Benign prostate
hypertrophy (BPH)
Document GPA for a pt who is currently pregnant, has been
pregnant 3 times in the past, and has 2 kids at home.
.....ANSWER.....G: 4 P:2 A:1
Stroke layman's .....ANSWER.....Ischemic cerebrovascular accident
(CVA)
"Mini-stroke" layman's .....ANSWER.....Transient ischemic attack
(TIA)
Seizures layman's .....ANSWER.....Seizure disorder / Epilepsy
Brain bleed layman's .....ANSWER.....Hemorrhagic CVA
Bipolar layman's .....ANSWER.....Bipolar disorder
Schizophrenia layman's .....ANSWER.....Schizophrenia
