HOSPITAL MEDICINE QUIZ | 124 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
When you test (+) for Sars-CoV-2 what DISEASE do you have? Answer - COVID-
19
what type of virus is sars-cov-2 Answer - positive sense single stranded RNA
4 structural spikes (SEMN) Answer - spike
envelop
membrane
nucleocapsid
how is covid transmitted? Answer - air-borne and droplet
how do we get new variants Answer - mutate
RF for severe covid complications Answer - obesity
immunocompromised
elderly
DM
cardiac and pulm Hx
,smoking
pregnancy
lower socioeconomic
3 phases of covid Answer - early --> late--> long covid
Sx of early phase covid Answer - viral URI Sx --> h/a and myaglia, cough, loss of
taste and smell
most specific covid Sx Answer - loss of taste and smell
Sx of late phase Answer - URI sx PLUS
hypoxia
hypercoagulability
encephalopathy
immune dysregulation
when does organ dysfunction occur with covid? Answer - late phase
long covid Sx Answer - physical --> cough, congestion, fatigue
Psych --> A/P, PTSD, cognitive difficulties, memory impariment
Dx tests for COVID Answer - nucleic acid amplification (PCR)
antigen testing (Rapids)
immunoassay (ELISA)
nucleic acid amplification Answer - GOLD standard
, does NOT correlate good specificity
antigen testing Answer - poor sensitivity and good specificity
immunoassay testing Answer - confirms previous disease
H&P general components Answer - subjective and objective sections with A/P
whats included in the subjective section of the H&P Answer - C/C
HPI
PMH
PSH
SH
FH
meds
allergies
PMH to ask about Answer - HTN
CAD/MI
DM
CVA
CKD
COPD
which family members to ask about? Answer - only immediate family
members
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
When you test (+) for Sars-CoV-2 what DISEASE do you have? Answer - COVID-
19
what type of virus is sars-cov-2 Answer - positive sense single stranded RNA
4 structural spikes (SEMN) Answer - spike
envelop
membrane
nucleocapsid
how is covid transmitted? Answer - air-borne and droplet
how do we get new variants Answer - mutate
RF for severe covid complications Answer - obesity
immunocompromised
elderly
DM
cardiac and pulm Hx
,smoking
pregnancy
lower socioeconomic
3 phases of covid Answer - early --> late--> long covid
Sx of early phase covid Answer - viral URI Sx --> h/a and myaglia, cough, loss of
taste and smell
most specific covid Sx Answer - loss of taste and smell
Sx of late phase Answer - URI sx PLUS
hypoxia
hypercoagulability
encephalopathy
immune dysregulation
when does organ dysfunction occur with covid? Answer - late phase
long covid Sx Answer - physical --> cough, congestion, fatigue
Psych --> A/P, PTSD, cognitive difficulties, memory impariment
Dx tests for COVID Answer - nucleic acid amplification (PCR)
antigen testing (Rapids)
immunoassay (ELISA)
nucleic acid amplification Answer - GOLD standard
, does NOT correlate good specificity
antigen testing Answer - poor sensitivity and good specificity
immunoassay testing Answer - confirms previous disease
H&P general components Answer - subjective and objective sections with A/P
whats included in the subjective section of the H&P Answer - C/C
HPI
PMH
PSH
SH
FH
meds
allergies
PMH to ask about Answer - HTN
CAD/MI
DM
CVA
CKD
COPD
which family members to ask about? Answer - only immediate family
members
