SCRIBEAMERICA ED COMPREHENSIVE 2027 EXAMS
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔What is an HPI? - ✔✔story of symptoms and events that led to the ED visit, includes
CC; HPI determines entire visit
✔✔What are the 8 HPI elements? - ✔✔-onset
-timing
-location
-quality
-severity
-modifying factors
-associated sx
-context
✔✔How many elements of HPI are required to be complete? - ✔✔4 elements
✔✔How many elements of ROS are required to be complete? - ✔✔10 elements or 2
with "all other systems negative"
✔✔What are 7 risk factors of CVA? - ✔✔-HTN
-HLD
-DM
-Smoking
-FHx CVA
-Hx TIA/CVA
-AFib
✔✔What are 7 risk factors of PE? - ✔✔-Hx DVT/PE
-known DVT
-recent surgery
-immobilization
-AFib
-Cancer
-Pregnancy/birth control
, ✔✔How many elements of a PE are required to be complete? - ✔✔8 elements
✔✔Give an example of a detailed physical exam? - ✔✔GYN exam
✔✔Normal general/constitutional PE - ✔✔no acute distress (NAD)
✔✔Normal head PE - ✔✔atraumatic/normocephalic (AT/NC)
✔✔What are 2 synonyms for "red?" - ✔✔-erythematous
-injected
✔✔What is the numerical code for an easily palpable (normal) pulse? - ✔✔2+
✔✔What is the pulse on the wrist called? - ✔✔radial pulse
✔✔What is the pulse on the neck called? - ✔✔carotid pulse
✔✔What is the pulse on the thigh called? - ✔✔femoral pulse
✔✔What is the pulse on the top of the foot called? - ✔✔dorsal pedis (DP) pulse
✔✔What is the pulse on the inner ankle called? - ✔✔posterior tibialis (PT) pulse
✔✔Tachycardia means greater than ____ bpm - ✔✔100
✔✔Bradycardia means less than ____ bpm - ✔✔60
✔✔What are the 3 peritoneal signs (signs of surgical abdomen)? - ✔✔-rebound
-rigidity (involuntary guarding)
-guarding (voluntary)
✔✔What are the 4 things a person is oriented to? - ✔✔-person
-place
-time
-situation
✔✔Icterus - ✔✔yellowing; jaundice
✔✔Elevated WBC indicate - ✔✔infection
✔✔Low hematocrit and hemoglobin indicate - ✔✔anemia
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔What is an HPI? - ✔✔story of symptoms and events that led to the ED visit, includes
CC; HPI determines entire visit
✔✔What are the 8 HPI elements? - ✔✔-onset
-timing
-location
-quality
-severity
-modifying factors
-associated sx
-context
✔✔How many elements of HPI are required to be complete? - ✔✔4 elements
✔✔How many elements of ROS are required to be complete? - ✔✔10 elements or 2
with "all other systems negative"
✔✔What are 7 risk factors of CVA? - ✔✔-HTN
-HLD
-DM
-Smoking
-FHx CVA
-Hx TIA/CVA
-AFib
✔✔What are 7 risk factors of PE? - ✔✔-Hx DVT/PE
-known DVT
-recent surgery
-immobilization
-AFib
-Cancer
-Pregnancy/birth control
, ✔✔How many elements of a PE are required to be complete? - ✔✔8 elements
✔✔Give an example of a detailed physical exam? - ✔✔GYN exam
✔✔Normal general/constitutional PE - ✔✔no acute distress (NAD)
✔✔Normal head PE - ✔✔atraumatic/normocephalic (AT/NC)
✔✔What are 2 synonyms for "red?" - ✔✔-erythematous
-injected
✔✔What is the numerical code for an easily palpable (normal) pulse? - ✔✔2+
✔✔What is the pulse on the wrist called? - ✔✔radial pulse
✔✔What is the pulse on the neck called? - ✔✔carotid pulse
✔✔What is the pulse on the thigh called? - ✔✔femoral pulse
✔✔What is the pulse on the top of the foot called? - ✔✔dorsal pedis (DP) pulse
✔✔What is the pulse on the inner ankle called? - ✔✔posterior tibialis (PT) pulse
✔✔Tachycardia means greater than ____ bpm - ✔✔100
✔✔Bradycardia means less than ____ bpm - ✔✔60
✔✔What are the 3 peritoneal signs (signs of surgical abdomen)? - ✔✔-rebound
-rigidity (involuntary guarding)
-guarding (voluntary)
✔✔What are the 4 things a person is oriented to? - ✔✔-person
-place
-time
-situation
✔✔Icterus - ✔✔yellowing; jaundice
✔✔Elevated WBC indicate - ✔✔infection
✔✔Low hematocrit and hemoglobin indicate - ✔✔anemia
