ED Scribe - FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED

ED Scribe - FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED Medical Decision Making (MDM) The physician's thought process Pain vs. Tenderness Patient's feeling vs. physician's assessment What does distress mean? The doctor's judgment of discomfort Baseline An individual's normal state of being What does Auscultation mean? Listening with a stethoscope Palpation The act of pressing on an area by the doctor Inpatient Admitted to the hospital overnight Outpatient Seen and sent home the same day What is the ED flow (overview)? 1. Check in and Chief Complaint 2. Physician assessment 3. Objective orders and results 4. Medical Decision Making 5. Disposition What is the ED flow before orders are made? 1. Arrival 2. Triage 3. Vital Signs / Bed Placement 4. Nurse Assessment 5. HPI, ROS, Hx, PE What is the ED flow after orders are made? 1