SCRIBE ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Fever - Answer-An elevated temperature > 100.4 degrees
System: Constitutional
Chills - Answer-The feeling of coldness/goosebumps occurring during a high fever
System: Constitutional
Diaphoresis - Answer-Excessive sweating
System: Constitutional
Fatigue - Answer-Extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion
or illness
System: Constitutional/Endocrine
Weight gain/Weight loss - Answer-Changes in weight. These changes can be
intentional or unintentional
System: Constitutional
Decreased appetite - Answer-Lacking the desire to eat
System: Constitutional
Decreased PO intake - Answer-PO = Per os or orifice, i.e. your mouth
Not eating as much as typically would
System: Constitutional
Malaise - Answer-Generalized discomfort and weakness
System: Constitutional
Generalized weakness - Answer-Lack of strength throughout the body
System: Constitutional
Vision Changes - Answer-Only used as a negative symptom. "Patient denies any vision
changes." When patients report vision changes, we use more specific terminology
(blurry vision, double vision, loss of vision, decreased vision, etc)
,System: Eyes
Blurred vision/Blurry vision - Answer-Loss of sharpness of eyesight, making objects
appear out of focus and hazy
System: Eyes
Diplopia (Di-plo-peia) - Answer-The simultaneous perception of two images
System: Eyes
Eye redness or discharge - Answer-Redness of the eye and drainage from the eye
System: Eyes
Eye pain - Answer-Pain in the eye
System: Eyes
Eye foreign body - Answer-The sensation of an object or piece of extraneous matter
that has entered the eye
System: Eyes
Ear pain - Answer-Pain in the ear
System: ENT
Ear pressure/fullness - Answer-Clogged ears. Typically occurs with congestion or during
a "cold"
System: ENT
Decreased hearing - Answer-Diminished hearing
System: ENT
Hearing loss - Answer-Inability to hear
System: ENT
Tinnitus - Answer-Ringing in the ears
System: ENT
,Sore throat - Answer-Pain in the throat
System: ENT
Rhinorrhea - Answer-Runny nose. Drainage from the nose
System: ENT
Epistaxis - Answer-Nose bleed
System: ENT
Nasal congestion - Answer-Congestion in the nose
System: ENT
Post-nasal drip - Answer-Mucus draining down the back of the throat. Often causes
patient to cough attempting to clear their throat.
System: ENT
Sinus congestion - Answer-Congestion in the face/sinuses region
System: ENT
Dysphagia - Answer-Discomfort when swallowing
System: ENT
Chest pain - Answer-Pain in the chest
System: Cardiovascular
Palpitations - Answer-Rapid, strong, irregular, or fluttering heartbeat
System: Cardiovascular
Orthopnea - Answer-Difficulty breathing when lying flat. Patients often sleep propped
upright in bed or sitting upright in a recliner chair.
System: Cardiovascular
Edema - Answer-Swelling due to excess fluid collecting in the tissues of the body,
typically the legs.
System: Cardiovascular (sometimes found on musculoskeletal)
, Shortness of Breath - Answer-Difficulty breathing. Do not write "SOB" in a patient's
chart.
System: Respiratory
Wheezing - Answer-High-pitched whistling sound heard when breathing
System: Respiratory
Cough - Answer-A sudden and often repetitively occurring reflex which helps to clear
the large breathing passages from secretions, irritants, foreign particles and microbes.
System: Respiratory
Sputum production - Answer-The material produced from the respiratory tract when
coughing
Sputum = Phlegm/Mucous
System: Respiratory
Hemoptysis - Answer-Coughing up blood
System: Respiratory
Abdominal pain - Answer-Pain in the abdomen or stomach area
System: Gastrointestinal
Nausea - Answer-Uneasiness of the stomach that often comes before vomiting
System: Gastrointestinal
Vomiting (Emesis) - Answer-Throwing up
System: Gastrointestinal
Hematemsis - Answer-Vomiting blood
System: Gastrointestinal
Diarrhea - Answer-Loose or watery stool
System: Gastrointestinal
AND ANSWERS
Fever - Answer-An elevated temperature > 100.4 degrees
System: Constitutional
Chills - Answer-The feeling of coldness/goosebumps occurring during a high fever
System: Constitutional
Diaphoresis - Answer-Excessive sweating
System: Constitutional
Fatigue - Answer-Extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion
or illness
System: Constitutional/Endocrine
Weight gain/Weight loss - Answer-Changes in weight. These changes can be
intentional or unintentional
System: Constitutional
Decreased appetite - Answer-Lacking the desire to eat
System: Constitutional
Decreased PO intake - Answer-PO = Per os or orifice, i.e. your mouth
Not eating as much as typically would
System: Constitutional
Malaise - Answer-Generalized discomfort and weakness
System: Constitutional
Generalized weakness - Answer-Lack of strength throughout the body
System: Constitutional
Vision Changes - Answer-Only used as a negative symptom. "Patient denies any vision
changes." When patients report vision changes, we use more specific terminology
(blurry vision, double vision, loss of vision, decreased vision, etc)
,System: Eyes
Blurred vision/Blurry vision - Answer-Loss of sharpness of eyesight, making objects
appear out of focus and hazy
System: Eyes
Diplopia (Di-plo-peia) - Answer-The simultaneous perception of two images
System: Eyes
Eye redness or discharge - Answer-Redness of the eye and drainage from the eye
System: Eyes
Eye pain - Answer-Pain in the eye
System: Eyes
Eye foreign body - Answer-The sensation of an object or piece of extraneous matter
that has entered the eye
System: Eyes
Ear pain - Answer-Pain in the ear
System: ENT
Ear pressure/fullness - Answer-Clogged ears. Typically occurs with congestion or during
a "cold"
System: ENT
Decreased hearing - Answer-Diminished hearing
System: ENT
Hearing loss - Answer-Inability to hear
System: ENT
Tinnitus - Answer-Ringing in the ears
System: ENT
,Sore throat - Answer-Pain in the throat
System: ENT
Rhinorrhea - Answer-Runny nose. Drainage from the nose
System: ENT
Epistaxis - Answer-Nose bleed
System: ENT
Nasal congestion - Answer-Congestion in the nose
System: ENT
Post-nasal drip - Answer-Mucus draining down the back of the throat. Often causes
patient to cough attempting to clear their throat.
System: ENT
Sinus congestion - Answer-Congestion in the face/sinuses region
System: ENT
Dysphagia - Answer-Discomfort when swallowing
System: ENT
Chest pain - Answer-Pain in the chest
System: Cardiovascular
Palpitations - Answer-Rapid, strong, irregular, or fluttering heartbeat
System: Cardiovascular
Orthopnea - Answer-Difficulty breathing when lying flat. Patients often sleep propped
upright in bed or sitting upright in a recliner chair.
System: Cardiovascular
Edema - Answer-Swelling due to excess fluid collecting in the tissues of the body,
typically the legs.
System: Cardiovascular (sometimes found on musculoskeletal)
, Shortness of Breath - Answer-Difficulty breathing. Do not write "SOB" in a patient's
chart.
System: Respiratory
Wheezing - Answer-High-pitched whistling sound heard when breathing
System: Respiratory
Cough - Answer-A sudden and often repetitively occurring reflex which helps to clear
the large breathing passages from secretions, irritants, foreign particles and microbes.
System: Respiratory
Sputum production - Answer-The material produced from the respiratory tract when
coughing
Sputum = Phlegm/Mucous
System: Respiratory
Hemoptysis - Answer-Coughing up blood
System: Respiratory
Abdominal pain - Answer-Pain in the abdomen or stomach area
System: Gastrointestinal
Nausea - Answer-Uneasiness of the stomach that often comes before vomiting
System: Gastrointestinal
Vomiting (Emesis) - Answer-Throwing up
System: Gastrointestinal
Hematemsis - Answer-Vomiting blood
System: Gastrointestinal
Diarrhea - Answer-Loose or watery stool
System: Gastrointestinal
