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SCRIBEAMERICA ED FINAL EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
/AGRADE ASSURED
What are the 5 vital signs? - (answers)Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Respiratory
Rate,
Temperature, Oxygen Saturation
What does disposition (dispo) mean? - (answers)The patient's destination after
they leave the Emergency
Department.
What is the abbreviation for a heart attack? - (answers)MI- Myocardial Infarction
What is the abbreviation for high blood pressure? - (answers)HTN- Hypertension
What is the medical term for acid reflux? - (answers)GERD- Gastroesophageal
Reflux Disease
What is the medical term for stroke? - (answers)CVA- Cerebrovascular Accident
What is the term for gallbladder removal? - (answers)Cholecystectomy
What does NKDA stand for? - (answers)No Known Drug Allergies
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What is the medical term for redness? - (answers)Erythema
What is the medical term for bruising? - (answers)Ecchymosis
If the doctor says the exam was "benign", what does that mean? -
(answers)Normal- Nothing of
concern
What is located in Epigastric Quadrant? - (answers)Gerd, MI
Located in RUQ - (answers)Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis
Located in LUQ - (answers)Pancreatitis
Located in Periumbilical - (answers)SBO
Located in RLQ - (answers)Appendicitis
Located in LLQ - (answers)Diverticulitis
Located in Suprapubic - (answers)Ovarian Torsion/Cyst, UTI
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Located in Flanks - (answers)Pyelonephritis, Renal Calculi
What other past histories would suggest that a patient has CAD? - (answers)MI,
Angina, CABG, Stent,
Angioplasty
Does a PMHx of CVA mean the patient has CAD? - (answers)No
Does a surgical history of angioplasty mean the patient has CAD? - (answers)Yes
Explain the difference between CAD and an MI. - (answers)CAD is a broad term
for heart disease. MI is
included in CAD. It's an active heart attack.
If someone has a PMHx of A-Fib or CHF, do they also have CAD? - (answers)No
What are the "cardiac risk factors?" - (answers)HTN, DM, HLD, CAD, Smoking, FHx
CAD < 55 y/o
How is CAD diagnosed? - (answers)By a cardiologist during a cardiac
catheterization. Not done in the
ED.
SCRIBEAMERICA ED FINAL EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
/AGRADE ASSURED
What are the 5 vital signs? - (answers)Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Respiratory
Rate,
Temperature, Oxygen Saturation
What does disposition (dispo) mean? - (answers)The patient's destination after
they leave the Emergency
Department.
What is the abbreviation for a heart attack? - (answers)MI- Myocardial Infarction
What is the abbreviation for high blood pressure? - (answers)HTN- Hypertension
What is the medical term for acid reflux? - (answers)GERD- Gastroesophageal
Reflux Disease
What is the medical term for stroke? - (answers)CVA- Cerebrovascular Accident
What is the term for gallbladder removal? - (answers)Cholecystectomy
What does NKDA stand for? - (answers)No Known Drug Allergies
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What is the medical term for redness? - (answers)Erythema
What is the medical term for bruising? - (answers)Ecchymosis
If the doctor says the exam was "benign", what does that mean? -
(answers)Normal- Nothing of
concern
What is located in Epigastric Quadrant? - (answers)Gerd, MI
Located in RUQ - (answers)Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis
Located in LUQ - (answers)Pancreatitis
Located in Periumbilical - (answers)SBO
Located in RLQ - (answers)Appendicitis
Located in LLQ - (answers)Diverticulitis
Located in Suprapubic - (answers)Ovarian Torsion/Cyst, UTI
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Located in Flanks - (answers)Pyelonephritis, Renal Calculi
What other past histories would suggest that a patient has CAD? - (answers)MI,
Angina, CABG, Stent,
Angioplasty
Does a PMHx of CVA mean the patient has CAD? - (answers)No
Does a surgical history of angioplasty mean the patient has CAD? - (answers)Yes
Explain the difference between CAD and an MI. - (answers)CAD is a broad term
for heart disease. MI is
included in CAD. It's an active heart attack.
If someone has a PMHx of A-Fib or CHF, do they also have CAD? - (answers)No
What are the "cardiac risk factors?" - (answers)HTN, DM, HLD, CAD, Smoking, FHx
CAD < 55 y/o
How is CAD diagnosed? - (answers)By a cardiologist during a cardiac
catheterization. Not done in the
ED.
