SCRIBEAMERICA OUTPATIENT FINAL
EXAM 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
⩥ Acute. Answer: New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite
of chronic
⩥ Ambulate. Answer: To walk from place to place
⩥ Anterior. Answer: Located towards the front of the body
⩥ Artery. Answer: Blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
⩥ Benign. Answer: Normal, of no danger to health
⩥ Bradycardia. Answer: Slow heart-rate (HR less than 60bpm)
⩥ Cardiomegaly. Answer: Enlarged heart
⩥ Cholecystitis. Answer: Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)
⩥ Chronic. Answer: Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute
,⩥ COPD. Answer: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, lung Dz
commonly seen in smokers
⩥ Coronary artery. Answer: The artery that supplies heart tissue with
blood
⩥ Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA). Answer: a.k.a. "Stroke". Lack of
blood supply to the brain causing brain damage
⩥ Diaphoresis. Answer: Sweating
⩥ Distal. Answer: Farther from the trunk of the body
⩥ Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). Answer: A blood clot in the deep vein,
most often an extremity
⩥ Dyspnea. Answer: Problems with breathing
⩥ Dysuria. Answer: Painful urination
⩥ Ecchymosis. Answer: A bruise
,⩥ Edema. Answer: Swelling
⩥ Emesis. Answer: Vomiting
⩥ Epistaxis. Answer: Nose bleed
⩥ Erythema/Erythematous. Answer: Redness/Red
⩥ Febrile. Answer: Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of
infection
⩥ Grossly. Answer: Obviously; a lot; wholly
⩥ Hematemesis. Answer: Very large amounts of blood in the vomit
⩥ Hematuria. Answer: Very large amounts of blood in the urine
⩥ Hemoptysis. Answer: Coughing up very large amounts of blood
⩥ Hemorrhage. Answer: Excessive or profuse bleeding
⩥ hepatomegaly. Answer: Enlarged liver
, ⩥ Hypertension. Answer: High blood pressure
⩥ Hypotension. Answer: Low blood pressure
⩥ Hypoxia. Answer: Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough
oxygen in the blood
⩥ Infarct. Answer: Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply
⩥ Inferior. Answer: Lower in the body, farther from the head
⩥ Ischemia. Answer: Lack of blood supply
⩥ Laceration. Answer: Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to
something sharp)
⩥ Lateral. Answer: Farther from the midline (a line that can be traced
from nose to belly-button)
⩥ Medial. Answer: Nearer to the midline
⩥ Melena. Answer: Black tarry stool
EXAM 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
⩥ Acute. Answer: New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite
of chronic
⩥ Ambulate. Answer: To walk from place to place
⩥ Anterior. Answer: Located towards the front of the body
⩥ Artery. Answer: Blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
⩥ Benign. Answer: Normal, of no danger to health
⩥ Bradycardia. Answer: Slow heart-rate (HR less than 60bpm)
⩥ Cardiomegaly. Answer: Enlarged heart
⩥ Cholecystitis. Answer: Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)
⩥ Chronic. Answer: Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute
,⩥ COPD. Answer: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, lung Dz
commonly seen in smokers
⩥ Coronary artery. Answer: The artery that supplies heart tissue with
blood
⩥ Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA). Answer: a.k.a. "Stroke". Lack of
blood supply to the brain causing brain damage
⩥ Diaphoresis. Answer: Sweating
⩥ Distal. Answer: Farther from the trunk of the body
⩥ Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). Answer: A blood clot in the deep vein,
most often an extremity
⩥ Dyspnea. Answer: Problems with breathing
⩥ Dysuria. Answer: Painful urination
⩥ Ecchymosis. Answer: A bruise
,⩥ Edema. Answer: Swelling
⩥ Emesis. Answer: Vomiting
⩥ Epistaxis. Answer: Nose bleed
⩥ Erythema/Erythematous. Answer: Redness/Red
⩥ Febrile. Answer: Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of
infection
⩥ Grossly. Answer: Obviously; a lot; wholly
⩥ Hematemesis. Answer: Very large amounts of blood in the vomit
⩥ Hematuria. Answer: Very large amounts of blood in the urine
⩥ Hemoptysis. Answer: Coughing up very large amounts of blood
⩥ Hemorrhage. Answer: Excessive or profuse bleeding
⩥ hepatomegaly. Answer: Enlarged liver
, ⩥ Hypertension. Answer: High blood pressure
⩥ Hypotension. Answer: Low blood pressure
⩥ Hypoxia. Answer: Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough
oxygen in the blood
⩥ Infarct. Answer: Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply
⩥ Inferior. Answer: Lower in the body, farther from the head
⩥ Ischemia. Answer: Lack of blood supply
⩥ Laceration. Answer: Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to
something sharp)
⩥ Lateral. Answer: Farther from the midline (a line that can be traced
from nose to belly-button)
⩥ Medial. Answer: Nearer to the midline
⩥ Melena. Answer: Black tarry stool
