ScribeAmerica ED Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Chief |Complaint |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |main |reason |for |the |pt's |ED |visit
pain |vs |tenderness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-pt's |feelings |(subjective) |vs |physician's |assessment
|(objective)
distress |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |doctor's |judgement |of |discomfort
baseline |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |individual's |normal |state |of |being
What |CAN |scribes |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Document |Hx, |PE, |results, |procedures, |and |
physician |consults
-Access |and |document |lab |results |and |radiology |findings
-Locate |and |obtains |PMHx, |previous |charts, |past |results, |and |recent |studies
-Record |physician |interpretations |of |x-rays |and |EKGs
What |can |scribes |NOT |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Touch |pts
-Write |orders |or |Rxs
-Give |verbal |orders
-Partake |in |any |activity |that |may |affect |pt |health/outcome
-Sign |or |authenticate |any |chart/record
-Handle |bodily |fluids |or |specimens
,What |does |the |Charge |Nurse |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Manages |ED |pt |flow
What |does |the |ED |Nurse |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Records |medical |Hx, |symptoms, |
monitors |pt, |starts |IVs, |administers |medications, |and |assists |with |procedures.
What |does |the |Unit |Secretary |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Places |physician's |orders, |answers |
phone |calls, |pages |other |specialists/doctors, |and |organizes |pt's |paperwork.
What |does |the |scribe |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Document |pt's |visit |on |behalf |of |the |
physician.
What |is |the |ED |flow? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Walk |in |→ |triage |→ |bed |→ |physician |
assessment |→ |labs/rad/meds |→ |results |→ |MDM |→ |diagnosis |→ |consults |→ |disposition
What |are |the |5 |vital |signs? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--RR
-BP
-HR
-temp
-O2 |sat
Level |of |acuity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-5 |(low) |to |1 |(high)
What |are |all |the |parts |of |the |chart? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--HPI
-ROS
-Past |Hx
-PE
-ED |Course
, -Disposition
What |goes |in |each |SOAP |section? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-S: |HPI |and |ROS
O: |PE |and |ED |course
A: |diagnosis
P: |plan |and |disposition
Pt |says |"high |blood |pressure," |you |write... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hypertension |(HTN)
Pt |says |"high |cholesterol," |you |write... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hyperlipidemia |(HLD)
Pt |says |"diabetes," |you |write... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-diabetes |mellitus |(DM)
Pt |says |"I |take |pills |for |my |diabets," |you |write... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-non-insulin |
dependent |diabetes |mellitus |(NIDDM)
Pt |says |"I |take |shots |(insulin) |for |my |diabetes," |you |write... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-insulin |
dependent |diabetes |mellitus |(IDDM)
Pt |says |"heart |disease," |you |write... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-coronary |artery |disease |(CAD)
Pt |says |"heart |attack," |you |write... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-myocardial |infarction |(MI) |and |CAD
Pt |says |"heart |failure," |you |write... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-congestive |heart |failure |(CHF)
Pt |says |"irregular |heartbeat," |you |write... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-atrial |fibrillation |(a |fib) |or |
arrhythmia
Correct Answers
Chief |Complaint |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |main |reason |for |the |pt's |ED |visit
pain |vs |tenderness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-pt's |feelings |(subjective) |vs |physician's |assessment
|(objective)
distress |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |doctor's |judgement |of |discomfort
baseline |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |individual's |normal |state |of |being
What |CAN |scribes |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Document |Hx, |PE, |results, |procedures, |and |
physician |consults
-Access |and |document |lab |results |and |radiology |findings
-Locate |and |obtains |PMHx, |previous |charts, |past |results, |and |recent |studies
-Record |physician |interpretations |of |x-rays |and |EKGs
What |can |scribes |NOT |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Touch |pts
-Write |orders |or |Rxs
-Give |verbal |orders
-Partake |in |any |activity |that |may |affect |pt |health/outcome
-Sign |or |authenticate |any |chart/record
-Handle |bodily |fluids |or |specimens
,What |does |the |Charge |Nurse |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Manages |ED |pt |flow
What |does |the |ED |Nurse |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Records |medical |Hx, |symptoms, |
monitors |pt, |starts |IVs, |administers |medications, |and |assists |with |procedures.
What |does |the |Unit |Secretary |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Places |physician's |orders, |answers |
phone |calls, |pages |other |specialists/doctors, |and |organizes |pt's |paperwork.
What |does |the |scribe |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Document |pt's |visit |on |behalf |of |the |
physician.
What |is |the |ED |flow? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Walk |in |→ |triage |→ |bed |→ |physician |
assessment |→ |labs/rad/meds |→ |results |→ |MDM |→ |diagnosis |→ |consults |→ |disposition
What |are |the |5 |vital |signs? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--RR
-BP
-HR
-temp
-O2 |sat
Level |of |acuity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-5 |(low) |to |1 |(high)
What |are |all |the |parts |of |the |chart? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--HPI
-ROS
-Past |Hx
-PE
-ED |Course
, -Disposition
What |goes |in |each |SOAP |section? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-S: |HPI |and |ROS
O: |PE |and |ED |course
A: |diagnosis
P: |plan |and |disposition
Pt |says |"high |blood |pressure," |you |write... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hypertension |(HTN)
Pt |says |"high |cholesterol," |you |write... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hyperlipidemia |(HLD)
Pt |says |"diabetes," |you |write... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-diabetes |mellitus |(DM)
Pt |says |"I |take |pills |for |my |diabets," |you |write... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-non-insulin |
dependent |diabetes |mellitus |(NIDDM)
Pt |says |"I |take |shots |(insulin) |for |my |diabetes," |you |write... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-insulin |
dependent |diabetes |mellitus |(IDDM)
Pt |says |"heart |disease," |you |write... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-coronary |artery |disease |(CAD)
Pt |says |"heart |attack," |you |write... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-myocardial |infarction |(MI) |and |CAD
Pt |says |"heart |failure," |you |write... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-congestive |heart |failure |(CHF)
Pt |says |"irregular |heartbeat," |you |write... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-atrial |fibrillation |(a |fib) |or |
arrhythmia
