SCRIBE AMERICA FINAL ED EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
SCRIBING STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ objective.
Answer: provider fact
◉ pain.
Answer: patient's feeling
◉ tenderness.
Answer: provider assessment
◉ baseline.
Answer: an individual's normal state of being
◉ auscultation.
Answer: listening with a stethoscope
◉ palpation.
Answer: the act of pressing on an area by provider
,◉ inpatient.
Answer: admitted overnight
◉ outpatient.
Answer: seen and sent home the same day
◉ chief complaint.
Answer: main reason for patient's visit
◉ meaningful use.
Answer: set of gov't mandated criteria that must be obtained for
every patient
◉ medical decision making.
Answer: physician's thought process
◉ new patients.
Answer: longer visit, concise chart
◉ established patients.
Answer: shorter visit, concise chart
, ◉ diagnostic visit.
Answer: visit for a new problem; CC is a new symptom; determine
cause of problem and appropriate treatment
◉ health maintenance visit.
Answer: check up; CC management of chronic problem; assess
progress of ongoing/chronic problem; preventative care
◉ SOAP.
Answer: subjective, objective, assessment, plan
◉ subjective section.
Answer: includes history of present illness, review of systems
◉ history of present illness.
Answer: story and context of chief complaint
◉ objective evaluation.
Answer: physical examination, orders and results
◉ assessment section.
COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
SCRIBING STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ objective.
Answer: provider fact
◉ pain.
Answer: patient's feeling
◉ tenderness.
Answer: provider assessment
◉ baseline.
Answer: an individual's normal state of being
◉ auscultation.
Answer: listening with a stethoscope
◉ palpation.
Answer: the act of pressing on an area by provider
,◉ inpatient.
Answer: admitted overnight
◉ outpatient.
Answer: seen and sent home the same day
◉ chief complaint.
Answer: main reason for patient's visit
◉ meaningful use.
Answer: set of gov't mandated criteria that must be obtained for
every patient
◉ medical decision making.
Answer: physician's thought process
◉ new patients.
Answer: longer visit, concise chart
◉ established patients.
Answer: shorter visit, concise chart
, ◉ diagnostic visit.
Answer: visit for a new problem; CC is a new symptom; determine
cause of problem and appropriate treatment
◉ health maintenance visit.
Answer: check up; CC management of chronic problem; assess
progress of ongoing/chronic problem; preventative care
◉ SOAP.
Answer: subjective, objective, assessment, plan
◉ subjective section.
Answer: includes history of present illness, review of systems
◉ history of present illness.
Answer: story and context of chief complaint
◉ objective evaluation.
Answer: physical examination, orders and results
◉ assessment section.
