Scribe America Final Exam Study Guide latest

Quizzes 1. What does the abbreviation COPD stand for? * Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Correct! 2. What does the abbreviation AAA stand for? * Abdominal aortic aneurysm 3. What does the abbreviation HA stand for? * Headache. Correct! 4. What does the abbreviation MOI stand for? * Mechanism of injury. 5. What does the abbreviation EtOH stand for? * Alcohol. (this is often used when describing someone who drinks, ex. Pt admits to daily EtOH consumption) 6. What does the abbreviation PERRL stand for? * Pupils equal, round, and reactive to light. 7. What does the abbreviation NTG stand for? * Nitroglycerin. (this is a medication abbreviation) 8. What does the abbreviation LAD stand for? * Left axis deviation. (this is an EKG abbreviation) 9. What does the abbreviation H&H stand for? * Hemoglobin and hematocrit (this is a lab result abbreviation) 10. What is the name of the surgery of getting your kidneys removed? * Nephrectomy. Correct! 11. What is the medical term for throat redness? * Pharyngeal erythema 12. Describe the medical disease CVA. * CVA, otherwise known as a cerebrovascular accident or stroke, is when an artery to the brain is either blocked or ruptured. This causes a lack of blood flow to the brain which thus means lack of oxygen to the brain causing sudden death of these brain cells. 13. What study would you use to diagnose meningitis? * Lumbar puncture 14. What are 5 coding elements of an HPI? * Correct! All eight coding elements of an HPI = onset, timing, location, associated symptoms, modifying factors, severity, quality, context 15. What study would you us