SCRIBE 101 FINAL EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
vital signs are:
A: signs that you're vitally alive
B: A series of measures that give an overview of a patient's overall health
C: The bare minimum amount of liveliness in a person
D: A neon sign that says vital - Answer-Answer: B
A series of measures that give an overview of a patient's overall health
Heart rate is defined as:
A: The rate that your heart is pumping blood
B: The rate that you fall in love
C: The rate that your blood goes all around your body and back in - Answer-Answer: A
Blood pressure is defined as:
A: the amount of stress that your blood is under
B: the pressure at which blood is being pumped throughout your body
C: The pressure at which that blood cells are made - Answer-Answer: B
Which of the following is NOT a vital sign:
A: Heart rate
B: Blood pressure
C: Respiratory rate
D: Oxygen saturation
E: Body weight - Answer-Answer: E
Someone who is breathing really fast and short of breath is MOST likely:
A: Tachycardic
B: Tachypneic
C: Bradycardic
D: Bradypneic - Answer-Answer: B
Someone who has smoked for many years and is short of breath is MOST likely:
A: Hypertensive
B: Hypoxic
C: Hyperoxic
D: Hypotensive - Answer-Answer: B
A person who is very stressed while watching a scary movie is MOST likely:
A: Tachycardic
B: Tachypneic
C: Bradycardic
D: Bradypneic - Answer-Answer: A
, A sick child who has a fever for two hours likely has which temperature?
A: 98.6
B: 102.5
C: 99.0
D: 97.9 - Answer-Answer: B
Oxygen saturation is defined as:
A: The saturation of oxygen in your lungs
B: The saturation of oxygen in your blood
C: How saturated blood is on your oxygen
D: The rate of breaths per minute as measured in your fingertip - Answer-Answer: B
True or False: Vital signs are usually measured in rate how many times a second is it
happening - Answer-Answer: False
Match the following patient complaints to the location the patient will likely be seen at:
options: Urgent care clinic, Emergency Department, and Outpatient clinic
1. "I've had a sore and scratchy throat for a few days."
2. "I'm having severe chest pain and shortness of breath."
3. "I'm here for a regular check up for my diabetes." - Answer-Answer:
1. Urgent care clinic
2. Emergency Department
3. Outpatient clinic
a 92 year old male presented to the ED without a heart rate and not breathing. He was
successfully resuscitated in the Emergency Department, but he required a breathing
tube( intubation) and is receiving oxygen through a ventilator. Where do you think he
will go next?
A: Urgent care clinic
B: Inpatient
C: Outpatient clinic - Answer-Answer: Inpatient
Using your knowledge about medical terminology and prefixes, what do you think the
following medical term means?
Appendicitis
A: inflammation of the appendix
B: Draining of the appendix
C: Removal of the appendix
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
vital signs are:
A: signs that you're vitally alive
B: A series of measures that give an overview of a patient's overall health
C: The bare minimum amount of liveliness in a person
D: A neon sign that says vital - Answer-Answer: B
A series of measures that give an overview of a patient's overall health
Heart rate is defined as:
A: The rate that your heart is pumping blood
B: The rate that you fall in love
C: The rate that your blood goes all around your body and back in - Answer-Answer: A
Blood pressure is defined as:
A: the amount of stress that your blood is under
B: the pressure at which blood is being pumped throughout your body
C: The pressure at which that blood cells are made - Answer-Answer: B
Which of the following is NOT a vital sign:
A: Heart rate
B: Blood pressure
C: Respiratory rate
D: Oxygen saturation
E: Body weight - Answer-Answer: E
Someone who is breathing really fast and short of breath is MOST likely:
A: Tachycardic
B: Tachypneic
C: Bradycardic
D: Bradypneic - Answer-Answer: B
Someone who has smoked for many years and is short of breath is MOST likely:
A: Hypertensive
B: Hypoxic
C: Hyperoxic
D: Hypotensive - Answer-Answer: B
A person who is very stressed while watching a scary movie is MOST likely:
A: Tachycardic
B: Tachypneic
C: Bradycardic
D: Bradypneic - Answer-Answer: A
, A sick child who has a fever for two hours likely has which temperature?
A: 98.6
B: 102.5
C: 99.0
D: 97.9 - Answer-Answer: B
Oxygen saturation is defined as:
A: The saturation of oxygen in your lungs
B: The saturation of oxygen in your blood
C: How saturated blood is on your oxygen
D: The rate of breaths per minute as measured in your fingertip - Answer-Answer: B
True or False: Vital signs are usually measured in rate how many times a second is it
happening - Answer-Answer: False
Match the following patient complaints to the location the patient will likely be seen at:
options: Urgent care clinic, Emergency Department, and Outpatient clinic
1. "I've had a sore and scratchy throat for a few days."
2. "I'm having severe chest pain and shortness of breath."
3. "I'm here for a regular check up for my diabetes." - Answer-Answer:
1. Urgent care clinic
2. Emergency Department
3. Outpatient clinic
a 92 year old male presented to the ED without a heart rate and not breathing. He was
successfully resuscitated in the Emergency Department, but he required a breathing
tube( intubation) and is receiving oxygen through a ventilator. Where do you think he
will go next?
A: Urgent care clinic
B: Inpatient
C: Outpatient clinic - Answer-Answer: Inpatient
Using your knowledge about medical terminology and prefixes, what do you think the
following medical term means?
Appendicitis
A: inflammation of the appendix
B: Draining of the appendix
C: Removal of the appendix
