SCRIBE PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What does AMS stand for? - Answer-altered mental status
What does GCS stand for? - Answer-Glasgow Coma Scale
What does AAA stand for? - Answer-abdominal aortic aneurysm
What does PE stand for in the diagnosis section of the chart? - Answer-pulmonary
embolism
What does DP stand for in "DP pulse"? - Answer-dorsalis pedis
What does DVT stand for? - Answer-deep vein thrombosis
What does NTG stand for? - Answer-nitroglycerin
What does CHF stand for? - Answer-congestive heart failure
What does GERD stand for? - Answer-gastroesophageal reflux disease
What does "EOMI" stand for? (Hint: 3 words.) - Answer-extraocular movements intact
What does DOE stand for? - Answer-dyspnea on exertion
What does CVA stand for? - Answer-costovertebral angle
What does CSF stand for ? - Answer-cerebrospinal fluid
What does COPD stand for? - Answer-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
What does PNA stand for? - Answer-pneumonia
What does CBC stand for? - Answer-complete blood count
What does IDDM stand for? - Answer-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
What does TIA stand for? - Answer-transient ischemic attack
A 43 y/o male presents to the ED with vomiting that began 5 hours ago. He has a
history of Type II DM and is s/p right BKA. On objective evaluation it is found that he is
hyperglycemic and has elevated ketones and so he will be admitted for DKA. Match the
details to the correct section of the chart. - Answer-Onset: 5 hours ago
, Disposition: admit
ED Course: hyperglycemia and elevated ketones
CC: vomiting
PMHx: Type II DM
Diagnosis: DKA
PSHx: right BKA
It is the middle of the day. Your provider is busy dealing with critical ill patient and during
this time the ED Strats to pick up tase as more patients arrive. While your provider is
prepping critical patient for a procedure. - Answer-False
An ROS has marked positive for head trauma with accompanying LOC. What DDx
would your provider be concerned about? - Answer-Hemorrhagic CVA
What condition is correctly describes "A vascular change that temporarily deprives a
part of the brain of oxygen but does not result in any long lasting deficits." - Answer-TIA
Match the following Dx with patient presentation - Answer-COPD : SOB + Wheezing +
SHx Of 3ppd
PE : SOB + unilateral pedal edema + pleuritic CP
CHF : SOB + bilateral pedal edema + CP
Asthma : SOB + wheezing on exam
What condition correctly describes "Fertilized egg developed outside the uterus?" -
Answer-Ectopic pregnancy
What condition correctly describes "An immune response that leads to rash, itching,
swelling, or difficulty breathing?" - Answer-Allergic reaction
What condition describes "translocation of a thrombus leading to dyspnea and
hypoxia"? - Answer-PE
Which of the following are not valid DDx for a patient with CC of HA? - Answer-syncope,
vertigo, Bell's palsy
A 45 year old male presents to the emergency department with a ripping, tearing pain to
his central chest radiating strait to his back with associated nausea and begun 1 hour
ago. What emergency conditions from the following list may explain the pt symptoms. -
Answer-MI, AAA, and Aortic dissection
A female patient has been pregnant four times in the past, is currently pregnant, and
has two children at home. Calculate the G, P, A. - Answer-5,2,2
For chest pain patients, administering this medication can prevent onset of MI by
thinning out the blood and improving blood flow to the heart. Because of this, it is
important to document in the HPI if the patient received this medication, and if so who
AND ANSWERS
What does AMS stand for? - Answer-altered mental status
What does GCS stand for? - Answer-Glasgow Coma Scale
What does AAA stand for? - Answer-abdominal aortic aneurysm
What does PE stand for in the diagnosis section of the chart? - Answer-pulmonary
embolism
What does DP stand for in "DP pulse"? - Answer-dorsalis pedis
What does DVT stand for? - Answer-deep vein thrombosis
What does NTG stand for? - Answer-nitroglycerin
What does CHF stand for? - Answer-congestive heart failure
What does GERD stand for? - Answer-gastroesophageal reflux disease
What does "EOMI" stand for? (Hint: 3 words.) - Answer-extraocular movements intact
What does DOE stand for? - Answer-dyspnea on exertion
What does CVA stand for? - Answer-costovertebral angle
What does CSF stand for ? - Answer-cerebrospinal fluid
What does COPD stand for? - Answer-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
What does PNA stand for? - Answer-pneumonia
What does CBC stand for? - Answer-complete blood count
What does IDDM stand for? - Answer-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
What does TIA stand for? - Answer-transient ischemic attack
A 43 y/o male presents to the ED with vomiting that began 5 hours ago. He has a
history of Type II DM and is s/p right BKA. On objective evaluation it is found that he is
hyperglycemic and has elevated ketones and so he will be admitted for DKA. Match the
details to the correct section of the chart. - Answer-Onset: 5 hours ago
, Disposition: admit
ED Course: hyperglycemia and elevated ketones
CC: vomiting
PMHx: Type II DM
Diagnosis: DKA
PSHx: right BKA
It is the middle of the day. Your provider is busy dealing with critical ill patient and during
this time the ED Strats to pick up tase as more patients arrive. While your provider is
prepping critical patient for a procedure. - Answer-False
An ROS has marked positive for head trauma with accompanying LOC. What DDx
would your provider be concerned about? - Answer-Hemorrhagic CVA
What condition is correctly describes "A vascular change that temporarily deprives a
part of the brain of oxygen but does not result in any long lasting deficits." - Answer-TIA
Match the following Dx with patient presentation - Answer-COPD : SOB + Wheezing +
SHx Of 3ppd
PE : SOB + unilateral pedal edema + pleuritic CP
CHF : SOB + bilateral pedal edema + CP
Asthma : SOB + wheezing on exam
What condition correctly describes "Fertilized egg developed outside the uterus?" -
Answer-Ectopic pregnancy
What condition correctly describes "An immune response that leads to rash, itching,
swelling, or difficulty breathing?" - Answer-Allergic reaction
What condition describes "translocation of a thrombus leading to dyspnea and
hypoxia"? - Answer-PE
Which of the following are not valid DDx for a patient with CC of HA? - Answer-syncope,
vertigo, Bell's palsy
A 45 year old male presents to the emergency department with a ripping, tearing pain to
his central chest radiating strait to his back with associated nausea and begun 1 hour
ago. What emergency conditions from the following list may explain the pt symptoms. -
Answer-MI, AAA, and Aortic dissection
A female patient has been pregnant four times in the past, is currently pregnant, and
has two children at home. Calculate the G, P, A. - Answer-5,2,2
For chest pain patients, administering this medication can prevent onset of MI by
thinning out the blood and improving blood flow to the heart. Because of this, it is
important to document in the HPI if the patient received this medication, and if so who
