Scribe America ED Final Exam Study Questions
with Correct Detailed Answers 2025
What are the 5 vital signs? -Correct Answer ✔Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Respiratory
Rate,
Temperature, Oxygen Saturation
What does disposition (dispo) mean? -Correct Answer ✔The patient's destination after
they leave the Emergency
Department.
What is the abbreviation for a heart attack? -Correct Answer ✔MI- Myocardial Infarction
What is the abbreviation for high blood pressure? -Correct Answer ✔HTN- Hypertension
What is the medical term for acid reflux? -Correct Answer ✔GERD- Gastroesophageal
Reflux Disease
What is the medical term for stroke? -Correct Answer ✔CVA- Cerebrovascular Accident
What is the term for gallbladder removal? -Correct Answer ✔Cholecystectomy
What does NKDA stand for? -Correct Answer ✔No Known Drug Allergies
What is the medical term for redness? -Correct Answer ✔Erythema
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What is the medical term for bruising? -Correct Answer ✔Ecchymosis
If the doctor says the exam was "benign", what does that mean? -Correct Answer
✔Normal- Nothing of
concern
What is located in Epigastric Quadrant? -Correct Answer ✔Gerd, MI
Located in RUQ -Correct Answer ✔Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis
Located in LUQ -Correct Answer ✔Pancreatitis
Located in Periumbilical -Correct Answer ✔SBO
Located in RLQ -Correct Answer ✔Appendicitis
Located in LLQ -Correct Answer ✔Diverticulitis
Located in Suprapubic -Correct Answer ✔Ovarian Torsion/Cyst, UTI
Located in Flanks -Correct Answer ✔Pyelonephritis, Renal Calculi
What other past histories would suggest that a patient has CAD? -Correct Answer ✔MI,
Angina, CABG, Stent,
Angioplasty
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Does a PMHx of CVA mean the patient has CAD? -Correct Answer ✔No
Does a surgical history of angioplasty mean the patient has CAD? -Correct Answer ✔Yes
Explain the difference between CAD and an MI. -Correct Answer ✔CAD is a broad term
for heart disease. MI is
included in CAD. It's an active heart attack.
If someone has a PMHx of A-Fib or CHF, do they also have CAD? -Correct Answer ✔No
What are the "cardiac risk factors?" -Correct Answer ✔HTN, DM, HLD, CAD, Smoking,
FHx CAD < 55 y/o
How is CAD diagnosed? -Correct Answer ✔By a cardiologist during a cardiac
catheterization. Not done in the
ED.
Name two ways that an MI can be diagnosed? -Correct Answer ✔STEMI- EKG, Non-
STEMI- Troponin
What are some associated symptoms of an MI other than CP? -Correct Answer ✔N/V,
SOB, Diaphoresis
What are some associated symptoms for CHF? -Correct Answer ✔SOB (Orthopnea, PND,
DOE), pedal edema
What 2 studies would diagnose CHF? -Correct Answer ✔CXR or elevated BNP
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