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Scribeamerica ED Final Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
What are the 5 vital signs? —ANS: Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Respiratory Rate,
Temperature, Oxygen Saturation
What does disposition (dispo) mean? —ANS: The patient's destination after they leave
the Emergency
Department.
What is the abbreviation for a heart attack? —ANS: MI- Myocardial Infarction
What is the abbreviation for high blood pressure? —ANS: HTN- Hypertension
What is the medical term for acid reflux? —ANS: GERD- Gastroesophageal Reflux
Disease
What is the medical term for stroke? —ANS: CVA- Cerebrovascular Accident
What is the term for gallbladder removal? —ANS: Cholecystectomy
What does NKDA stand for? —ANS: No Known Drug Allergies
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What is the medical term for redness? —ANS: Erythema
What is the medical term for bruising? —ANS: Ecchymosis
If the doctor says the exam was "benign", what does that mean? —ANS: Normal-
Nothing of
concern
What is located in Epigastric Quadrant? —ANS: Gerd, MI
Located in RUQ —ANS: Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis
Located in LUQ —ANS: Pancreatitis
Located in Periumbilical —ANS: SBO
Located in RLQ —ANS: Appendicitis
Located in LLQ —ANS: Diverticulitis
Located in Suprapubic —ANS: Ovarian Torsion/Cyst, UTI
Located in Flanks —ANS: Pyelonephritis, Renal Calculi
What other past histories would suggest that a patient has CAD? —ANS: MI, Angina,
CABG, Stent,
Angioplasty
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Does a PMHx of CVA mean the patient has CAD? —ANS: No
Does a surgical history of angioplasty mean the patient has CAD? —ANS: Yes
Explain the difference between CAD and an MI. —ANS: 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? —ANS: No
What are the "cardiac risk factors?" —ANS: HTN, DM, HLD, CAD, Smoking, FHx
CAD < 55 y/o
How is CAD diagnosed? —ANS: By a cardiologist during a cardiac catheterization.
Not done in the
ED.
Name two ways that an MI can be diagnosed? —ANS: STEMI- EKG, Non-STEMI-
Troponin
What are some associated symptoms of an MI other than CP? —ANS: N/V, SOB,
Diaphoresis
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Scribeamerica ED Final Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
What are the 5 vital signs? —ANS: Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Respiratory Rate,
Temperature, Oxygen Saturation
What does disposition (dispo) mean? —ANS: The patient's destination after they leave
the Emergency
Department.
What is the abbreviation for a heart attack? —ANS: MI- Myocardial Infarction
What is the abbreviation for high blood pressure? —ANS: HTN- Hypertension
What is the medical term for acid reflux? —ANS: GERD- Gastroesophageal Reflux
Disease
What is the medical term for stroke? —ANS: CVA- Cerebrovascular Accident
What is the term for gallbladder removal? —ANS: Cholecystectomy
What does NKDA stand for? —ANS: No Known Drug Allergies
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What is the medical term for redness? —ANS: Erythema
What is the medical term for bruising? —ANS: Ecchymosis
If the doctor says the exam was "benign", what does that mean? —ANS: Normal-
Nothing of
concern
What is located in Epigastric Quadrant? —ANS: Gerd, MI
Located in RUQ —ANS: Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis
Located in LUQ —ANS: Pancreatitis
Located in Periumbilical —ANS: SBO
Located in RLQ —ANS: Appendicitis
Located in LLQ —ANS: Diverticulitis
Located in Suprapubic —ANS: Ovarian Torsion/Cyst, UTI
Located in Flanks —ANS: Pyelonephritis, Renal Calculi
What other past histories would suggest that a patient has CAD? —ANS: MI, Angina,
CABG, Stent,
Angioplasty
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Does a PMHx of CVA mean the patient has CAD? —ANS: No
Does a surgical history of angioplasty mean the patient has CAD? —ANS: Yes
Explain the difference between CAD and an MI. —ANS: 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? —ANS: No
What are the "cardiac risk factors?" —ANS: HTN, DM, HLD, CAD, Smoking, FHx
CAD < 55 y/o
How is CAD diagnosed? —ANS: By a cardiologist during a cardiac catheterization.
Not done in the
ED.
Name two ways that an MI can be diagnosed? —ANS: STEMI- EKG, Non-STEMI-
Troponin
What are some associated symptoms of an MI other than CP? —ANS: N/V, SOB,
Diaphoresis
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