ScribeAmerica Emergency Room Final Exam – Complete
Study Guide & Correct Answers (Latest Update
2025/2026)
Past Medical History - correct answerPMHx
High Blood Pressure - correct answerHypertension (HTN)
Abbreviation for Hypertension - correct answerHTN
High cholesterol - correct answerHyperlipidemia (HLD)
Abbreviation for Hyperlipidemia - correct answerHLD
Thyroid Problem - correct answerUsually Hypothyroidism, sometimes Hyperthyroidism
Diabetes - correct answerDiabetes Mellitus
Abbreviation for Diabetes Mellitus - correct answerDM
"I only take pills for my diabetes" - correct answerNon-Insulin Dependent Diabetes
Mellitus
Abbreviation for Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - correct answerNIDDM
"I take shots (insulin) for my diabetes" Type 1 - correct answerInsulin Dependent
Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM)
Abbreviation for Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - correct answerIDDM
Heart Disease - correct answerCoronary Artery Disease
Abbreviation for Coronary Artery Disease - correct answerCAD
Heart Attack - correct answerMyocardial Infarction (MI) and CAD
Abbreviation for Myocardial Infarction - correct answerMI
Heart Failure - correct answerCongestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Abbreviation for Congestive Heart Failure - correct answerCHF
,Irregular heartbeat - correct answerAtrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) (Irregular Rhythm)
Abbreviation for Atrial Fibrillation - correct answerA-Fib
Murmur - correct answerHeart Murmur
Episodes of abnormally fast/racing heartbeat - correct answerSupraventricular
Tachycardia (SVT)
Abbreviation for Supraventricular Tachycardia - correct answerSVT
Asthma - correct answerAsthma
Emphysema/ Chronic Bronchitis - correct answerChronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD)
COPD - correct answerChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Blood clot in lung - correct answerPulmonary Embolism (PE)
PE - correct answerPulmonary Embolism
Pneumonia - correct answerPneumonia (PNA) (bacterial infection in lung)
PNA - correct answerPneumonia
Reflux - correct answerGastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
GERD - correct answerGastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Ulcer - correct answerGastric Ulcer or Peptic Ulcer Disease
Pancreatitis - correct answerPancreatitis
Hepatitis - correct answerHepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C
Diverticulitis - correct answerDiverticulitis
Crohn's - correct answerCrohn's Disease
UC - correct answerUlcerative Colitis - inflammation of the bowel
Irritable bowel - correct answerIrritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
IBS - correct answerIrritable Bowel Syndrome
,Bladder Infection - correct answerUrinary Tract Infection (UTI)
UTI - correct answerUrinary Tract Infection
Kidney Infection - correct answerPyelonephritis (Pyelo)
Pyelo - correct answerPyelonephritis (Kidney Infection)
Kidney Stones - correct answerRenal Calculi
"I'm on dialysis" - correct answerChronic Renal Failure (CRF) or End Stage Renal
Disease (ESRD) on dialysis
Enlarged Prostate - correct answerBenign Prostate Hypertrophy (BPH)
BPH - correct answerBenign Prostate Hypertrophy
G/P/A - correct answerGravida/Para/Abortion
Stroke - correct answerIschemic Cerebrovascular Attack (CVA)
CVA - correct answerIschemic Cerebrovascular Attack
Mini-stroke - correct answerTransient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
TIA - correct answerTransient Ischemic Attack
Seizures - correct answerSeizure disorder/ Epilepsy
Brain bleed - correct answerHemorrhagic CVA
Bipolar - correct answerBipolar Disorder
Schizophrenia - correct answerSchizophrenia
"I drink a lot" - correct answerETOH abuse or Alcoholism
"I do drugs" - correct answerSubstance Abuse
Blood clot in my leg - correct answerLower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
DVT - correct answerDeep Vein Thrombosis
"Bulge in my aorta" or "Triple A" - correct answerAbdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
, Bad blood flow to my legs - correct answerPeripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
PVD - correct answerPeripheral Vascular Disease
Numbness in my legs - correct answerPeripheral Neuropathy
Low back pain - correct answerChronic Low Back Pain
Bulging/Herniated disc - correct answerDegenerative Disc Disease (DDD)
DDD - correct answerDegenerative Disc Disease
Arthritis - correct answerOsteoarthritis (OA) or sometimes Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
OA - correct answerOsteoarthritis
RA - correct answerRheumatoid Arthritis
Joint Pain (Chronic) - correct answerDegenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
DJD - correct answerDegenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
Weak/fragile bones - correct answerOsteoporosis
Cancer - correct answerCarcinoma (CA)
Carcinoma - correct answerCA
Spread to my... - correct answerWith metastases to the......
Chemo - correct answerChemotherapy
Radiation - correct answerRadiation Therapy
They cut it out - correct answerStatus-post surgical resection
It's gone - correct answerin remission
Tonsils Removed - correct answerTonsillectomy
Adenoids removed - correct answerAdenoidectomy
Ear Tubes - correct answerPressure Equalizer (P.E.) Tubes
Heart bypass - correct answerCoronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) --> PMHx CAD
Study Guide & Correct Answers (Latest Update
2025/2026)
Past Medical History - correct answerPMHx
High Blood Pressure - correct answerHypertension (HTN)
Abbreviation for Hypertension - correct answerHTN
High cholesterol - correct answerHyperlipidemia (HLD)
Abbreviation for Hyperlipidemia - correct answerHLD
Thyroid Problem - correct answerUsually Hypothyroidism, sometimes Hyperthyroidism
Diabetes - correct answerDiabetes Mellitus
Abbreviation for Diabetes Mellitus - correct answerDM
"I only take pills for my diabetes" - correct answerNon-Insulin Dependent Diabetes
Mellitus
Abbreviation for Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - correct answerNIDDM
"I take shots (insulin) for my diabetes" Type 1 - correct answerInsulin Dependent
Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM)
Abbreviation for Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - correct answerIDDM
Heart Disease - correct answerCoronary Artery Disease
Abbreviation for Coronary Artery Disease - correct answerCAD
Heart Attack - correct answerMyocardial Infarction (MI) and CAD
Abbreviation for Myocardial Infarction - correct answerMI
Heart Failure - correct answerCongestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Abbreviation for Congestive Heart Failure - correct answerCHF
,Irregular heartbeat - correct answerAtrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) (Irregular Rhythm)
Abbreviation for Atrial Fibrillation - correct answerA-Fib
Murmur - correct answerHeart Murmur
Episodes of abnormally fast/racing heartbeat - correct answerSupraventricular
Tachycardia (SVT)
Abbreviation for Supraventricular Tachycardia - correct answerSVT
Asthma - correct answerAsthma
Emphysema/ Chronic Bronchitis - correct answerChronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD)
COPD - correct answerChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Blood clot in lung - correct answerPulmonary Embolism (PE)
PE - correct answerPulmonary Embolism
Pneumonia - correct answerPneumonia (PNA) (bacterial infection in lung)
PNA - correct answerPneumonia
Reflux - correct answerGastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
GERD - correct answerGastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Ulcer - correct answerGastric Ulcer or Peptic Ulcer Disease
Pancreatitis - correct answerPancreatitis
Hepatitis - correct answerHepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C
Diverticulitis - correct answerDiverticulitis
Crohn's - correct answerCrohn's Disease
UC - correct answerUlcerative Colitis - inflammation of the bowel
Irritable bowel - correct answerIrritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
IBS - correct answerIrritable Bowel Syndrome
,Bladder Infection - correct answerUrinary Tract Infection (UTI)
UTI - correct answerUrinary Tract Infection
Kidney Infection - correct answerPyelonephritis (Pyelo)
Pyelo - correct answerPyelonephritis (Kidney Infection)
Kidney Stones - correct answerRenal Calculi
"I'm on dialysis" - correct answerChronic Renal Failure (CRF) or End Stage Renal
Disease (ESRD) on dialysis
Enlarged Prostate - correct answerBenign Prostate Hypertrophy (BPH)
BPH - correct answerBenign Prostate Hypertrophy
G/P/A - correct answerGravida/Para/Abortion
Stroke - correct answerIschemic Cerebrovascular Attack (CVA)
CVA - correct answerIschemic Cerebrovascular Attack
Mini-stroke - correct answerTransient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
TIA - correct answerTransient Ischemic Attack
Seizures - correct answerSeizure disorder/ Epilepsy
Brain bleed - correct answerHemorrhagic CVA
Bipolar - correct answerBipolar Disorder
Schizophrenia - correct answerSchizophrenia
"I drink a lot" - correct answerETOH abuse or Alcoholism
"I do drugs" - correct answerSubstance Abuse
Blood clot in my leg - correct answerLower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
DVT - correct answerDeep Vein Thrombosis
"Bulge in my aorta" or "Triple A" - correct answerAbdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
, Bad blood flow to my legs - correct answerPeripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
PVD - correct answerPeripheral Vascular Disease
Numbness in my legs - correct answerPeripheral Neuropathy
Low back pain - correct answerChronic Low Back Pain
Bulging/Herniated disc - correct answerDegenerative Disc Disease (DDD)
DDD - correct answerDegenerative Disc Disease
Arthritis - correct answerOsteoarthritis (OA) or sometimes Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
OA - correct answerOsteoarthritis
RA - correct answerRheumatoid Arthritis
Joint Pain (Chronic) - correct answerDegenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
DJD - correct answerDegenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
Weak/fragile bones - correct answerOsteoporosis
Cancer - correct answerCarcinoma (CA)
Carcinoma - correct answerCA
Spread to my... - correct answerWith metastases to the......
Chemo - correct answerChemotherapy
Radiation - correct answerRadiation Therapy
They cut it out - correct answerStatus-post surgical resection
It's gone - correct answerin remission
Tonsils Removed - correct answerTonsillectomy
Adenoids removed - correct answerAdenoidectomy
Ear Tubes - correct answerPressure Equalizer (P.E.) Tubes
Heart bypass - correct answerCoronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) --> PMHx CAD
