Scribe America REAL EXAM REVIEW 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
DETAILED ANSWERS COVERING THE MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS PERFECT FOR A+ GRADE
A patient is seen in the emergency department complaining of dysuria and
tells you that she is 23 weeks pregnant. Your doctor diagnoses her with a
UTI. Which of the following would be the best diagnosis? -
,,,,answer,,,,..acute urinary tract infection in pregnancy, 2nd trimester
A patient cut his left foot on a piece of glass two hours ago and is seen in
the emergency department to have sutures placed. The doctor tells you
there is no tendon injury and circulatory, sensory and motor is intact.
What is the best diagnosis for his complaint? -
,,,,answer,,,,..Uncomplicated laceration of the left foot - initial encounter
What does AMS stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..altered mental status
What does GCS stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..glasgow coma scale
What does DNR stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..do not resuscitate
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 URI stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..upper respiratory infection
What does CHF stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..congestive heart failure
What does s/p stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..status post
What does GERD stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..gastroesophageal reflux
disease
What does EOMI stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..extraocular movements intact
What does DOE stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..dyspnea on exertion
What does LBBB stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..left bundle branch block
What does CVA stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..costovertebral angle
What does CSF stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..cerebrospinal fluid
What does PTX stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..pneumothorax
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
Match the following description to the appropriate team member. -
,,,,answer,,,,..Scribe: Documents the patient's visits on behalf of the
physician
Unit Secretary: Answers phone calls, pages other specialists/ doctors,
and organizes the patient's paperwork
ED Nurse: Records medical histories, symptoms, monitors the patient,
starts IVs, administers mediations, and assists with procedures
ED Tech: Helps the nurse and assists with procedures
RT: Administers "breathing treatments" and assists with managing a
patient's airway
Mis-Level Provider: NP or PA that works under the supervision of a
physician to diagnose and treat patients
Charge Nurse: Manages the ED patient flow
, T/F. It is the middle of the day. Your provider is busy dealing with a critical
ill patient and during this time the ED Strats to pick up tase as more
patients arrive. While your provider is prepping the critical patient for a
procedure, she asks you to look up the CBC result on another patient. You
quickly look up the information on your laptop and tell the physician that
the labs came back normal except for a blood glucose level of 356, so
your provider subsequently asks you to tell the nurse to start that patient
on an insulin drip. You locate the nurse and relay the message. This
scenario is acceptable and within the bounds of your scribe scope. -
,,,,answer,,,,..False
Which section of the chart would you find AKA? - ,,,,answer,,,,..PSHx
PE
Which of the following would be documented in ED Course? -
,,,,answer,,,,..Re-evals
Treatments
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
Certain words or phrases act as "red flags" to grab your providers
attention to let them know a patient may require timely and
comprehensive medical action. Which of the following words or phrases
are NOT considered "red flags"? - ,,,,answer,,,,.."nocturne" in a 65 y/o
male
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
DETAILED ANSWERS COVERING THE MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS PERFECT FOR A+ GRADE
A patient is seen in the emergency department complaining of dysuria and
tells you that she is 23 weeks pregnant. Your doctor diagnoses her with a
UTI. Which of the following would be the best diagnosis? -
,,,,answer,,,,..acute urinary tract infection in pregnancy, 2nd trimester
A patient cut his left foot on a piece of glass two hours ago and is seen in
the emergency department to have sutures placed. The doctor tells you
there is no tendon injury and circulatory, sensory and motor is intact.
What is the best diagnosis for his complaint? -
,,,,answer,,,,..Uncomplicated laceration of the left foot - initial encounter
What does AMS stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..altered mental status
What does GCS stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..glasgow coma scale
What does DNR stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..do not resuscitate
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 URI stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..upper respiratory infection
What does CHF stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..congestive heart failure
What does s/p stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..status post
What does GERD stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..gastroesophageal reflux
disease
What does EOMI stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..extraocular movements intact
What does DOE stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..dyspnea on exertion
What does LBBB stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..left bundle branch block
What does CVA stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..costovertebral angle
What does CSF stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..cerebrospinal fluid
What does PTX stand for? - ,,,,answer,,,,..pneumothorax
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
Match the following description to the appropriate team member. -
,,,,answer,,,,..Scribe: Documents the patient's visits on behalf of the
physician
Unit Secretary: Answers phone calls, pages other specialists/ doctors,
and organizes the patient's paperwork
ED Nurse: Records medical histories, symptoms, monitors the patient,
starts IVs, administers mediations, and assists with procedures
ED Tech: Helps the nurse and assists with procedures
RT: Administers "breathing treatments" and assists with managing a
patient's airway
Mis-Level Provider: NP or PA that works under the supervision of a
physician to diagnose and treat patients
Charge Nurse: Manages the ED patient flow
, T/F. It is the middle of the day. Your provider is busy dealing with a critical
ill patient and during this time the ED Strats to pick up tase as more
patients arrive. While your provider is prepping the critical patient for a
procedure, she asks you to look up the CBC result on another patient. You
quickly look up the information on your laptop and tell the physician that
the labs came back normal except for a blood glucose level of 356, so
your provider subsequently asks you to tell the nurse to start that patient
on an insulin drip. You locate the nurse and relay the message. This
scenario is acceptable and within the bounds of your scribe scope. -
,,,,answer,,,,..False
Which section of the chart would you find AKA? - ,,,,answer,,,,..PSHx
PE
Which of the following would be documented in ED Course? -
,,,,answer,,,,..Re-evals
Treatments
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
Certain words or phrases act as "red flags" to grab your providers
attention to let them know a patient may require timely and
comprehensive medical action. Which of the following words or phrases
are NOT considered "red flags"? - ,,,,answer,,,,.."nocturne" in a 65 y/o
male
