ScribeAmerica Final Exam ED questions and
answers 2025\2026 A+ Grade
What are the 3 types of dispositions?
- correct answer Discharge, Admit, Transfer
What does HPI stand for?
- correct answer history of present illness
What does ROS stand for?
- correct answer review of systems
The HPI and ROS are considered what type of information?
- correct answer subjective
The physical exam is what type of information?
- correct answer objective
If a physician told you a patient's abdomen was non tender, where would you document this?
- correct answer PE
What section focuses directly on the chief complaint?
- correct answer HPI
If someone has a hx of CABG or MI, what is something you can also always document in the PMHx
section of the chart?
- correct answer CAD
Name an example of something you may write in the Social Hx portion of the chart.
- correct answer smokes 1 pack/day
,Name an example of something you may write in the Family Hx portion of the chart.
- correct answer Mother had Hx of CAD at age 46
What are the abbreviations for the following past medical history terms?
Hypertension
Stroke
Diabetes
Heart Attack
High Cholesterol
- correct answer HTN
CVA (cerebrovascular accident)
DM
MI
HLD
What are the medical terms for the following past surgical terms?
Removal of the appendix
Removal of the gallbladder
Removal of the uterus
Removal of a fallopian tube
Removal of the tonsils
Removal of the breast
- correct answer appendectomy
cholecystectomy
hysterectomy
Salpingo-oophorectomy
tonsillectomy
mastectomy
, What are the five vital signs?
- correct answer Blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), oxygen saturation (SaO2), respiratory rate (RR),
temperature (C or F)
What does NKDA stand for?
- correct answer no known drug allergies
What does LNMP stand for?
- correct answer Last Normal Menstrual Period
If the doctor said the exam was "benign", what does this mean?
- correct answer this means that the exam was normal and of no concern
Explain acute vs chronic.
- correct answer acute: serious, new condition, that could potentially be life-threatening
chronic: not of much concern, long-lasting condition, typically not a death threat
What are the medical terms for the following pathophysiology abbreviations?
CAD
AAA
COPD
PNA
URI
- correct answer coronary artery disease
abdominal aortic aneurysm
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pneumonia
upper respiratory disease
How are the following diseases diagnosed?
answers 2025\2026 A+ Grade
What are the 3 types of dispositions?
- correct answer Discharge, Admit, Transfer
What does HPI stand for?
- correct answer history of present illness
What does ROS stand for?
- correct answer review of systems
The HPI and ROS are considered what type of information?
- correct answer subjective
The physical exam is what type of information?
- correct answer objective
If a physician told you a patient's abdomen was non tender, where would you document this?
- correct answer PE
What section focuses directly on the chief complaint?
- correct answer HPI
If someone has a hx of CABG or MI, what is something you can also always document in the PMHx
section of the chart?
- correct answer CAD
Name an example of something you may write in the Social Hx portion of the chart.
- correct answer smokes 1 pack/day
,Name an example of something you may write in the Family Hx portion of the chart.
- correct answer Mother had Hx of CAD at age 46
What are the abbreviations for the following past medical history terms?
Hypertension
Stroke
Diabetes
Heart Attack
High Cholesterol
- correct answer HTN
CVA (cerebrovascular accident)
DM
MI
HLD
What are the medical terms for the following past surgical terms?
Removal of the appendix
Removal of the gallbladder
Removal of the uterus
Removal of a fallopian tube
Removal of the tonsils
Removal of the breast
- correct answer appendectomy
cholecystectomy
hysterectomy
Salpingo-oophorectomy
tonsillectomy
mastectomy
, What are the five vital signs?
- correct answer Blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), oxygen saturation (SaO2), respiratory rate (RR),
temperature (C or F)
What does NKDA stand for?
- correct answer no known drug allergies
What does LNMP stand for?
- correct answer Last Normal Menstrual Period
If the doctor said the exam was "benign", what does this mean?
- correct answer this means that the exam was normal and of no concern
Explain acute vs chronic.
- correct answer acute: serious, new condition, that could potentially be life-threatening
chronic: not of much concern, long-lasting condition, typically not a death threat
What are the medical terms for the following pathophysiology abbreviations?
CAD
AAA
COPD
PNA
URI
- correct answer coronary artery disease
abdominal aortic aneurysm
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pneumonia
upper respiratory disease
How are the following diseases diagnosed?
