Medical Scribe @ ScribeAmerica (ED Course) Questions with Correct Answers

Medical Scribe @ ScribeAmerica (ED
Course) Questions with Correct Answers
Three Primary Laboratory Studies - Answer-Blood (Serum) / Urine / CSF

CBC (w/Diff) - Answer-Completed Blood Count (WBC / Hgb / Hct / Plt)
w/Differential (Bands / Segs / Lymphs / Monos / Eos)

WBC - Answer-White Blood Cells (CBC)

Hgb - Answer-Hemoglobin (CBC)

Hct - Answer-Hematocrit (CBC)

Plt - Answer-Platelets (CBC)

Bands - Answer-Band Cells (CBC Diff) (Serious Infection)

Segs - Answer-Segmented Neutrophils (CBC Diff) (Acute Infection)

Lymphs - Answer-Lymphocytes (CBC Diff) (Viral Infection)

Monos - Answer-Monocytes (CBC Diff) (Bacterial Infection)

Eos - Answer-Eosinophils (CBC Diff) (Parasitic Infection)

BMP - Answer-Basic Metabolic Panel
Na / K / BUN / Creat / Gluc / HCO3 / Cl

Na - Answer-Sodium (High/low = Dehydration)
Hyper/Hyponatremia

K - Answer-Potassium (High = renal insufficiency) (low = can cause arrhythmias)
Hyper/Hypokalemia

BUN - Answer-Blood Urea Nitrogen (High = Renal Insufficiency) (BMP)

Creat - Answer-Creatinine (High = Renal Insufficiency)

Gluc - Answer-Glucose (Hyper/hypoglycemia)

HCO3 - Answer-Bicarbonate (High = possible respiratory disease) (Low =
hyperventilation and possible DKA)