SCRIBE PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
what is the term of the collection of nerve roots at the end of the spinal cord? - Answer-
cauda equina
What is hematochezia? - Answer-Bloody feces
Can a CPT code be reimbursed by itself? - Answer-No
The acronym CPOE stands for: - Answer-Computerized Physician Order Entry
RSV is a virus that causes bronchiolitis in babies. How do you spell the two words that
makeup the
"R" and the "S" in RSV? - Answer-Respiratory syncytial virus
the CEO has mandated that all medical personnel
pay special attention to waiting room times. Which of the following "time to therapy"
metrics are
not critical, and thus, not commonly measured? (Hint: There is more than one answer). -
Answer-Time to casting in patients with broken long bones (i.e., tibia, femur, humerus)
• Time to narcotic infusion in patients with chronic leg syndrome
Which of the following programs does not belong?
P4P - Pay for Performance
• PQRI
• PQRS
• PRS - Answer-PRS
All of the following are goals of Meaningful Use in regards to the use of EHR, except: -
Answer-all of the above are correct
What is the name of the personnel responsible for gathering information from the
patient's health
insurance card and home address? - Answer-Registration clerk
What is the name of the gelatinous substance inside the eyeball that can clump together
as we
age and lead to "floaters?" - Answer-vitreous
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services initiated a reimbursement program
that goes by
the initials PQRS. It stands for Physician _____ _____ System. - Answer-Physician
Quality Reporting System
, What is a pterygium? - Answer-Flesh-colored tissue encroaching towards the cornea
A 10-year-old female presents with a sore throat. Which of the following terms could not
be
documented as part of a neck exam? (Hint: The patient could have a normal or an
abnormal neck
exam) - Answer-uvulitis
Where would you find the sternocleidomastoid? - Answer-head and neck region
Your doctor says she is going to be occupied for 30 minutes while she repairs a
complicated
laceration. Which of the following actions should you avoid performing? - Answer-Ask
your doctor if this would be a good time to take your lunch break
Which of the following is the correct spelling?
• ofthalmologist
• ophthalmologist
• opthalmologist
• optholmologist - Answer-ophthalmologist
What is the name of the accessory bone that articulates with the tibia via a
syndesmosis? - Answer-fibula
Which of the following terms and acronyms relate to the specialty of obstetrics and
gynecology?(Hint: There is more than one answer).
• TAH
• BSO
• Para
• Bartolin's cyst
• CMT - Answer-BSO, PARA, Bartolin's cyst,
What is the term for inflammation of the organs that hand down the back of your throat?
- Answer-uvulitis
Your uncle was discharged with a broken hand and asks to check his medical record
next time you work. Is it ok? - Answer-no
in an overview of meaningful use, which of the following is not an explicit objective? -
Answer-to mitigate the increase in healthcare premiums for consumers
a doctor tells you that certain words or phrases are red flags and require immediate
medical action, which of the following words or phrases are not considered a red flag?
• lethargy in a 6-year-old girl
AND ANSWERS
what is the term of the collection of nerve roots at the end of the spinal cord? - Answer-
cauda equina
What is hematochezia? - Answer-Bloody feces
Can a CPT code be reimbursed by itself? - Answer-No
The acronym CPOE stands for: - Answer-Computerized Physician Order Entry
RSV is a virus that causes bronchiolitis in babies. How do you spell the two words that
makeup the
"R" and the "S" in RSV? - Answer-Respiratory syncytial virus
the CEO has mandated that all medical personnel
pay special attention to waiting room times. Which of the following "time to therapy"
metrics are
not critical, and thus, not commonly measured? (Hint: There is more than one answer). -
Answer-Time to casting in patients with broken long bones (i.e., tibia, femur, humerus)
• Time to narcotic infusion in patients with chronic leg syndrome
Which of the following programs does not belong?
P4P - Pay for Performance
• PQRI
• PQRS
• PRS - Answer-PRS
All of the following are goals of Meaningful Use in regards to the use of EHR, except: -
Answer-all of the above are correct
What is the name of the personnel responsible for gathering information from the
patient's health
insurance card and home address? - Answer-Registration clerk
What is the name of the gelatinous substance inside the eyeball that can clump together
as we
age and lead to "floaters?" - Answer-vitreous
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services initiated a reimbursement program
that goes by
the initials PQRS. It stands for Physician _____ _____ System. - Answer-Physician
Quality Reporting System
, What is a pterygium? - Answer-Flesh-colored tissue encroaching towards the cornea
A 10-year-old female presents with a sore throat. Which of the following terms could not
be
documented as part of a neck exam? (Hint: The patient could have a normal or an
abnormal neck
exam) - Answer-uvulitis
Where would you find the sternocleidomastoid? - Answer-head and neck region
Your doctor says she is going to be occupied for 30 minutes while she repairs a
complicated
laceration. Which of the following actions should you avoid performing? - Answer-Ask
your doctor if this would be a good time to take your lunch break
Which of the following is the correct spelling?
• ofthalmologist
• ophthalmologist
• opthalmologist
• optholmologist - Answer-ophthalmologist
What is the name of the accessory bone that articulates with the tibia via a
syndesmosis? - Answer-fibula
Which of the following terms and acronyms relate to the specialty of obstetrics and
gynecology?(Hint: There is more than one answer).
• TAH
• BSO
• Para
• Bartolin's cyst
• CMT - Answer-BSO, PARA, Bartolin's cyst,
What is the term for inflammation of the organs that hand down the back of your throat?
- Answer-uvulitis
Your uncle was discharged with a broken hand and asks to check his medical record
next time you work. Is it ok? - Answer-no
in an overview of meaningful use, which of the following is not an explicit objective? -
Answer-to mitigate the increase in healthcare premiums for consumers
a doctor tells you that certain words or phrases are red flags and require immediate
medical action, which of the following words or phrases are not considered a red flag?
• lethargy in a 6-year-old girl
