ScribeAmerica Emergency Room Final Exam
latest updated questions with expert
solutions.
Past Medical History - answer PMHx
High Blood Pressure - answer Hypertension (HTN)
Abbreviation for Hypertension - answer HTN
High cholesterol - answer Hyperlipidemia (HLD)
Abbreviation for Hyperlipidemia - answer HLD
Thyroid Problem - answer Usually Hypothyroidism, sometimes
Hyperthyroidism
Diabetes - answer Diabetes Mellitus
Abbreviation for Diabetes Mellitus - answer DM
,"I only take pills for my diabetes" - answer Non-Insulin Dependent
Diabetes Mellitus
Abbreviation for Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - answer
NIDDM
"I take shots (insulin) for my diabetes" Type 1 - answer Insulin
Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM)
Abbreviation for Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - answer IDDM
Heart Disease - answer Coronary Artery Disease
Abbreviation for Coronary Artery Disease - answer CAD
Heart Attack - answer Myocardial Infarction (MI) and CAD
Abbreviation for Myocardial Infarction - answer MI
Heart Failure - answer Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Abbreviation for Congestive Heart Failure - answer CHF
,Irregular heartbeat - answer Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) (Irregular Rhythm)
Abbreviation for Atrial Fibrillation - answer A-Fib
Murmur - answer Heart Murmur
Episodes of abnormally fast/racing heartbeat - answer Supraventricular
Tachycardia (SVT)
Abbreviation for Supraventricular Tachycardia - answer SVT
Asthma - answer Asthma
Emphysema/ Chronic Bronchitis - answer Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
COPD - answer Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Blood clot in lung - answer Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
PE - answer Pulmonary Embolism
, Pneumonia - answer Pneumonia (PNA) (bacterial infection in lung)
PNA - answer Pneumonia
Reflux - answer Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
GERD - answer Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Ulcer - answer Gastric Ulcer or Peptic Ulcer Disease
Pancreatitis - answer Pancreatitis
Hepatitis - answer Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C
Diverticulitis - answer Diverticulitis
Crohn's - answer Crohn's Disease
UC - answer Ulcerative Colitis - inflammation of the bowel
latest updated questions with expert
solutions.
Past Medical History - answer PMHx
High Blood Pressure - answer Hypertension (HTN)
Abbreviation for Hypertension - answer HTN
High cholesterol - answer Hyperlipidemia (HLD)
Abbreviation for Hyperlipidemia - answer HLD
Thyroid Problem - answer Usually Hypothyroidism, sometimes
Hyperthyroidism
Diabetes - answer Diabetes Mellitus
Abbreviation for Diabetes Mellitus - answer DM
,"I only take pills for my diabetes" - answer Non-Insulin Dependent
Diabetes Mellitus
Abbreviation for Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - answer
NIDDM
"I take shots (insulin) for my diabetes" Type 1 - answer Insulin
Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM)
Abbreviation for Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - answer IDDM
Heart Disease - answer Coronary Artery Disease
Abbreviation for Coronary Artery Disease - answer CAD
Heart Attack - answer Myocardial Infarction (MI) and CAD
Abbreviation for Myocardial Infarction - answer MI
Heart Failure - answer Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Abbreviation for Congestive Heart Failure - answer CHF
,Irregular heartbeat - answer Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) (Irregular Rhythm)
Abbreviation for Atrial Fibrillation - answer A-Fib
Murmur - answer Heart Murmur
Episodes of abnormally fast/racing heartbeat - answer Supraventricular
Tachycardia (SVT)
Abbreviation for Supraventricular Tachycardia - answer SVT
Asthma - answer Asthma
Emphysema/ Chronic Bronchitis - answer Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
COPD - answer Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Blood clot in lung - answer Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
PE - answer Pulmonary Embolism
, Pneumonia - answer Pneumonia (PNA) (bacterial infection in lung)
PNA - answer Pneumonia
Reflux - answer Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
GERD - answer Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Ulcer - answer Gastric Ulcer or Peptic Ulcer Disease
Pancreatitis - answer Pancreatitis
Hepatitis - answer Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C
Diverticulitis - answer Diverticulitis
Crohn's - answer Crohn's Disease
UC - answer Ulcerative Colitis - inflammation of the bowel
