ScribeAmerica Emergency Room Final Exam Questions With Complete Answers.| 2024 update

Past Medical History - PMHx High Blood Pressure - Hypertension (HTN) Abbreviation for Hypertension - HTN High cholesterol - Hyperlipidemia (HLD) Abbreviation for Hyperlipidemia - HLD Thyroid Problem - Usually Hypothyroidism, sometimes Hyperthyroidism Diabetes - Diabetes Mellitus Abbreviation for Diabetes Mellitus - DM "I only take pills for my diabetes" - Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Abbreviation for Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - NIDDM "I take shots (insulin) for my diabetes" Type 1 - Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) Abbreviation for Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - IDDMHeart Disease - Coronary Artery Disease Abbreviation for Coronary Artery Disease - CAD Heart Attack - Myocardial Infarction (MI) and CAD Abbreviation for Myocardial Infarction - MI Heart Failure - Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Abbreviation for Congestive Heart Failure - CHF Irregular heartbeat - Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) (Irregular Rhythm) Abbreviation for Atrial Fibrillation - A-Fib Murmur - Heart Murmur Episodes of abnormally fast/racing heartbeat - Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Abbreviation for Supraventricular Tachycardia - SVT Asthma - Asthma Emphysema/ Chronic Bronchitis - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseBlood clot in lung - Pulmonary Embolism (PE) PE - Pulmonary Embolism Pneumonia - Pneumonia (PNA) (bacterial infection in lung) PNA - Pneumonia Reflux - Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) GERD - Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease