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Scribeamerica ED Final Exam Questions
And Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
What are the 5 vital signs? - Answer✔Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Respiratory Rate,
Temperature, Oxygen Saturation
What does disposition (dispo) mean? - Answer✔The patient's destination after they leave the
Emergency
Department.
What is the abbreviation for a heart attack? - Answer✔MI- Myocardial Infarction
What is the abbreviation for high blood pressure? - Answer✔HTN- Hypertension
What is the medical term for acid reflux? - Answer✔GERD- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
What is the medical term for stroke? - Answer✔CVA- Cerebrovascular Accident
What is the term for gallbladder removal? - Answer✔Cholecystectomy
What does NKDA stand for? - Answer✔No Known Drug Allergies
What is the medical term for redness? - Answer✔Erythema
What is the medical term for bruising? - Answer✔Ecchymosis
If the doctor says the exam was "benign", what does that mean? - Answer✔Normal- Nothing of
concern
What is located in Epigastric Quadrant? - Answer✔Gerd, MI
Located in RUQ - Answer✔Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis
Located in LUQ - Answer✔Pancreatitis
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Located in Periumbilical - Answer✔SBO
Located in RLQ - Answer✔Appendicitis
Located in LLQ - Answer✔Diverticulitis
Located in Suprapubic - Answer✔Ovarian Torsion/Cyst, UTI
Located in Flanks - Answer✔Pyelonephritis, Renal Calculi
What other past histories would suggest that a patient has CAD? - Answer✔MI, Angina, CABG,
Stent,
Angioplasty
Does a PMHx of CVA mean the patient has CAD? - Answer✔No
Does a surgical history of angioplasty mean the patient has CAD? - Answer✔Yes
Explain the difference between CAD and an MI. - Answer✔CAD is a broad term for heart
disease. MI is
included in CAD. It's an active heart attack.
If someone has a PMHx of A-Fib or CHF, do they also have CAD? - Answer✔No
What are the "cardiac risk factors?" - Answer✔HTN, DM, HLD, CAD, Smoking, FHx CAD < 55 y/o
How is CAD diagnosed? - Answer✔By a cardiologist during a cardiac catheterization. Not done
in the
ED.
Name two ways that an MI can be diagnosed? - Answer✔STEMI- EKG, Non-STEMI- Troponin
What are some associated symptoms of an MI other than CP? - Answer✔N/V, SOB, Diaphoresis
What are some associated symptoms for CHF? - Answer✔SOB (Orthopnea, PND, DOE), pedal
edema
What 2 studies would diagnose CHF? - Answer✔CXR or elevated BNP
What is A-Fib? - Answer✔Electrical abnormality of the heart causing the top of the heart to
quiver
What might someone feel with A-Fib? - Answer✔Palpitations, fast, pounding, irregular
heartbeat
How is A-Fib diagnosed? - Answer✔EKG
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Scribeamerica ED Final Exam Questions
And Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
What are the 5 vital signs? - Answer✔Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Respiratory Rate,
Temperature, Oxygen Saturation
What does disposition (dispo) mean? - Answer✔The patient's destination after they leave the
Emergency
Department.
What is the abbreviation for a heart attack? - Answer✔MI- Myocardial Infarction
What is the abbreviation for high blood pressure? - Answer✔HTN- Hypertension
What is the medical term for acid reflux? - Answer✔GERD- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
What is the medical term for stroke? - Answer✔CVA- Cerebrovascular Accident
What is the term for gallbladder removal? - Answer✔Cholecystectomy
What does NKDA stand for? - Answer✔No Known Drug Allergies
What is the medical term for redness? - Answer✔Erythema
What is the medical term for bruising? - Answer✔Ecchymosis
If the doctor says the exam was "benign", what does that mean? - Answer✔Normal- Nothing of
concern
What is located in Epigastric Quadrant? - Answer✔Gerd, MI
Located in RUQ - Answer✔Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis
Located in LUQ - Answer✔Pancreatitis
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Located in Periumbilical - Answer✔SBO
Located in RLQ - Answer✔Appendicitis
Located in LLQ - Answer✔Diverticulitis
Located in Suprapubic - Answer✔Ovarian Torsion/Cyst, UTI
Located in Flanks - Answer✔Pyelonephritis, Renal Calculi
What other past histories would suggest that a patient has CAD? - Answer✔MI, Angina, CABG,
Stent,
Angioplasty
Does a PMHx of CVA mean the patient has CAD? - Answer✔No
Does a surgical history of angioplasty mean the patient has CAD? - Answer✔Yes
Explain the difference between CAD and an MI. - Answer✔CAD is a broad term for heart
disease. MI is
included in CAD. It's an active heart attack.
If someone has a PMHx of A-Fib or CHF, do they also have CAD? - Answer✔No
What are the "cardiac risk factors?" - Answer✔HTN, DM, HLD, CAD, Smoking, FHx CAD < 55 y/o
How is CAD diagnosed? - Answer✔By a cardiologist during a cardiac catheterization. Not done
in the
ED.
Name two ways that an MI can be diagnosed? - Answer✔STEMI- EKG, Non-STEMI- Troponin
What are some associated symptoms of an MI other than CP? - Answer✔N/V, SOB, Diaphoresis
What are some associated symptoms for CHF? - Answer✔SOB (Orthopnea, PND, DOE), pedal
edema
What 2 studies would diagnose CHF? - Answer✔CXR or elevated BNP
What is A-Fib? - Answer✔Electrical abnormality of the heart causing the top of the heart to
quiver
What might someone feel with A-Fib? - Answer✔Palpitations, fast, pounding, irregular
heartbeat
How is A-Fib diagnosed? - Answer✔EKG
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