Scribe America Course 2 Outpatient Pre-clinical Training Exam Questions and Answers
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Systole - Answer-Phase of the heartbeat during which the muscle contracts, pumping blood into the body.
Diastolic - Answer-Phase of the heartbeat during which the muscle is relaxed and fills the heart with blood.
Diuretic - Answer-A substance that promotes the production of urine.
Paresthe...
Scribe America Course 2 Outpatient Pre-
clinical Training Exam Questions and
Answers
Systole - Answer-Phase of the heartbeat during which the muscle contracts, pumping
blood into the body.
Diastolic - Answer-Phase of the heartbeat during which the muscle is relaxed and fills
the heart with blood.
Diuretic - Answer-A substance that promotes the production of urine.
Paresthesia - Answer-Sensation of tingling or numbness.
Polydipsia - Answer-Excessive thirst.
Anticoagulant - Answer-A drug that prevents blood clotting.
What makes an illness chronic? - Answer-lasts longer than 3 months.
5 Common comorbidities: - Answer-Asthma, HTN, HLD, CAD, and DM.
4 ways comorbidity makes patient care more complex: - Answer--Treatment of one
disease may affect or contradict the treatment of the second.
-adverse drug interactions.
-compounding symptoms may lead to poor compliance with treatment plan. (mo' drugs,
mo' problems)
-If both illnesses affect a specific organ system, the patient is at increased risk for organ
failure.
3 important points in documenting complex comorbidities: - Answer--Document
symptoms in chronological order
-The status and progress of each illness
-Level of compliance with treatment plan (this causes effects for the status and
progress)
Why is it important to document complex patients thoroughly and accurately? - Answer-
Complex patients often bill to a higher level.
If a patient has had respiratory symptoms for the past 5 weeks, are the symptoms
chronic? - Answer-No
What is a comorbidity? - Answer-Having multiple chronic illnesses
, Having multiple comorbidities increases the ____ of patient care? - Answer-Complexity
Etiology of HTN - Answer-An increase in blood pressure cause excess force in the
arterial walls.
Risk factors of HTN - Answer-FHx of HTN, obesity, DM, high sodium diet, smoking,
ETOH.
CC's of HTN - Answer-Often asymptomatic
HTN (measuring at home)
HA's, CP, Palpitations, blurred vision, epistaxis
PE of HTN - Answer-Lower extremity edema, carotid bruit, JVD, abnormal heart sounds
Carotid bruit - Answer-Sound of blood in the neck artery "swooshing sound" during
auscultation.
JVD - Answer-Jugular Vein Dystension, cause by excess fluid.
How HTN is Dx'd - Answer-BP check and monitoring with sphygmomanometer.
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