SCRIBEAMERICA ED FINAL EXAM 150 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS /GRADEDA+ ASSURED SUCCESS What are the 5 vital signs? Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Respiratory Rate, Temperature, Oxygen Saturation What does disposition (dispo) mean? The patient's destination after they leave the Emergency Department. Name all 7 areas of the abdomen. Epigastric, RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ, Suprapubic, Periumbilical (Right/ Left flank) What is the layman's name for GERD? "Heartburn" or Acid Reflux What might someone with GERD complain of? Epigastric pain "burning" For older patients with GERD symptoms, what life-threatening disease may also need to be ruled? out? MI What does bile do? Where is it stored? Bile emulsifies the fats in foods. It is stored in the gallbladder and made in the liverWhat is the abbreviation for a heart attack? MI- Myocardial Infarction What is the abbreviation for high blood pressure? HTN- Hypertension What is the medical term for acid reflux? GERD- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease What is the medical term for stroke? CVA- Cerebrovascular Accident What could be the CC of someone with a PE? Pleuritic CP or SOB What are risk factors for a PE? Known DVT, PMHx of DVT or PE, FHx of DVT or PE, recent surgery,