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Differential Diagnosis
Diagnostic Studies
Prescriptions
Anything
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What does CC stand for?
What is chief complaint?
100
What is a differential diagnosis?
Differential diagnoses are a list of conditions that share the similar symptoms to help make a final diagnosis. The differential diagnosis will direct your questioning and diagnostic studies to rule out conditions and lead the final diagnosis.
100
A patient comes to the clinic complaining of history of being anemic and states that last blood work was done about 14 months ago. What test would you order to reassess?
What is a Complete Blood Count (CBC)?
100
What are five things that must be on a prescription?
What are:
Patient's name Patient's date of birth
Date Prescriber's information
Drug Name/Strength/Dose/Quantity
100
What does HIPPA stand for?
What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
200
Name at least 3 people who may see your documentation of the patient's chart?
Who are the patient, coder/biller, other providers, attending physician, attorney?
200
What are three differential diagnoses for Pneumonia?
What are:
upper respiratory tract infection
allergies
asthma
bronchitis
COPD
COVID
200
Your patient has PMH HTN and Osteoarthritis (takes Hydrochlorothiazide and Tylenol as needed) complains of swelling and pain to left lower leg after returning back from Paris three days ago. Patient denies any redness, wounds or injury. What imaging study would you like to order?
What is a Duplex Ultrasound to rule out deep vein thrombosis?
This noninvasive test uses sound waves to create pictures of how blood flows through the veins.
200
You prescribe the patient to take 500mg twice daily for 5 days. The medication comes in 250mg tablets. How many tablets should the pharmacist dispense to the patient?
What is 20 tablets?
2 - 250mg tablets = 500mg
200
What is the name of Cranial Nerve #1 and how would you test this nerve on your patient?
What is the Olfactory Nerve and what is have patient to close eyes and smell (one nostril at a time) various odors?
300
What does "O" stand for in SOAP note?
What is "objective" and includes what you or others observe.
Vital signs, general assessment, physical examination findings, diagnostic study results
300
What are three differential diagnoses for eye irritation?
What are:
Conjunctivitis
Seasonal Allergies
Chalazion
Hordeolum
Dry eye
Foreign body in eye
Corneal Abrasion
300
Your patient complains of left big toe pain since about 9pm on Monday evening, noticed after watching the football game. Your patient denies any injury, numbness or tingling? What laboratory test would you consider ordering?
What is Uric Acid?
300
What class are the following medications: atenolol, metroprolol, propanolol, bisoprolol?
What is a beta blocker?
Beta blockers, also known as beta-adrenergic blocking agents, are medications that reduce blood pressure. Beta blockers work by blocking the effects of the hormone epinephrine, also known as adrenaline.
Beta blockers cause the heart to beat more slowly and with less force, which lowers blood pressure. Beta blockers also help widen veins and arteries to improve blood flow.
300
What does PANCE stand for?
What is Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination® (PANCE) for board certification.
400
What metric system is used to record a patient's weight?
What is kilograms (kg)?
400
Your patient complains of heart burn and his EKG is below. What is the mostly diagnosis?
What is a myocardial infarction (STEMI - ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction)?
400
Your patient states that they have been short of breath for the past 6 - 8 hours, sleeps in recliner chair because can not breathe lying flat and has fatigue. What one test would you want to order on this patient?
What is a B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) test?
Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) test is a blood test that measures levels of a protein called BNP that is made by your heart and blood vessels. BNP levels are higher than normal when you have heart failure.
400
What is the electronic database that collects, tracks and stores reported data for controlled substances in schedules II-V and selected drugs of interest in Illinois?
What is the Illinois prescription monitoring program (IL PMP)?
400
Your adult patient speaks a different language than you but has their 14 year old child who they brought to translate. What do you do?
What is offer interpreter services as per your organization?
500
You have diagnosed your patient with an acute myocardial infarction and have thoroughly explained you recommendation of admission to cardiology and have answered all of the patient's questions. Your patient tells you that he has decided to go home and will follow up with his doctor on Friday, his scheduled appointment and leaves. What is this called?
What is Against Medical Advice (AMA)?
Is defined as when a patient chooses to leave a hospital before the healthcare team recommends discharge from the hospital
500
What are three differential diagnoses for strep throat?
What are:
viral pharyngitis
Mononucleosis
peritonsillar abscess
Covid
Hand-Foot-Mouth
Influenza
500
What does a hemoglobin A1C assess?
What is the A1C test—also known as the hemoglobin A1C or HbA1c test—is a simple blood test that measures your average blood sugar levels over the past 3 months
500
You are seeing a patient that was treated with antibiotics for pneumonia 1 week ago who has now returned complaining of achilles tendon rupture. What likely class of antibiotics was prescribed to this patient?
What is a fluoroquinolone (levoquin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, moxifloxacin)?
500
What does ICD - 10 stand for?
What is International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10)...
It is a system used by physicians to classify and code all diagnoses, symptoms and procedures for claims processing.