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1. True or False? Only a high school diploma is required to become a medical transcriptionist.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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2. True of false? Currently TL is an ISO code for Turkish Lira.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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3. Which one of the following is not a Brazilian Real sign?

BZL

BRL

Answer

Correct Answer: BZL

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4. In medical transcription, what would using all capital letters indicate?

Someone yelling

An allergy

An exclamation point

A point of emphasis

Answer

Correct Answer: An allergy

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5. Which of the following is commonly used for undecipherable words or phrases?

#@$!

_________

[???]

[Can't understand]

****

Answer

Correct Answer: ****

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6. Using Jefferson notation, what do brackets indicate?

A slang word

Overlapping speech

None of these

An incomprehensible speaker

Answer

Correct Answer: Overlapping speech

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7. What symbol(s) is used to represent a word that was unable to be transcribed on the transcript?

(?)

(...)

___

...

Answer

Correct Answer: ___

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8. Which of the following do transcriptionists sometimes use to control digital media?

A gas pedal

A remote pedal

A wave pedal

A time pedal

Answer

Correct Answer: A wave pedal

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9. How should you type the following phrase: "First Quarter operating results were twenty-one point two million, an increase of fifty-two percent from first quarter last year and an increase of twenty-eight percent from the sequential quarter's operating results of eighteen million."

Q1 operating results were $21.2 million dollars, an increase of 52% from Q1 last year and an increase of 28% from the sequential quarter's operating results of $18.0 million dollars.

Q1 operating results were $21.2 million, an increase of 52 percent from Q1 last year and an increase of 28 percent from the sequential quarter's operating results of $18.0 million.

1Q operating results were $21.2 million, an increase of 52% from 1Q last year and an increase of 28% from the sequential quarter's operating results of $18.0 million.

Q1 operating results were $21.2 million, an increase of 52% from Q1 last year and an increase of 28% from the sequential quarter's operating results of $18 million.

Q1 operating results were $21.2 million, an increase of 52% from Q1 last year and an increase of 28% from the sequential quarter's operating results of $18.0 million.

Answer

Correct Answer: Q1 operating results were $21.2 million, an increase of 52% from Q1 last year and an increase of 28% from the sequential quarter's operating results of $18.0 million.

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10. Which would be an appropriate abbreviated transcription of "Food should be administered every hour."

Food should be admin. q.h.

Food should be administered q.h.

Food should be administered e.h.

Food should be administered e. hour.

Answer

Correct Answer: Food should be administered q.h.

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11. Who is the originator (a.k.a. dictator) in the transcription process?

The person who creates the sound file to be converted into text.

The person who is speaking on the sound file.

The person who edits the text.

The person who converts the sound file into text.

Answer

Correct Answer: The person who creates the sound file to be converted into text.

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12. Using Jefferson notation, what would (15) indicate?

The speaker paused for 15 seconds

The speaker is the 15th person to enter the conversation

The speaker's turn began at the 15 minute mark

Page 15 of the transcription document

Answer

Correct Answer: The speaker paused for 15 seconds

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13. The speaker's name should be on the ______ of a transcription document.

top centered

bottom centered

bottom right side

bottom left side

Answer

Correct Answer: bottom left side

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14. Is the following correctly transcribed? He left London at twelve o'clock. Yes No

Yes

Answer

Correct Answer: No

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15. In medical transcription, which of the following is NOT considered one of the four major reports?

Follow-up report

Consultation report

Operative report

History & physical report

Answer

Correct Answer: Follow-up report

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16. Which of the following is correctly transcribed The client owe us five million dollars. The client owes us $5 million. The client owes us $5,000,000. The client owes us 5 million dollars.

The client owes us $5 million.

The client owes us 5 million dollars.

The client owe us five million dollars.

The client owes us $5,000,000.

Answer

Correct Answer: The client owes us $5 million.

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17. Asking for a _______ can be useful prior to transcribing.

dictionary

glossary

recap

thesaurus

Answer

Correct Answer: glossary

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18. Water, whole grain, and vegetables_____ these are the things ideal for the patient's diet.

...

—

;

Answer

Correct Answer: —

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19. What is the abbreviation for revenue per available room?

RvPAR

RPAR

RePAR

RevPAR

Answer

Correct Answer: RevPAR

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20. When a customer asks for a clean verbatim he means;

A transcript with no spelling mistakes

a transcript with corrected grammar.

A transcript with easy word formatting.

A transcript with filler words.

Answer

Correct Answer: a transcript with corrected grammar.

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21. What is the industry standard for the time it takes to transcribe 15 minutes of audio?

15 minutes

45 minutes

1 hour

30 minutes

Answer

Correct Answer: 1 hour

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22. The proper abbreviation for affiliation is:

AFLN

AFL

AFFN

AFFL

Answer

Correct Answer: AFFL

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23. What is the average time it takes for an audio file to be transcribed? Answer in a ratio of audio time to real time, as in x:y.

1:2

1:6

1:3

1:4

1:5

Answer

Correct Answer: 1:4

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24. How should a transcriptionist present numerals?

It depends on the situation

As complete words

As numbers

They should be written as complete words up to 100, then they should be written as numbers.

Answer

Correct Answer: It depends on the situation

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25. True of false? The following is correctly transcribed, 2a + 3a equals 5a. .

False

True

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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26. Which MP format is used to store files on the internet?

WAV

MP4

MP3

DSS

Answer

Correct Answer: MP3

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27. The patient enjoys eating popsicles_____ she does not usually have an appetite.

hyphen

period

semicolon

comma

Answer

Correct Answer: semicolon

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28. The patient can eat at ___________ she wants.

any-time

anytime

any time

Answer

Correct Answer: any time

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29. Which of the following is NOT a tag?

[chuckle]

[laughter]

[applause]

[gesture]

[silence]

Answer

Correct Answer: [gesture]

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30. Choose the most likely sentence.

The patient has importance and a previous prostrate biopsy

The patient has impotence and a previous prostrate biopsy

The patient has impotence and a previous prostate biopsy

The patient has importance and a previous prostate biopsy

Answer

Correct Answer: The patient has impotence and a previous prostate biopsy

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31. What are the three main categories of transcription?

Interview, legal, and medical

General, legal, and medical

Legal, medical, and automotive

Legal, general, and interview

Answer

Correct Answer: General, legal, and medical

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32. The proper abbreviation for table is:

TABL

TBLE

TAB

TBL

Answer

Correct Answer: TBL

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33. Which abbreviation means "cross reference"?

CREF

XREF

CRSRF

XREFR

Answer

Correct Answer: XREF

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34. In the context of transcription, what does the term "minutes" refer to?

A record of a meeting or event

None of these

The amount of time a meeting took

The time a meeting started

Answer

Correct Answer: A record of a meeting or event

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35. Transcription service providers charge customers:

All of these

Per line

Per word

Per minute

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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36. What does SRT stand for?

Special Report Transcription

Standard Report Template

Speech Recognition Technology

Superior Recognition Transcription

Answer

Correct Answer: Speech Recognition Technology

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37. Should a transcriptionist modify the speaker's sentences to make sure everything makes sense?

Only when transcribing verbatim

It depends on client preference

Yes

Answer

Correct Answer: It depends on client preference

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38. What is the proper abbreviation for association?

ASON

ASCN

ASSN

ASN

Answer

Correct Answer: ASSN

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39. True or false? Transcriptionists should use abbreviations whenever possible.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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40. Which abbreviation means "quarter"?

QTR

QURT

QRT

Answer

Correct Answer: QTR

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41. When should a transcriptionist use a contraction?

When it sounds more natural

Whenever possible

Transcriptionists should never use contractions

It depends on client preference

Answer

Correct Answer: It depends on client preference

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42. Which of the following would be a circumstance that does NOT need transcription?

Little league baseball game

Nationally televised broadcast

Court case

Doctor to patient dialogue

Answer

Correct Answer: Little league baseball game

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43. What does the common abbreviation YTD stand for?

Yearly transaction data

Yesterday

Year-to-date

Yield-to-Determine

Answer

Correct Answer: Year-to-date

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44. True or false? You must get formal certification to become a general transcriptionist.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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45. What is the proper abbreviation for milligram?

mlg

mil

Answer

Correct Answer: mg

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46. The proper abbreviation for average is:

AVRG

AVG

AVE

AVR

Answer

Correct Answer: AVG

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47. Which of the following is most common transcription software?

Chrome

Express Scribe

Outlook

Notepad

Answer

Correct Answer: Express Scribe

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48. True or False? A medical transcriptionist sometimes has the task of editing documents created by Speech Recognition Technologies.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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49. True or false? A transcriptionist should not make note of emotional changes.

False

True

It depends on client preference

Answer

Correct Answer: It depends on client preference

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50. True or False? All transcriptions follow the same formatting.

False

True

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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51. French abbreviations are different from english ones? Yes No

Yes

Answer

Correct Answer: Yes

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52. The patients have the same medications _______ the board.

across

accross

acros

accros

Answer

Correct Answer: across

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53. True or false? There is no difference between legal, medical, and general transcription.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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54. True or false? Documents transcribed with voice capturing software still need to be verified by a transcriptionist.

False

True

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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55. A common question to ask your client about before transcribing a recording is:

All of these

Incoming file format

Expected turnaround time

Possible omissions

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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56. The patient had _______ of medications to take.

allot

alot

alott

a lot

Answer

Correct Answer: a lot

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57. Which of the following is a transcription software?

SEnuke

Skype

Content Buzz

ooVoo

Express Scribe

Answer

Correct Answer: Express Scribe

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58. When transcribing for a government agency, which of the following is important to remember?

Accuracy

Transcription security

Punctuality

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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59. What is the most important attribute when it comes to your transcription?

Speed

Accuracy

Length

Formatting

Answer

Correct Answer: Accuracy

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60. What is the most common piece of external hardware for a transcriptionist?

Video camera

Headphones

Amplifier

Microphone

Answer

Correct Answer: Headphones

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61. The application applies to androids and iphone. Transcribe correctly.

The application applies to A-N-D-R-O-I-D-S and I-P-H-O-N-E-S

The application applies to Androids and iPhone

Answer

Correct Answer: The application applies to Androids and iPhone

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62. When transcribing verbatim, a transcriptionist should _______.

interpret what the speaker is trying to say

write in all capital letters

correct grammatical mistakes

transcribe every word exactly as it is said

Answer

Correct Answer: transcribe every word exactly as it is said

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63. The medicine had a strange _______ on the patient's skin.

effect

affect

Answer

Correct Answer: effect

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64. True or false? Transcriptionists do not need to follow standard capitalization rules.

False

True

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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65. Transcriptionists may be required to sign a _____________ to ensure client confidentiality.

promise note

quality of work contract

lease agreement

non-disclosure agreement

Answer

Correct Answer: non-disclosure agreement

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66. Which of the following equipment is used for transcription?

All of the above

Headset

Pedals

Keyboard

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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67. True of False? Speech recognition technology is usually more accurate than a professional transcriptionist.

False

True

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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68. True or False? Live transcriptions are more accurate than offline transcriptions.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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69. Which of the following is NOT a type of transcription?

Writing courtroom dialogue

Writing an essay

Writing subtitles

Writing a doctor-patient dialogue

Answer

Correct Answer: Writing an essay

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70. What are some problems with speech recognition technology?

Not 100% accurate

Restricts speaking speed

All of these

System may take time to learn

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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71. Which of the following is the correct order in which transcription takes place?

Transcription, recording, transmission, editing, return final product

Recording, transmission, transcription, editing, return final product

Transmission, recording, editing, transcription, return final product

Recording, editing, transcription, transmission, return final product

Answer

Correct Answer: Recording, transmission, transcription, editing, return final product

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72. What is verbatim transcription?

Recording every word and sound on a recording, exactly as spoken.

A method that gives the transcriptionist freedom to clarify the conversation

Handwritten transcription

None of these

Transcription that happens in real time

Answer

Correct Answer: Recording every word and sound on a recording, exactly as spoken.

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73. Which of the following is NOT an audio file?

.wma

.mp3

.mov

.m4a

Answer

Correct Answer: .mov

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74. The patient should be drinking at lease one _________ of water each morning.

leeder

leader

liter

Answer

Correct Answer: liter

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